The Deep Blue Sea

E18667

stage play theatrical work

The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
The Deep Blue Sea canonical	14
The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)	2
The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film)	1
The Deep Blue Sea (film adaptations)	1
The Deep Blue Sea (play)	1
The Deep Blue Sea (stage play, 1952)	1
The Deep Blue Sea (stage)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Deep Blue Sea
Context triple: [Terence Rattigan, notableWork, The Deep Blue Sea]

A. Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
B. Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
C. Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
D. The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved is Primo Levi’s final, reflective work of essays examining the moral, psychological, and historical complexities of the Holocaust and its survivors.
E. Everybody Knows
"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Deep Blue Sea
Target entity description: The Deep Blue Sea is a 1952 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores themes of passion, despair, and unrequited love through the story of a woman trapped in a destructive affair.

A. Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
B. Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
C. Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
D. The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved is Primo Levi’s final, reflective work of essays examining the moral, psychological, and historical complexities of the Holocaust and its survivors.
E. Everybody Knows
"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ
author	Terence Rattigan ⓘ
character	Clive Francis ⓘ surface form: Freddie Page Hester Collyer ⓘ Mr. Miller ⓘ Mrs. Elton ⓘ Sir William Collyer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticStructure	three-act play ⓘ
explores	conflict between duty and desire ⓘ emotional dependency ⓘ self-destructive relationships ⓘ social respectability versus personal happiness ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	1952 ⓘ
firstPerformanceVenue	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
genre	drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation	The Deep Blue Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film) The Deep Blue Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)
intendedAudience	theatre audience ⓘ
literaryPeriod	postwar British drama ⓘ
mainCharacter	Hester Collyer ⓘ
mainTheme	despair ⓘ emotional repression ⓘ passion ⓘ social class ⓘ suicidal despair ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ
narrativeFocus	breakdown of a marriage ⓘ intense romantic obsession ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalMedium	stage ⓘ
partOf	Terence Rattigan’s dramatic oeuvre ⓘ
periodOfWork	mid-20th century British theatre ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	judge’s wife ⓘ
settingPlace	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
settingTime	post-World War II era ⓘ
subjectMatter	a woman trapped in a destructive love affair ⓘ
tone	intense ⓘ melancholic ⓘ
writtenBy	Terence Rattigan ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Terence Rattigan → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Terence Rattigan → wrote → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

The Deep Blue Sea → hasAdaptation → The Deep Blue Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (1955 film)

The Deep Blue Sea → hasAdaptation → The Deep Blue Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)

Rachel Weisz → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Alison Steadman → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (stage)

Helen McCrory → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Mrs. Elton → appearsIn → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (play)

Mrs. Elton → appearsIn → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (film adaptations)

Hester Collyer → protagonistOf → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Hester Collyer → appearsIn → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Hester Collyer → firstAppearance → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (stage play, 1952)

Mr. Miller → appearsIn → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Sir William Collyer → appearsIn → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Sir William Collyer → firstAppearance → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Moira Lister → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Penelope Wilton → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Malcolm Keen → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ

Kate Ogborn → notableWork → The Deep Blue Sea ⓘ