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National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
(2026)“A summer of pleasure. A storm on the horizon.”
Synopsis
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).
Top Billed Cast
Rebecca Banatvala
Sasha/Understudy Varvara Bassova
Tomas Barrett
Maxim Zimin/Understudy Vlass
Tamika Bennett
Sonya
Pip Carter
Pavel Sergeyich Ryumin
