National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk

A summer of pleasure. A storm on the horizon.

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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).

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Creators

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Robert Hastie

director

Maxim Gorky

writer

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Nina Raine

writer

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Moses Raine

writer

Cast

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Rebecca Banatvala actor

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Tomas Barrett actor

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Tamika Bennett actor Pip Carter actor Peter Forbes actor Brandon Grace actor Arthur Hughes actor

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Ivan Ivashkin actor

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Sam Jenkins-Shaw actor Gwyneth Keyworth actor Daniel Lapaine actor Alex Lawther actor Adelle Leonce actor Doon Mackichan actor

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Aisha-Mae McCormick actor Justine Mitchell actor

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Roisin Rae actor Paul Ready actor Sophie Rundle actor

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Sid Sagar actor