Thame Players’ next production is People by Alan Bennett, which opens on Tuesday 9th September. After centuries, a traditional stately pile lies in a state of disrepair, desperately requiring financing to restore and maintain the once grand residence. Lady Dorothy, an ageing aristocrat and ex-model, lives in this crumbling mansion with her companion, Iris, and shrinks from the idea of it being opened to the public gaze. She’s nostalgic for a world in which everything, including herself, is allowed to decay naturally. She’s even tempted by an offer from a valuer, representing a shadowy consortium, to transport the house to Dorset or Wiltshire....