Dear Octopus
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Dear Octopus
75

Dear Octopus London Reviews and Tickets

75%
(16 Ratings)
Positive
81%
Mixed
6%
Negative
13%
Members say
Delightful, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing, Entertaining

About the Show

A revival of Dodie Smith's play about family, growing up, and returning home.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (16)

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57 Reviews | 5 Followers
100
Great writing, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you like a charming period drama which zips with jokes, relationships, romance and understanding; you love charming strong storytelling

Don't see it if you're not keen on open doll's house-like staging; you dislike interwar dramas, or you want something more serious - this is such fun

91 Reviews | 8 Followers
91
Great acting, Great staging, Great writing, Dated, Delightful

See it if you like classic dramas, good old proper manners and languages. Lovely text played exquisitely. Even children act very well.

Don't see it if you feel a few decades old text is too stiff and boring.

57 Reviews | 3 Followers
90
Must see, Great staging, Great acting, Exquisite, Delightful

See it if You want to see a classic play really well done, with great acting and excellent writing

Don't see it if You don't like plays about family matters

108 Reviews | 12 Followers
79
Fluffy, Great staging, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining

See it if You like comedy, great sets and family drama

Don't see it if You want anything too dark or dramatic

157 Reviews | 20 Followers
70
Banal, Slow, Fluffy, Great staging, Cliched

See it if You like to watch a soap opera in play form. There are many characters so watching the family tree trailer would help to follow better.

Don't see it if You are put off by slow mawkish family dramas. It's passable in terms of the storyline and some of the characters have no story arc.

199 Reviews | 38 Followers
70
Hilarious, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if you like old British humour

Don't see it if your into something extreme focus

129 Reviews | 15 Followers
40
Hammy, Plotless

See it if i mean you could see it?

Don't see it if I mean.. you could strongly stay away from it Read more

26 Reviews | 0 Followers
95
Entertaining, Enchanting, Delightful

See it if You like classics, family values, people speaking proper English, good manners,...

Don't see it if If you do not like proper manners, proper language, seeing educated people speaking proper English in stage is boring.

Critic Reviews (10)

The London Evening Standard
February 15th, 2024

"This gently witty revival of Dodie Smith’s play rarely provokes more than a wry smile"
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The Times (UK)
February 15th, 2024

"Death...form constant motifs but Smith’s gift for comedy keeps us from the abyss."
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The Arts Desk
February 16th, 2024

"Dodie Smith's leisurely play emerges as a real pleasure"
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The Telegraph (UK)
February 15th, 2024

"Dodie Smith’s prophetic play mourns a way of life that is already gone"
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The Stage (UK)
February 15th, 2024

“Particularly poignant revival of Dodie Smith's comedy”
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The Independent (UK)
February 15th, 2024

"Dodie Smith’s slow burning pre-war family saga will suck you in"
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London Theatre
February 15th, 2024

"Dodie Smith's properly laugh-out-loud funny play deserves a further life"
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The Guardian (UK)
February 15th, 2024

"The show glides seamlessly."
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