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.
Jo Herbert
Hilda
Molly Jin
Kathleen‘Scrap’ Kenton
Syakira Moeladi
Laurel
Celia Nelson
Nanny Patching
Dharmesh Patel
Kenneth
Asha Sthanakiya
Flouncey
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