Don’t go burying wild animals in my garden… or at least ask for permission first.”
In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control.
The mice are scratching between walls, the pigeons are diseased and the foxes are beginning to rule the streets.
The problem is growing. It’s contagious. It has to be stopped, before it’s too late.
“People can get used to terrible things. Very quickly. If they have to. It doesn’t take much for things to start to fall apart”
In the overcrowded city, nature is getting out of control.
The mice are scratching between walls, the pigeons are diseased and the foxes are beginning to rule the streets.
The problem is growing. It’s contagious. It has to be stopped, before it’s too late.
“People can get used to terrible things. Very quickly. If they have to. It doesn’t take much for things to start to fall apart”
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'Stef Smith’s powerfully alarmist play imagines the impact of a city’s animal infestation on its citizens' ★★★★ Guardian 'An impressive Royal Court debut.' ★★★★ The Independent 'a blinder of a Royal Court debut.... it’s a fascinating and gripping portrait of a world being ripped apart by human irrationality.' ★★★★ Time Out 'Human Animals is a show of exceptional thematic richness featuring a surprising quantity of black humour to boot. For sheer gripping entertainment, it’s an hour-long experience to savour.' Offical London Theatre (no stars ratings) 'an attractive blend of black humour and genuinely disturbing ideas... vivid and resonant '★★★★ The Stage 'superbly written, wildly imaginative and thought-provoking play.' ★★★★ The Arts Desk 'Builds to a fantastic crescendo' Exeunt Magazine (no star ratings) 'Smith shows humanity has more than proved its willingness to sleepwalk through environmental devastation until it is too late' ★★★★ The Up and Coming 'Ms. Smith cunningly taps into the fear of the other that courses through so much of the public discourse these days.' New York Times (no star ratings) 'This hugely clever morality tale.... Frightening, thrilling and thought provoking' ★★★★ London Weekly |
Images and press are from the premiere production at the The Royal Court Theatre in London during the Spring of 2016.
Cast: Natalie Dew, Ian Gelder, Stella Gonet, Lisa McGrillis, Sargon Yelda and Ashley Zhangazha.
Directed by Hamish Pirie
Designed by Camilla Clarke
Lighting Design by Lizzie Powell
Sound design by Mark Melville
Movement by Frauke Requardt
This production was selected to be part of the Jerwood New Playwrights Programme.
Photo by Helen Maybanks
Cast: Natalie Dew, Ian Gelder, Stella Gonet, Lisa McGrillis, Sargon Yelda and Ashley Zhangazha.
Directed by Hamish Pirie
Designed by Camilla Clarke
Lighting Design by Lizzie Powell
Sound design by Mark Melville
Movement by Frauke Requardt
This production was selected to be part of the Jerwood New Playwrights Programme.
Photo by Helen Maybanks