The Deep Blue Sea

Another critically acclaimed Theatre Royal Bath production will transfer to London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket when Tamsin Grieg and Finbar Lynch star in The Deep Blue Sea from Wednesday 7 May to Saturday 21 June 2025. Terence Rattigan’s 1950’s study of obsession and the destructive power of love, directed by Lindsay Posner, was originally presented at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath in Spring 2024.

When you’re stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea can sometimes look very inviting. In this powerful drama of passion versus loyalty, Hester Collyer, the daughter of a clergyman and wife of a judge is floundering in the closing stages of a hopeless affair. Freddie Page, her lover, a handsome but shallow ex-Battle of Britain pilot, is out of his depth in their relationship, overwhelmed by the strength of an emotion he is incapable of reciprocating...