Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is a play by John Patrick Shanley (1950-)[].
Not to be confused with Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea.
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The original text
A one act play, set in the Bronx, tells the story of Danny, a brooding, self-loathing young man, and Roberta, a divorced, guilt-ridden young woman, who strike up a conversation in a bar.
The play premiered at the Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, in June 1983.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1986: Presented by The Company, it opened Upstairs at the Market on 20 January. Directed by Lucille Gillwald with Danny Keogh and Lesley Nott. Lighting design by Wesley France, set design by Nadya Cohen.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_and_the_Deep_Blue_Sea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_Shanley
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea programme, 1986.
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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