The Deep Blue Sea
First Performance 29th April 2008 Last Performance 5th July 2008
Hester Colyer is married, not unhappily, but without any feeling, to a member of the judiciary. With a penniless young lover and a wealthy husband she is judged by all sides not least herself. Caught in a miserable life she sacrifices herself for a love she knows will never be returned.
Scenes of the Play
| Act I | Morning |
| Act II | Afternoon |
| Act III | Evening |
The action passes during the course of a day in September in the sitting room of a furnished flat in the north west of London
Cast in order of appearance
| Mrs Elton | Jacqueline Tong |
| Philip Welch | Geoff Breton |
| Ann welch | Rebecca O'Mara |
| Hester Collyer | Greta Scacchi |
| Mr Miller | Tim McMullan |
| William Collyer | Simon Williams |
| Freddie Page | Dugald Bruce-Lockhart |
| Jackie Jackson | Jack Tarlton |
Understudies
| Hester Collyer, Mrs Elton | Lynn Robertson Hay |
| William Collyer, Mr Miller | David Sparks |
| Freddie Page, Philip Welch | Antony Jardine |
| Jackie Jackson | Geoff Breton |
| Ann welch | Clare Harlow |
Creative Team
| Director | Edward Hall |
| Designer | Francis O'Connor |
| Lighting Designer | Peter Mumford |
| Sound Designer | Matt McKenzie |
| Costume Supervisor | Estelle Butler |
| Casting Directors | Gemma Hancock CDG |
| Sam Stevenson CDG | |
| Production Manager | Mark Carey for Venture-Event Ltd |
| Production Electrician | John Tapster |
| Company & Stage Manager | Lindah Balfour |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Claire Henders |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Clare Harlow |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Abigail Morris |
| Promotions | Chris McGill for milktwosugars 020 8348 3670 |
| Production Photographer | Nobby Clark |
| Press & PR | Peter Leone for Arthur Leone PR 020 7637 2994 |
for Theatre Royal Bath Productions
| Chairman | Roy Griffiths |
| Managing Director | Danny Moar |
| General Manager | Eugene Hibbert |
| Finance Director | Simon Payne |
| Finance Supervisor | Cheryl Hardy |
| Production Administrator | Nicky Palmer |
for The Deep Blue Sea
| Set Construction | Visual Scene |
| Transport | Paul Mathew Transport |
| Lx Hires | PRG Europe |
| Design Assistants | Laura Shimmen |
| Ricardo Pardo | |
| Graphic Design | Buffalo Design 01225 471389 |
| Miss Scacchi's hair | Neil Altkinson, Creative Director, Mahogany, Manchester. Head Office: 01865 791332 |
for Nimax Theatres
| Chairman | Max Weitzenhoffer |
| Chief Executive | Nica Burns |
| Company Secretary | Keith Turner |
| Executive Director | Joan Moynihan |
| Commercial Director | Laurence Miller |
| Finance Director | Laurie Denton |
| Consultant | George Biggs |
| General Manager Production | Amanda Murray |
| Operations Manager | Darren Atkins |
| Ticketing Services Manager | Ken Paul |
| System Support Assistant | Gail Shaw |
| Financial Accountant | Fay Diggins |
| Finance Assistant | Devang Shah |
| PA to Nica Burns | Stephanie creed |
| Administration Assistant | Nicola Seed |
| Accountants | Blinkhorns |
| Associate Producer | Clare Lawrence |
| Health and Safety Consultant for Q2Q Safety Solutions | David Leach |
| Consultant Architect | Monahan Blythen Architects |
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for The Vaudeville Theatre
| Theatre Manager | Alistair Sutherland |
| Assistant Manager | Adam Ellacott |
| Master Carpenter | Peter Maingot |
| Deputy Master Carpenter | Howard Nixon |
| Chief Electrician | Ricky McCulloch |
| Deputy Chief Electrician | Adam Smith |
| Box Office Manager | Karl Dean |
| Box Office | Damon Parker |
| Box Office | Tom Whitworth |
| Stage Door Keeper | Ronald Muriisa |
