Stephen and Polly Deal, 58 and 51, fell in love in 1991 while she was living in Bucharest. They work in theatre, but are currently shielding in Surrey with their sons
Stephen Deal was working as a writer and director for a small touring theatre company in February 1991. One morning, he bumped into Polly Burn, who had been invited to join an improvisation class in Hammersmith, west London, that he was attending. “I was working as a nursery nurse, but I had an interest in acting,” she says.
Polly was nervous about meeting Stephen, as she knew he had written for the BBC. “My first impression was that he was really rude,” she laughs. “But I soon realised that was his sense of humour.” He says she was quick-witted and attractive. “The more I got to know her, the more I liked her.”
Continue reading...from Lifestyle | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3j1H3uK