National Theatre at Home: Dear Octopus

Synopsis

The family, from whose tentacles we can never quite escape. 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 (I Capture the Castle) play is a moving dissection of family and what it means to grow up and return home. Lindsay Duncan (Hansard) plays Dora in this beautiful, contemporary production, directed by Emily Burns (Jack Absolute Flies Again).

Main Cast

Bessie Carter

Fenny

Age : 31 | Popularity : 100%

Pandora Colin

Edna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Bethan Cullinane

Cynthia

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Lindsay Duncan

Dora

Age : N/A | Popularity : 95%

Kate Fahy

Belle

Age : N/A | Popularity : 31%

Tom Glenister

Hugh

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Jo Herbert

Hilda

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Billy Howle

Nicholas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Emily Burns
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Frankie Bradshaw
Art	Set Designer	Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting	Lighting Design	Oliver Fenwick
Sound	Sound Designer	Tingying Dong
	Music	Nico Muhly
	Music Director	David Shrubsole
Writing	Writer	Dodie Smith
Department	Role	Name

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