The Deep Blue Sea (Acting Edition)
by Terence Rattigan

The Deep Blue Sea (Acting Edition) Book Cover
The Deep Blue Sea (Acting Edition) Cover

Synopsis

Drama / Characters: 5 male, 3 femaleScenery: InteriorHester Collyer's husband is a rich, talented lawyer; her lover, Freddie, is neither Hester's moral nor intellectual equal, but Hester loves him with an intensity that few, and especially not Freddie, are capable of matching.

They are death to each other.

Hester is driven to attempt suicide.

Between the devil and the deep blue sea the latter looks very attractive.

She is saved by Miller, a disbarred doctor, and through him learns how to transcend both hope and despair.

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 8 total roles, 3 female and 5 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1952
ISBN 10
0573010986
ISBN 13
9780573010989
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
124 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
DCC
822.912
Print
The Deep Blue Sea (Acting Edition) is a British play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 1952. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573010989 and an ISBN-10 of 0573010986.
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