Summer 1954

Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Living Theatre Productions
 
By Terence Rattigan
 
Directed by James Dacre
 
Starring Dame Siân Phillips and Nathaniel Parker
 
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.