1995: Brightlingsea, a small port in rural Essex.
Two women, Alice and Linda, wake up to find lorries thundering through their town, carrying live animals in horrendous conditions for export. Although from very different worlds, the pair unite to try to stop the lorries. They become unlikely friends, facing arrest and police brutality amidst the protests, while also dealing with the pressures of motherhood. When one of their group dies, things start to unravel, as they face the differences between them. Timely and lyrical, Humane is a new six-part audio drama about activism, friendship and motherhood and the values that unite and divide us.
Starring Marcia Lecky (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Francesca Isherwood (The Worst Witch, The Catherine Tate Show), and Doctor Who star, Louise Jameson, this is a timely and urgent story about animal rights, community and the issues that divide and connect us.
About True Name Productions
Humane is produced by True Name Productions and John Ainsworth. We are an activist theatre company, using theatre as a means to find solutions to and connections between the interconnected ecological and social problems we face in the world. Through storytelling, we aim to illuminate connections, grow communities, and discover true names for the experiences we encounter around us. Our previous work includes a forum theatre piece at the Tate Modern about climate breakdown and we have been shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Award.
Humane is available here.
