National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus (2024)
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.
Director: Emily Burns
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Bessie Carter as Fenny |
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Pandora Colin as Edna |
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Bethan Cullinane as Cynthia |
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Lindsay Duncan as Dora |
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Kate Fahy as Belle |
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Tom Glenister as Hugh |
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Jo Herbert as Hilda |
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Billy Howle as Nicholas |
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Molly Jin as Kathleen‘Scrap’ Kenton |
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Syakira Moeladi as Laurel |
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Amy Morgan as Margery |
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Celia Nelson as Nanny Patching |
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Dharmesh Patel as Kenneth |
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Ashwin Sakthivel as Bill |
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Malcolm Sinclair as Charles |
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Asha Sthanakiya as Flouncey |
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Natalie Thomas as Gertrude, the parlourmaid |
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John Vernon as Radio News Reader |
| Art | Frankie Bradshaw | Set Designer |
| Sound | Tingying Dong | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frankie Bradshaw | Costume Design |
| Sound | Nico Muhly | Music |
| Lighting | Oliver Fenwick | Lighting Design |
| Directing | Emily Burns | Director |
| Sound | David Shrubsole | Music Director |
| Writing | Dodie Smith | Theatre Play |
