National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus Trailer (2024)

"The family, from whose tentacles we can never quite escape." 19 July 2024 Drama, Comedy 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.

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Cast

Bessie Carter as Fenny

Pandora Colin as Edna

Bethan Cullinane as Cynthia

Lindsay Duncan as Dora

Kate Fahy as Belle

Tom Glenister as Hugh

Jo Herbert as Hilda

Billy Howle as Nicholas

Amy Morgan as Margery

Dharmesh Patel as Kenneth

Ashwin Sakthivel as Bill

Malcolm Sinclair as Charles

Natalie Thomas as Gertrude, the parlourmaid

John Vernon as Radio News Reader

Crew

Emily Burns Director

Frankie Bradshaw Costume Design

Frankie Bradshaw Set Designer

Oliver Fenwick Lighting Design

Tingying Dong Sound Designer

Nico Muhly Music

David Shrubsole Music Director

Dodie Smith Theatre Play

International Titles

Dear Octopus Trailer

National Theatre at Home: Dear Octopus Trailer

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 19 July 2024

Production Companies

National Theatre

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