The Deep Blue Sea (The NHB Modern Plays)

The Deep Blue Sea (The NHB Modern Plays)

<div><p> <p>Written in the early fifties when Rattigan was at the height of his powers, <i>The Deep Blue Sea</i> is a powerful account of lives blighted by love - or the lack of it.</p></p> <p> <p>The play opens with the failed suicide of Hester Collyer, who has deserted her husband for the raffish charms of an ex-fighter pilot.</p></p> <p> <p>This edition includes an authoritative introduction by Dan Rebellato, biographical sketch and chronology.</p></p> <p> <p><i>The Deep Blue Sea premiered at the Duchess Theatre, London, in March 1952. It has twice been adapted for film: in 1955, starring Vivien Leigh, and in 2011, starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale.</p></p> <p> <p>'a masterpiece... a play that cuts at the heart' <i>Telegraph</i></p></p> <p> <p>'probably his greatest play... Ibsenesque' <i>Financial Times</em</p></p> <p> <p>'masterly... a perennially moving play' <i>Guardian</em</p></p> <p> <p>'excellent... particularly moving... interlaced with moments of humour and black comedy' <i>WhatsOnStage</i></p></p></div>