An intoxicating play about surviving in the modern world
Emma was having the time of her life. Now she's in rehab.
Her first step is to admit that she has a problem. But the problem isn't with Emma, it's with everything else. She needs to tell the truth. But she's smart enough to know that there's no such thing.
When intoxication feels like the only way to survive the modern world, how can she ever sober up?
Written by Duncan Macmillan (1984, Every Brilliant Thing, Lungs) and directed by Headlong Artistic Director Jeremy Herrin (This House, The Nether, Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies), People, Places & Things is designed by Olivier and Tony Award winning designer Bunny Christie (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.) This UK tour (with a new cast) follows a critically-acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and the West End.
A Headlong, National Theatre, Home and Exeter Northcott co-production
Photo: Johan Persson
Cast
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Emma
Michael Balogun
Shaun
Trevor Fox
Paul & Dad
Susan Lawson-Reynolds
Jodi
Ekow Quartey
Foster
Andrew Sheridan
Mark
Imogen Slaughter
Meredith
George Somner
T and Ensemble
Aimee-Lou Wood
Laura
Matilda Ziegler
Doctor & Mum
Company
Writer Duncan Macmillan
Director Jeremy Herrin with Holly Race Roughan
Set Design Bunny Christie
Movement Director Polly Bennett
Costume Design Christina Cunningham
Lighting Design James Farncombe
Music Matthew Herbert
Sound Design Tom Gibbons
Video Design Andrzej Goulding
Casting Lotte Hines
Reviews
People, Places & Things
★★★★
“A startlingly good central performance by Lisa Dwyer Hogg… Rather brilliant… A genuinely remarkable show.”
People, Places & Things
★★★★
“Gains new resonances… People, Places & Things stands up to scrutiny with a new cast.”
People, Places & Things
★★★★
“You pay closer attention to the breadth of the play and just how hardworking a company this is – juggling multiple physically demanding parts. Strong stuff.”
