National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea (2016)
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing.
Director: Carrie Cracknell
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Helen McCrory as Hester Collyer |
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Yolanda Kettle as Ann Welch |
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Nick Fletcher as Mr. Miller |
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Marion Bailey as Mrs. Elton |
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Hubert Burton as Philip Welch |
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Peter Sullivan as William Collyer |
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Tom Burke as Freddie Page |
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Tomiwa Edun as Jackie Jackson |
| Directing | Carrie Cracknell | Director |
| Sound | Stuart Earl | Music |
| Writing | Terence Rattigan | Writer |
| Art | Tom Scutt | Production Design |
| Lighting | Guy Hoare | Lighting Supervisor |