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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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00:00Masterpiece of a play, very relevant to our times. I hope it's a huge success.
00:05I think it's heartwarming. I think it's relevant.
00:10This is an example of what we expect from the National Theatre.
00:15I did not think it would be so funny. From the first like spark of comedy,
00:20it was like, okay, you can laugh, you know, and then from there it was like,
00:22okay, well, we're about to have a good time now.
00:25I thought the acting was incredible. Gorgeous performances.
00:28Love, because I'm someone that loves. So when he was expressing his love to her,
00:32I was like, you please express it, express it so much, because like, ugh, love.
00:38The set was amazing. It is just so beautiful. I gasped out loud.
00:45I've had a wonderful time. It's nothing like I've ever seen before.
00:48Everyone come and watch it. Get your tickets.
00:50I want to come back and see you together. Actually, I'd like to be in this company.
00:58Come Back then.
00:59I can go back and see you together.
01:00I've been just thinking you together.
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