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Starring:
Greta Scacchi & Simon Williams
Producer:
Danny Moar - Theatre Royal Bath & Nimax Theatres
Writer:
Terrance Rattigan
Greta Scacchi and Simon Williams star in Terrance Rattigan's 1952 study of obsession and the destructive power of love.
“Outstanding Production of a Modern Masterpiece” TELEGRAPH
International star of film and stage Greta Scacchi stars in Terrence Rattigan’s searing portrayal of the power of obsessive love hits the West End for a limited 12 week run. “class in all senses of the term” FT
When you’re caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea can sometimes look very inviting, according to the heroine of Terence Rattigan’s 1952 study of obsession and the destructive power of love.
In this powerful drama of passion versus loyalty, Hester is the daughter of a clergyman and wife of a high-court judge. Freddie is young and charming, a handsome but shallow ex-Battle of Britain pilot, struggling to cope with civilian life. Their affair is explosive and passionate. However Freddie is incapable of responding to the depth of her love for him, Hester can see only one way out…
Directed by Edward Hall, one of the finest directors of his generation
Press Quotes
“Greta Scacchi…An incandescent performance” TIMES
“Greta Scacchi gives the performance of her career as Terence Rattigan’s anguished heroine. A great performance in one of the greatest plays of the last century.” Charles Spencer, Telegraph
“***** Miss Scacchi brings [Hester] alive in a harrowing and emotionally draining performance that I reckon is the finest piece of acting I have seen in a decade.” Tim Walker, Sunday Telegraph
“Greta Scacchi is outstanding […] It is a fearsomely meaty role and this outstanding actress embraces it with great ardour and compelling energy” Paul Callan, Daily Express
“This is a mesmerising story of human failing” Ben Dowell, London Paper
“The play belongs, however, to Miss Scacchi: I am haunted still by the pain etched on this woman’s extraordinarily beautiful and expressive face” Tim Walker, Sunday Telegraph
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