National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea

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

Cast

Helen McCrory

Hester Collyer

Yolanda Kettle

Ann Welch

N

Nick Fletcher

Mr. Miller

Marion Bailey

Mrs. Elton

H

Hubert Burton

Philip Welch

Peter Sullivan

William Collyer

Tom Burke

Freddie Page

Tomiwa Edun

Jackie Jackson