←Recommendations of “people”

This violent and challenging immersive play is certainly not for everyone; but, for a daring theatre looking to make a bold statement about war, brutality, and the human condition, here is a show that is certain to leave its audience talking for days, if not weeks. In a world where brutality is often lionized and it is hard to tell the heroes from the villains from the victims, no one is safe. This piece pulls no punches, and we are better for it.

A horrifyingly brutal and visceral allegory for the horrors of war, "people" depicts a world where animals live harmoniously and comfortably. When Invaders barge in, the lines between prey and predator, between, actor and audience, and between play and event, begin to crash. The play continues its relentless string of horrors, resulting in a final devastating moment that perfectly encapsulates this play's willingness to make the audience uncomfortable and complicit. Powerful work!

This is a bold and unsettling piece of theatre that pulls you in and then turns on you. The shift from the opening into the invasion and what follows really lands, and the use of animal characters and immersive staging pushes it into something genuinely uncomfortable. Act II is where it hits hardest, forcing you to sit with questions about truth and belief. It’s not an easy play, but it sticks with you. I’d recommend it to a company willing to take on something challenging.

An experimental exploration of the many games we play, the violence these games beget, the morality lost along the way, and the struggle for control. In three short acts, Daley says so much - and what really sets this play apart is the way the narrative is presented: framing the characters as animals, the immersive action, and the uncomfortable imagery - it all serves as a dark, frank, no frills modern fable. Very well executed.