National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk (2026)
It's a hot, beautiful summer in 1905, and Russia's elite retreat to the countryside to swim, sip champagne and start affairs. When they're having this much fun, why care about anything else? But Varvara just can't shake the feeling that their holiday idyll is built on borrowed time. As the party continues, how long can they ignore the storm on the horizon? Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge) directs Maxim Gorky's razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial, revived for 2026 in a new adaptation from Nina Raine (Consent) and Moses Raine (Donkey Heart).
Director: Robert Hastie
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Rebecca Banatvala as Sasha/Understudy Varvara Bassova |
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Tomas Barrett as Maxim Zimin/Understudy Vlass |
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Tamika Bennett as Sonya |
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Pip Carter as Pavel Sergeyich Ryumin |
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Peter Forbes as Semyon Semyonich Dvoyetochiye |
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Brandon Grace as Nikolai Petrovich Zamislov |
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Arthur Hughes as Pyotr Ivanich Suslov |
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Ivan Ivashkin as Ensemble/Understudy Pavel Ryumin/Understudy Kropilkin/Understudy Pustobaika |
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Sam Jenkins-Shaw as Kropilkin/Understudy Pyotr Suslov/Understudy Sergei Bassov |
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Gwyneth Keyworth as Olga Alekseyevna |
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Daniel Lapaine as Yakov Petrovich Shalimov |
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Alex Lawther as Vlass Mikhailich |
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Adelle Leonce as Yulia Filipovna |
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Doon Mackichan as Kaleria |
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Aisha-Mae McCormick as Ensemble/Understudy Sasha/Understudy Sonya |
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Justine Mitchell as Maria Lvovna |
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Roisin Rae as Ensemble/Understudy Kateria/Understudy Maria Lvovna |
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Paul Ready as Sergei Vassilich Bassov |
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Sophie Rundle as Varvara Mikhailovna |
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Sid Sagar as Kirill Akimovich Dudakov |
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Richard Trinder as Pustobaika/Understudy Semyon Dvayetochiye/Understudy Yokov Shalimov |
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Ellie Turner as Ensemble/Understudy Olga Dudakova/Understudy Yulia Suslova |
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Joe Usher as Ensemble/Understudy Maxim Zimin/Understudy Nikolai Zamislov/Understudy Kirill Dudakov |
| Writing | Maxim Gorky | Writer |
| Directing | Robert Hastie | Director |
| Writing | Nina Raine | Adaptation |
| Writing | Moses Raine | Adaptation |
| Art | Peter McKintosh | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter McKintosh | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Paul Pyant | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Alexandra Faye Braithwaite | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Nicola T. Chang | Music |
| Sound | Candida Caldicot | Music Director |
| Production | Bryony Jarvis-Taylor | Casting Director |
| Sound | Shereen Ibrahim | Vocal Coach |
| Sound | Zoe Littleton | Vocal Coach |
| Production | Bethan Clark | Other |
| Crew | Thomas Herron | Other |
| Directing | Lilac Yosiphon | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Lilac Yosiphon | Other |
| Art | Joseph Bisat Marshall | Assistant Set Designer |
