20 Apr 2023
National Theatre Live: Good
As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
Tea with Mussolini
A story of civilized disobedience
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Top Billed Cast
Maggie Smith Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench Arabella
Joan Plowright Mary Wallace
Cher Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Baird Wallace Luca
Charlie Lucas Luca (Child)
Michael Williams British Consul
Paul Chequer Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini Paolo
Paolo Seganti Vittorio Fanfanni
Tessa Pritchard Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi Maurizio
Chris Larkin Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella First Carabiniere
Allan Caister Pearce American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf German Officer
Pino Colizzi Grandi
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