National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (2022)

10.0/10 • 172 min • Drama Fantasy

Overview

Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.

Cast

Julie Atherton

Hyena / Stelmaria (Asriel's Dæmon) / Sister Paulina

Holly Atkins

Mrs Polstead / Sister Maria Therese / Witch

Wendy Mae Brown

Mother Superior / Professor Cluny

Pip Carter

Gerard Bonneville

Samuel Creasey

Malcolm Polstead

Ella Dacres

Ayesha Dharker

Olivia Le Andersen

Asta (Malcolm's Dæmon)

Naomi Frederick

Richard James-Neale

CCD / Drunk / Gold Monkey

John Light

Lord Asriel / George Boatwright

Dearbhla Molloy

Sister Fenella / Doris Whicher

Tomi Ogbaro

Eric / CCD Man / Professor Papadimitrou

Sid Sagar

Robert Luckhurst / Jesper (Hannah's Dæmon) / Charlie Boatwright

Nick Sampson

Lord Nugent / Envoy Of The Magisterium / Headmaster

Sky Yang

Ben (Alice's Dæmon) / Andrew

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