National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk

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).

Cast

Rebecca Banatvala

Sasha/Understudy Varvara Bassova

Tomas Barrett

Maxim Zimin/Understudy Vlass

Tamika Bennett

Sonya

Pip Carter

Pavel Sergeyich Ryumin