National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus (2024)
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.
Cast
Bessie Carter
Fenny
Pandora Colin
Edna
Bethan Cullinane
Cynthia
Lindsay Duncan
Dora
Kate Fahy
Belle
Tom Glenister
Hugh
Billy Howle
Nicholas
Amy Morgan
Margery
Celia Nelson
Nanny Patching
Ashwin Sakthivel
Bill
Malcolm Sinclair
Charles
Natalie Thomas
Gertrude, the parlourmaid
John Vernon
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