People (play)


People is a play by the English playwright Alan Bennett. Dealing with the travails of a crumbling stately home and its ageing owner, the play premièred at the National Theatre in 2012. The production, directed by long-time Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner, featured Frances de la Tour, Nicholas le Prevost, Peter Egan and Linda Bassett. It received widespread acclaim from London's theatre critics. It toured the UK in 2013 with a cast including Siân Phillips, Brigit Forsyth and Selina Cadell.