| Trust the People | |
| Date Of Premiere: | 6 February 1913 |
| Original Language: | English |
| Place: | Garrick Theatre, London |
| Genre: | Drama |
Trust the People is a 1913 play by the British writer Stanley Houghton, who had gained popular attention with his hit Hindle Wakes the previous year. It centres around the activities of a group of government officials.
It ran for 44 performances at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End between 6 February and 13 March 1913. The original cast included Arthur Bourchier, Clifford Heatherley, Herbert Bunston, Cedric Hardwicke, Barbara Gott and Viva Birkett. A review in The Times felt the play showed Houghton was out of his depth writing works beyond his own personal experience, in contrast to his more successful Lancashire-set works, while another reviewer felt it was "theatrically exciting" if flawed.[1]
The play was running in the West End at the same time as Houghton's latest hit The Younger Generation.