National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus (2024)

0.0/10 • 151 min • Comedy Drama

Overview

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

Bessie Carter

Pandora Colin

Bethan Cullinane

Lindsay Duncan

Kate Fahy

Tom Glenister

Billy Howle

Nicholas

Amy Morgan

Celia Nelson

Ashwin Sakthivel

Malcolm Sinclair

Natalie Thomas

Gertrude, the parlourmaid

John Vernon

Radio News Reader

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