NEWSGiles Cole On ... Revealing RattiganGiles Cole's new play The Art of Concealment, about the life of playwright Terence Rattigan, runs at the Jermyn Street Theatre from 11 January 2012 (previews from 9 January) until 28 January. Web BBC Audio Drama AwardsA production of Terence Rattigan's Flare Path broadcast on Radio 3 garnered two nominations - Rory Kinnear in the best actor category and Rupert Penry-Jones for best supporting actor. Web LESS THAN KIND
London 1944: The war is reaching its climax on the beaches of Normandy, but a senior minister has problems not just in supplying the front line with tanks, but also on the home front… Terence Rattigan’s ‘lost play’ Less Than Kind runs from February 14 to 18. Web
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Man and Boy
February 2012 at Chelmsford Theatre Workshop, which is known for its excellence and has won several awards. This production is to celebrate Rattigan's centenary and is directed by Mike Nower, who has directed and performed in many amateur Rattigan productions, including Flare Path and The Deep Blue Sea. See
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Interview with Terence Davies - The Guardian
"In his new film The Deep Blue Sea, an adaptation of Terence Rattigan's 1952 play, Davies explores what happens when a wife does what his mother could not: walks out on a 1950s British marriage. But the real shock of The Deep Blue Sea for Rattigan's original audiences is that Hester (played by Rachel Weisz in the film) does not leave her husband because he's a brute, but for something even more socially unacceptable back then.
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