The Young Vic
2026-7 Season
THELMA AND LOUISE
Thelma & Louise
A New Musical
Young Vic, Main House
3 Sept – 24 Oct 2026
I guess I went a little crazy, huh?
On a whim, Louise (Rachel Tucker) invites her best friend Thelma (Amy Lennox) for a spontaneous weekend getaway. After an ill-fated encounter with a stranger at a roadside honkytonk, their lifelong friendship is forged into something dangerous and unbreakable. Propelled by a soaring musical score, they set out on a last-chance adventure in a world where every card is stacked against them.
More than thirty years after the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film, writer Callie Khouri reimagines her iconic road movie, Thelma & Louise, as a brand-new musical. With music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated artist Neko Case, this electrifying production, directed by Trip Cullman is wild, hilarious and will rip your heart out.
SHEDINBURGH
Shedinburgh
Young Vic, The Maria
Sat 19 Sep – Sat 10 Oct 2026
This autumn, Shedinburgh is bringing the very best of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the Young Vic.
Your all-time favourite artists including Inua Ellams, Bryony Kimmings, Sara Pascoe and Rosie Jones perform in a shed. From Fringe legends and cult hits to rising stars and world premieres. All runs are strictly limited – blink and you’ll miss them. Expect a mix of old and new, with theatre, comedy, music, and everything in between.
Step inside the Shed and experience the Young Vic as you’ve never seen it before: unplugged, up close, and unforgettable.
“An extraordinary shedload of visions and re-visions; first chances and second chances; new and old work” – Tim Crouch
Art Cure
Young Vic, Main House
27 Sep 2026
Professor Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning scientist and world-leading expert who recently published Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, will discuss the life-enhancing power of the arts in an evening hosted by broadcaster, journalist and podcast host, Hannah MacInnes.
In Art Cure, Fancourt reveals how engaging with the arts can improve our health, make us happier and even help us live longer. Informed by the results of decades of scientific studies, Art Cure explains why the arts – alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature – are the forgotten fifth pillar of health, and gives you the tools to write your own ‘arts prescription’.
The Brown Sugar RAP Party
Young Vic, The Maria
14 Oct 2026
What might eloquent voices from contemporary poetry and spoken word movements have to say about our present realities? What could be the soundtrack to our day-to-day lives? Inua Ellams‘ Rhythm And Poetry Party, is a nostalgic, no-clutter, no-fuss, night of live literature and moving music.
To mark the first anniversary of D’Angelo’s passing on October 14th, 2026, The RAP Party invites you to Brown Sugar, at The Young Vic.
This special R.A.P Party gathers 10 incredible contemporary poets to create and share new verse in response to D’Angelo’s first album, Brown Sugar. Join us for fresh perspectives on the timeless journeys, questions and reflections raised by D’Angelo, plus music from DJ Sid Mercutio.
Girls
Girls
Young Vic, The Maria
22 Oct – 21 Nov 2026
They leave a trail of fire and flesh. If they followed it – if somebody followed the stench – they would find us.
Nigeria, 2014. Teenagers Tisana, Haleema, and Ruha are best friends, busy swapping notes on celebrities, sex positions, and dodging carbs.
But when they’re kidnapped by militant insurgents and forced towards an uncertain future, they have only each other to turn to. As fear and religious differences begin to fracture their bond, how far can their friendship be tested before it breaks?
Eurotrash
Eurotrash
Young Vic, Main House
13 Nov 2026 – 09 Jan 2027
You think I’m a stupid, heartless old woman? Well we’re going to give this money away. Really give it away, get rid of it, squander it…And you’re going to help me.
A blocked novelist is summoned to Zurich by his aged mother who is barely keeping it together with vodka, pills and Ferragamo sweaters. Together they embark upon an impromptu journey to give away the mother’s fortune, amassed from arms investments and dairy products, in order to come to terms with their own and Europe’s dark history. With the cash stuffed in a plastic bag, the bickering pair take a chaotic and outrageous road trip through the snowy mountains and valleys of Switzerland.
La Distance
La Distance
Young Vic, Main House
22 Jan – 13 Feb 2027
We no longer believe it’s possible to change the world. We believe that we need to change worlds.
2077, Earth is breaking. As the planet buckles under environmental and societal collapse, part of humanity has launched itself toward Mars, chasing the promise of a new beginning.
Across millions of miles, a father (Adama Diop) fights to hold onto his relationship with his daughter (Alison Dechamps), as her new future unfolds on a distant red planet.
Dissent
dissent
Young Vic, Main House
05 Mar – 24 Apr 2027
What you don’t know
y’don’t need to know,
what y’don’t need to know can’t hurt you.
State sponsored air conditioning and free cigarettes.
Work hard, go home, chill out. Repeat.
All you have to do is comply. And question nothing.
Gem of the Ocean
August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean
Young Vic, Main House
14 May – 10 July 2027
You I can’t wait. I have to see you now. They say you can help me. They say you wash souls.
Pittsburgh 1904, young Citizen Barlow is restless and camped outside Aunt Ester’s house, desperate for her help. She is said to be 285 years old, a sage and healer of the Hill District community, where slavery and the South are still in living memory.
But the merciless sheriff Caesar is circling, feared for his ruthless reputation. Can Citizen be saved before his past catches up with him?