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Summer 1954 – Table Number 7 & The Browning Version
11 February 2025 to 15 February 2025
About Summer 1954 – Table Number 7 & The Browning Version
Written by Terence Rattigan
Directed by James Dacre
Starring Nathaniel Parker and Dame Siân Phillips
Summer, 1954.
The atmosphere at The Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, is marked by a blend of repressed emotions and post-war gentility. Each of the staff and guests has their own reason for seeking the solace of quiet anonymity but trying to hide from the social and cultural change sweeping over the country is proving impossible.
Meanwhile, in the heart of the Midlands, the end of the school term brings to a climax the intrigues, deceptions, and lies in the lives of its teachers. The ensuing implosion of classicist Andrew Crocker Harris’s career triggers the collapse of his marriage.
Britain is changing. Nothing will ever be the same again.
Terence Rattigan’s one-act masterpieces Table Number Seven (from Separate Tables) and The Browning Version are paired for the first time, capturing one quietly momentous evening seventy years ago. Together, they confirm Rattigan as one of the great 20th-century chroniclers of the paradoxes of the human heart.
Directed by Olivier and UK Theatre Award winner James Dacre(Four Quartets, The Two Popes and Blue/Orange), an ensemble cast will perform both plays, led by Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker and BAFTA winner Dame Siân Phillips.
Reviews
“A fine production… a handsome double-bill. Immaculately paced by James Dacre”. ★★★★★
The Guardian
“Excellent performances from a strong cast”. ★★★★
Stage Talk Magazine
Tickets
£14.00
Booking information
Ticket prices:
From £14.00
Dates & times:
Tuesday 11 February at 7.30pm
Wednesday 12 February at 7.30pm
Thursday 13 February at 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Captioned)
Friday 14 February at 8.00pm
Saturday 15 February at 2.30pm (Audio Described, Touch Tour) & 7.30pm
Interval:
This show includes an interval
Age Guidance:
12+
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