Duncan Macmillan 
People, Places and Things 

"Macmillan doesn’t shy away from difficult questions about addiction and recovery and, rightly, doesn’t answer them … this is a bold, timely and searching play" – Financial Times 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?People, Places & Things premiered at the National Theatre in 2015 before transferring to London’s West End and St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York.Published for the first time in Methuen Drama’s Modern Classics series, this edition features a brand new introduction by Naomi Obeng.