Photo of Tess Degenstein by Emily Cooper

We are thrilled to announce that People, Places & Things has been nominated for 7 Jessie Richardson Awards.

Outstanding Production of a Play
Tess Degenstein – Outstanding Performance in a Leading Dramatic Role
Robert Salvador – Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Dramatic Role
Jennifer Clement – Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Dramatic Role
Mindy Parfitt – Outstanding Direction
Sophie Tang – Outstanding Lighting Design
Kate de Lorme – Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition

This show was a true team effort, and we’re so grateful to everyone who was part of it! Thank you to the audiences who came out and to the Jessies for this recognition. Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees. We feel very lucky to make theatre in this community and can’t wait to celebrate together.

★★★★★

“Theatre at its most vivid…It’s an unforgettable night.”

The Times

People, Places & Things

by Duncan Macmillan

March 10 – 22, 2026 | The Cultch

A struggling actress’s life spins out of control, landing her in rehab, in this irreverent and darkly funny play.

Emma was having the time of her life. Now she’s in rehab. Her first step is to admit that she has a problem. But the problem isn’t with Emma, it’s with everything else. She needs to tell the truth. But she’s smart enough to know that there’s no such thing. When intoxication feels like the only way to survive the modern world, how can she ever sober up?

Starring

Tess Degenstein, Jennifer Clement, Aidan Currie, Jesse Lipscombe, Stephen Lobo, Jess McLeod, Kevin McNulty, Monice Peter, Robert Salvador, Donna Soares

Director: Mindy Parfitt
Set Designer: Amir Ofek
Costume Designer: Alaia Hamer
Lighting Designer: Sophie Tang
Sound Designer: Kate De Lorme
Props Supervisor: Stephen Field Elgar
Choreographer: Heather Laura Gray
Stage Manager: Erika Morey
Technical Director: Jessica Han
Outreach and Community Engagement Coordinator: Monice Peter
Assistant Stage Manager: Madeleine Polak
Assistant Lighting Designer: Jillian White
Assistant Costume Designer: Sarah Sosick
Dance Captain: Jess McLeod
Set Builder: Chris White
Scenic Painter: Tegan Klancnik

Runtime 2 hrs 30 min with intermission.

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS was first produced by Headlong Theatre Company and the National Theatre at the Dorfman Theatre on September 1, 2015, after which it transferred to Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End of London on March 15, 2016.

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