
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Bessie Carter
Fenny

Pandora Colin
Edna

Bethan Cullinane
Cynthia

Lindsay Duncan
Dora

Kate Fahy
Belle

Tom Glenister
Hugh
Jo Herbert
Hilda

Billy Howle
Nicholas
Molly Jin
Kathleen‘Scrap’ Kenton
Syakira Moeladi
Laurel

Amy Morgan
Margery
Celia Nelson
Nanny Patching
Dharmesh Patel
Kenneth

Ashwin Sakthivel
Bill

Malcolm Sinclair
Charles
Asha Sthanakiya
Flouncey
Natalie Thomas
Gertrude, the parlourmaid
John Vernon
Radio News Reader
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Details
Release Date
2024-07-19
Runtime
151 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
National Theatre
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Comedy
Drama