National Theatre at Home announces three new shows streaming this summer

National Theatre at Home is lighting up screens this summer with a trio of titles announced to join the theatre streaming platform. Following recent runs at the National Theatre, Till the Stars Come Down, Dear Octopus and Underdog: The Other Other Brontë will be available to audiences worldwide on National Theatre at Home.

Kicking off the summer programme on 11 June is the Olivier Award-nominated Till the Stars Come Down from former National Theatre writer-in-residence Beth Steel (The House of Shades), directed by Bijan Sheibani (Barber Shop Chronicles). Filmed from the Dorfman Stage, the “dazzlingly performed” (★★★★★ Guardian) drama is set on a hot summer’s day as a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst, featuring Lorraine Ashbourne (I Hate Suzie), Lisa McGrillis (Sex Education), Derek Riddell (Industry) and Marc Wootton (Greatest Days). 

On 12 July, Dear Octopus written by Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle, The Hundred and One Dalmatians) joins the platform. The “beautifully sensitive revival” (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) directed by Emily Burns (Jack Absolute Flies Again) is set on the eve of WWII as the Randolph family are reunited for a 50th wedding anniversary. As the weekend’s celebrations unfold, the family walks a tightrope between intimacy and estrangement, camaraderie and rivalry, love and hate. Filmed from the Lyttleton stage, audiences around the world can enjoy an “extraordinary evening of domestic time travel” (★★★★ The Observer) from the comfort of home this July featuring Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) and Lindsey Duncan (Doctor Jekyll).

Following its run in the Dorfman Theatre (27 March to 25 May) and Northern Stage in Newcastle Upon Tyne (7 to 22 June), Underdog: The Other Other Brontë releases to National Theatre at Home on 9 August. The “joyously invigorating” (★★★★★ iNews) co-production with Northern Stage, helmed by their Artistic Director Natalie Ibu (The White Card) in her National Theatre directing debut, is about sisterhood, jealousy, the power of words and the sibling dynamics that shaped the Brontë’s uneven rise to fame featuring Rhiannon Clements (Big Boys), Adele James (Queen Cleopatra) and Gemma Whelan (Gentleman Jack) as the Brontës.

All titles on National Theatre at Home are available with captions, and over 85% of titles are available with Audio Description.