The People are an independent theatre company who make contemporary performances that celebrate our collective humanity.
Self-professed pop-culture fanatics, we are fascinated by the collision of theatricality, mass-media and everyday life. Our work is shaped inextricably by the people involved and as such is always changing: it is formally experimental, personal, politically current, accessible and deeply-moving.
The People was founded by visual director Katrina Cornwell and American born playwright Morgan Rose (www.roseisnotarose.com), who have a 12-year history of collaborative devising. Driven by a shared queer lens, The People deconstruct systems of power to expose the inner worlds of individuals, beckoning the audience to look within. The People make work with whoever is interested, whoever has something to say. In the past this has been young people, professional actors, performers with and without a disability, and non-performers.
Current collaborators include:
Sonya Suares (sonyasuares.com)
Sam Gaskin (samuelgaskin.net)
Ibrahim Halacoglu
Zachary Pidd
Kate Hood (raspberryripple.co)
Katie Rowe (katierowey.com)