National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

The family, from whose tentacles we can never quite escape.

151 mins
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.

Billy Howle

Nicholas

Molly Jin

Kathleen‘Scrap’ Kenton

Amy Morgan

Margery

Celia Nelson

Nanny Patching

Natalie Thomas

Gertrude, the parlourmaid

John Vernon

Radio News Reader

Frankie Bradshaw

Set Designer

Tingying Dong

Sound Designer

Frankie Bradshaw

Costume Design

Oliver Fenwick

Lighting Design

Emily Burns

Director

David Shrubsole

Music Director

Dodie Smith

Theatre Play

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