Humane
Pleasance Theatre, 2021
Director
Imy Wyatt Corner
Writer
Polly Creed
Performers
Colette Zacca & Francesca Isherwood
Produced
True Name Theatre
Set & Costume Design
Daisy Blower
Sound Design
Anna Short
Lighting Design
Claire Childs
Movement Direction
Ruby Portus
Photography
Ali Wright
Funded by Arts Council England and the Cockayne Foundation
★★★★★
Centre Stage
★★★★
“A gripping exploration of women at the heart of political activism” The Stage
★★★★
“The extraordinary true story of the power of ordinary people” London Theatre Scene
★★★★
“Clever play about an animal rights protest that lifts you up then knocks you down” One Minute Theatre Reviews
Humane Audio Drama
A six-part podcast produced by True Name Theatre & John Ainsworth, 2021
‘Humane’ by Polly Creed, adapted from the stage version into an audio drama starring Louise Jameson and Marcia Lecky.
Released with a series of collaborators including Pleasance Theatre, Arcola Theatre and Compassion in World Farming.
Humane is about a series of protests against the export of live animals in the small fishing port, Brightlingsea, Essex in 1995. It explores the contradictory nature of activism and how it can at once create community but also further division.
Listen here.
Image credit: Ali Wright