National Theatre | Dear Octopus | Meet The Randolphs | National Theatre @NationalTheatre | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
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.

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).

Dear Octopus will be playing in the Lyttelton Theatre from 7 February 2024.
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