Two love stories, one hotel, zero dignity — and everyone's pretending to be someone else.
A play by Terence Rattigan about the stories of several people staying at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."
Acting
McEwan's dual roles showcase staggering range and nuance.
Writing
Rattigan's devastating dialogue cuts like polished silver.
Director
Alan Cooke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1970 TV adaptation reunited McEwan and Porter after their acclaimed stage pairing; she originated both female leads in Rattigan's 1954 double-bill structure.
Rattigan wrote 'Table Number Seven' and 'Table Number One' as companion pieces examining different faces of loneliness — the 1958 film merged them, but this production preserves the original theatrical architecture.
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