National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

The story

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

B Bessie CarterFenny P Pandora ColinEdna B Bethan CullinaneCynthia L Lindsay DuncanDora K Kate FahyBelle T Tom GlenisterHugh J Jo HerbertHilda B Billy HowleNicholas M Molly JinKathleen‘Scrap’ Kenton S Syakira MoeladiLaurel A Amy MorganMargery C Celia NelsonNanny Patching

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D Dharmesh PatelKenneth A Ashwin SakthivelBill M Malcolm SinclairCharles A Asha SthanakiyaFlouncey N Natalie ThomasGertrude, the parlourmaid J John VernonRadio News Reader