The Humans

Matt Smith returns to the stage for the first time since 2024 to play an alien masquerading as a human who becomes increasingly fascinated by human society. No, not that alien masquerading as a human who becomes increasingly fascinated by human society. But rather the protagonist of Matt Haig’s novel The Humans – a techncially nameless entity who possesses Cambridge mathematician Andrew Martin in an effort to sabotage humanity. But being forced to live Martin’s life gives the extraterrestrial doubts about the whole business. Jeremy Herrin directs this stage adaptation of Haig’s satirical thriller, which is adapted by the prolific Jack Thorne – a dab hand at depicting unearthly and otherworldly events on stage.