People (play)

People is a play by the English playwright Alan Bennett.

Cast and characters

Character	National Theatre cast (2012)	UK tour cast (2013)
Theodore	Peter Egan	Paul Moriarty
Dorothy Stacpoole	Frances de la Tour	Siân Phillips
Bevan	Miles Jupp	Simon Bubb
Iris	Linda Bassett	Brigit Forsyth
June Stacpoole	Selina Cadell
Ralph Lumsdem	Nicholas Le Prevost	Michael Thomas
Bishop	Andy de la Tour
Bruce	Alistair Parker	Ieuan Rhys
Louise	Fraces Ashman
Nigel	Giles Cooper
Les	Jack Chissick
Colin	Robin Pearce
Brit	Jess Murphy
Ensemble	Ellie Burrow Philip Childs Carole Dance Barbara Kirby Alexander Warner

Production history

The play premiered in the Lyttelton Theatre at the National Theatre, London on 31 October 2012, running until 5 March 2013. The production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley and starred Frances de la Tour, Nicholas le Prevost, Peter Egan and Linda Bassett in the cast. The play was captured by National Theatre Live and broadcast to cinemas worldwide on 21 March 2013.[1][2][3]

A UK tour starring Siân Phillips, Brigit Forsyth and Selina Cadell opened at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 3 to 21 September, before touring to Leicester Curve (24 to 28 September), Norwich Theatre Royal (1 – 5 October), Lowry Theatre, Salford (15 to 19 October), Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (22 to 26 October), Milton Keynes Theatre (29 October to 2 November), Leeds Grand Theatre (5 to 9 November) ending at Plymouth Theatre Royal (12 to 16 November).[4]

References

1. "People – review". The Guardian. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023.
2. "Alan Bennett's People, National Theatre, review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021.
3. Evening Standard review
4. "People on tour | Alan Bennett's comedy tours England from September 2013". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.