The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan

The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan

Written in the early fifties when Rattigan was at the height of his powers, The Deep Blue Sea is a powerful account of lives blighted by love - or the lack of it. The play opens with the failed suicide of Hester Collyer (Peggy Ashcroft in the first production), who has deserted her husband for the raffish charms of an ex-fighter pilot. Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea was first performed at the Duchess Theatre in the West End in March 1952. This edition includes an authoritative introduction, biographical sketch and chronology. 'Few dramatists of this century have written with more understanding of the human heart than Terence Rattigan' Michael Billington

'A masterpiece.. a play that cuts at the heart'

* Telegraph *

'Probably his greatest play... Ibsenesque'

* Financial Times *

'Masterly... a perennially moving play'

* Guardian *

'Excellent... particularly moving... interlaced with moments of humour and black comedy'

* WhatsOnStage *

Sir Terence Rattigan was one of the most popular English 20^th-century dramatists. His first play, First Episode, was produced in 1934; his best-known later works include After the Dance, Flare Path, The Browning Version and The Deep Blue Sea. Many of his plays have been adapted for film, and are frequently revived. He also served as an RAF tail gunner in WWII.

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ISBN 13	9781854594235
ISBN 10	1854594230
Title	The Deep Blue Sea
Author	Terence Rattigan
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	1999-11-26
Number of pages	128
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