Summer 1954

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 arepaired for the first time, capturing one quietly momentousevening seventy years ago. Together, they confirm Rattigan asone of the great 20th-century chroniclers of the paradoxesof the human heart. Directed by Olivier and UK Theatre Awardwinner James Dacre, an ensemble cast will perform bothplays, led by Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker (Inspector Lynley) andBAFTA winner Dame Siân Phillips.