Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:National Theatre
Cast & Crew
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Emily Burns
Director
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Frankie Bradshaw
Costume Design
F
Frankie Bradshaw
Set Designer
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Oliver Fenwick
Lighting Design
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Tingying Dong
Sound Designer
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus
Movie"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 play is a moving dissection of family and what it means to grow up and return home.
DirectorEmily Burns
