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The Deep Blue Sea

Playing one of the greatest female roles of modern drama, Helen McCrory features alongside Tom Burke in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece. When Hester is found following attempted suicide, the story of her tempestuous affair and marriage breakdown begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion.

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Name Type Role
Terence Rattigan Writer
Carrie Cracknell Director
Matthew Amos Director
Tom Burke Actor Freddie Page
Yolanda Kettle Actor Ann Welch
Tomiwa Edun Actor Jackie Jackson
Marion Bailey Actor Mrs Elton
Helen McCrory Actor Hester Collyer
Nick Fletcher Actor Mr Miller
Peter Sullivan Actor William Collyer