National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

Overview

When a golden wedding anniversary reunites the Randolph family on the eve of WWII, Dora and Charles must reckon with the adults their children have become. Their children, meanwhile, are haunted by the memory of the family they once were. As the weekend's celebrations unfold, the family walks a tightrope between intimacy and estrangement, camaraderie and rivalry, love and hate. Heartbreaking and joyful, this captivating revival of Dodie Smith's play is a moving dissection of family and what it means to grow up and return home.

Directed by Emily Burns

Top cast

Bessie Carter

Fenny

Pandora Colin

Edna

Bethan Cullinane

Cynthia

Lindsay Duncan

Dora

Kate Fahy

Belle

Tom Glenister

Hugh

J

Jo Herbert

Hilda

Billy Howle

Nicholas

M

Molly Jin

Kathleen‘Scrap’ Kenton

S

Syakira Moeladi

Laurel

Amy Morgan

Margery

Celia Nelson

Nanny Patching

D

Dharmesh Patel

Kenneth

Ashwin Sakthivel

Bill

Malcolm Sinclair

Charles

A

Asha Sthanakiya

Flouncey

Natalie Thomas

Gertrude, the parlourmaid

John Vernon

Radio News Reader

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