National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk

Category: Movies •

Genre: Drama •

Rating: 0

Director: Robert Hastie,

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Cast: Rebecca Banatvala, Tomas Barrett, Tamika Bennett, Pip Carter, Peter Forbes, Brandon Grace, Arthur Hughes, Ivan Ivashkin, Sam Jenkins-Shaw, Gwyneth Keyworth, Daniel Lapaine, Alex Lawther, Adelle Leonce, Doon Mackichan, Aisha-Mae McCormick, Justine Mitchell, Roisin Rae, Paul Ready, Sophie Rundle, Sid Sagar, Richard Trinder, Ellie Turner, Joe Usher,

Language: en

Country: United Kingdom

Release Date: July 7, 2026

Plot: 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).