''People, Places and Things'' is a play by the
British
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Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
playwright
Duncan Macmillan.
Production history
The inaugural production was directed by
Jeremy Herrin and staged in the Dorfman Theatre at the
National Theatre in London in 2015. The play was widely praised by critics for its depiction of addiction, and
Denise Gough, in the central role, won the
Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress. The production transferred to
Wyndham's Theatre
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in 2016.
Denise Gough won the Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role. The production toured the UK with Lisa Dwyer Hogg as Emma from September 2017 and transferred with Gough to
St. Ann's Warehouse in
New York City
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in October 2017.
The play returned to the West End in 2024 for a 14-week run at the
Trafalgar Theatre, with Denise Gough reprising her role as Emma.
Awards and nominations
References
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English plays
2015 plays
Plays about actors
Diseases and disorders in theatre
Works about addiction
Twelve-step programs
Royal National Theatre
West End plays
Laurence Olivier Award–winning plays
Plays set in England
Fiction about alcohol abuse
Plays by Duncan Macmillan