IMDb20262h 29mUnited Kingdom

National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk

“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).

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Summer is about to get hotter ☀️ #Summerfolk #nationaltheatreathomeOfficial

Type: Trailer • Published 2026-06-29

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Rebecca Banatvala

Sasha/Understudy Varvara Bassova

Tomas Barrett

Maxim Zimin/Understudy Vlass

Tamika Bennett

Sonya

Pip Carter

Pavel Sergeyich Ryumin

Peter Forbes

Semyon Semyonich Dvoyetochiye

Brandon Grace

Nikolai Petrovich Zamislov

Arthur Hughes

Pyotr Ivanich Suslov

Ivan Ivashkin

Ensemble/Understudy Pavel Ryumin/Understudy Kropilkin/Understudy Pustobaika

Sam Jenkins-Shaw

Kropilkin/Understudy Pyotr Suslov/Understudy Sergei Bassov

Gwyneth Keyworth

Olga Alekseyevna

Daniel Lapaine

Yakov Petrovich Shalimov

Alex Lawther

Vlass Mikhailich

Adelle Leonce

Yulia Filipovna

Doon Mackichan

Kaleria

Aisha-Mae McCormick

Ensemble/Understudy Sasha/Understudy Sonya

Justine Mitchell

Maria Lvovna

Roisin Rae

Ensemble/Understudy Kateria/Understudy Maria Lvovna

Paul Ready

Sergei Vassilich Bassov

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Robert Hastie
Screenplay & Story: Nina Raine, Moses Raine, Maxim Gorky
Original Score: Nicola T. Chang
Original Title: National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 2h 29m
Production Studios: National Theatre

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Director

Robert Hastie

Screenplay & Story

Nina Raine, Moses Raine, Maxim Gorky

Original Score & Music

Nicola T. Chang

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Robert Hastie

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