Don’t miss Denise Gough in PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS at the Trafalgar Theatre, in a strictly limited season from 3rd May.
Duncan Macmillan’s (Lungs, 1984) intoxicating hit play PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS, directed by Jeremy Herrin (Best of Enemies, This House) and designed by Tony Award®-winner Bunny Christie (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), makes a triumphant return to London this May.
Denise Gough reprises her Olivier Award-winning role as Emma, a struggling actress whose life is spinning recklessly out of control. Gough’s ‘explosive and fearless performance’ (Hollywood Reporter) in PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS has garnered acclaim in London and New York, with critics hailing her performance as ‘stunning’ (Time Out), ‘ingenious’ (The New York Times) and ‘unmissable’ (Evening Standard).
Denise is joined by Sinéad Cusack (V for Vendetta) who plays the roles of Doctor/Therapist/Mum, Malachi Kirby (BBC’s Small Axe: Mangrove) plays Mark, Danny Kirrane (Netflix’s The Sandman) plays Foster and Kevin McMonagle (Best of Enemies, Young Vic) plays the roles of Dad/Paul. Holly Atkins (BBC’s This Country) plays Charlotte, Paksie Vernon (National Theatre’s Angels in America: Part One) plays Jodi, Ryan Hutton (Theatre Royal Haymarket’s Only Fools and Horses) portrays Shaun, Dillon Scott-Lewis (ITV’s Piglets) plays T, whilst Ayọ̀ Owóyẹmi-Peters, makes her West End debut as Laura. Completing the company are Russell Anthony (Call the Midwife) and Louise Templeton (Theatre Royal Bath’s Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain).
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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?
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2hrs 30mins, including interval.
Denise Gough (Emma), Sinéad Cusack (Doctor/Therapist/Mum), Malachi Kirby (Mark), Danny Kirrane (Foster), Kevin McMonagle (Dad/Paul), Holly Atkins (Charlotte), Paksie Vernon (Jodi), Ryan Hutton (Shaun), Dillon Scott-Lewis (T), Ayọ̀ Owóyẹmi-Peters (Laura), Russell Anthony and Louise Templeton.
Duncan Macmillan (Writer), Jeremy Herrin (Director), Bunny Christie (Designer)
Age Guidance: 14+.
This production contains strong language and themes of addiction, depictions of substance abuse, and references to suicide. There are strobe lighting effects and the smoking of herbal cigarettes.
