Summer 1954 

Separate Tables and The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan 

Theatre Royal Bath and Living Theatre Productions, UK Tour (2024 and 2025) 

Director: James Dacre
Set and Costume Designer: Mike Britton 
Lighting Designer: Charlfes Balfour
Associate Director: Sarah Stacey
Composer : Valgeir Sigurðsson 
Sound Designer: Bella Kear 
Movement Director: Arielle Smith 
Voice and Dialect: Charmian Hoare 
Fight Director: Maisie Carter 
Casting Director: Ginny Schiller

Cast

Nathaniel Parker
Siân Philipps 
Lolita Chakrabarti
Alexandra Dowling
Angela Jones
Jeremy Neumark Jones
Simon Coates
Richenda Carey 
Kishore Walker
Pamela Miles
Fiona Tong
Rosalind Lailey
Bertie Hawes
Hugh Osborne 
Claire Carpenter 

★★★★ “Dacre’s Summer 1954 delivers thought-provoking plays for today.” The Observer 

★★★★ “Vivid characterisations, witty dialogue and deep-dives into the vagaries of the human heart.” The Telegraph

★★★★ “A quietly devastating portrait… a rewarding snapshot of the mores and hypocrisies of a lost era.” The Times

★★★★ “Packs an intellectual and emotional punch.” The Observer

★★★★ “Parker gives a brilliantly attuned performance.” The Telegraph

★★★★ “exquisitely crafted object lessons in conciseness, full of subtlety and compassion, packing a world of drama into an hour each side of the interval.” Plays International & Europe 

★★★★ “Featuring excellent performances from a strong cast, Summer 1954 effectively displays Rattigan’s many qualities as one of our finest dramatists.” Stage Talk

★★★★ “Finely, delicately done” Libby Purves, TheatreCat

★★★★ “An intricate and glorious depiction of social class and values in 1954.” The Bath Echo

★★★★ “Sian Phillips is magnificent” Wiltshire Times 

★★★★ “A perfect partnership that puts Rattigan’s unique understanding of What It Is To Be Human in the spotlight.” Bath Magazine

★★★ “Immaculately paced by director James Dacre” The Guardian