Deep Cut (play)

Deep Cut is a play to date performed by Cardiff theatre company Sherman Cymru[1] and written by Philip Ralph.

It premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008 and won the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award in the same year[2] as well as best Actor (Ciaran McIntyre) and Best Actress (Rhian Blythe) awards with The Stage's Stage Awards for Acting Excellence.

[3] It concerns the death by gunshot of four trainees and the aftermath at Deepcut Barracks in Surrey (1995–2002)[4] and is based on firsthand testimonies.

[5] The play transferred to the Tricycle Theatre for a four-week run in 2009.

[6] The rights to the play were optioned in 2009 by Revolution Films for an unspecified period.