Young Vic

From Fringe legends and cult hits to rising stars and world premieres, experience all the magic of Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Shedinburgh, landing in London for the first time in an immersive venue built in the Young Vic. This month-long residency will celebrate the creativity and diversity of the Fringe, showcasing over 40 shows from artists including Inua Ellams, Sara Pascoe, Bryony Kimmings and Rosie Jones. If you've never been to Fringe, here's your chance to experience it right here in London.

One of the most iconic films of the nineties is coming to the stage, in a brand-new musical adaptation of Thelma & Louise, directed by Trip Cullman and starring Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker as the unforgettable road tripping heroines who wind up on the run from the FBI after one of them kills a would-be rapist. Funny, clever, and thrilling, it offers a fresh take on a story of violence and female friendship that feels even more relevant to today's gender politics. Book now and get ready for a razor-sharp and heart-racing story that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout.

Ewa Dina makes her Young Vic debut directing Theresa Ikoko's award-winning play Girls, a poignant and devastating portrait of Nigeria in 2014, when hundreds of girls were kidnapped from their homes by extremist group Boko Haram. Follow best friends Tisana, Haleema, and Ruha as they struggle to survive while navigating their changing friendship in the wake of fear and religious differences. Don't miss this powerful, harrowing story of friendship, survival, and the impossible choices we're faced with.

Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter star in Colin Teevan's stage adaptation of Christian Kracht's internationally best-selling novel about a mother and son on a chaotic road trip through the Swiss Alps as they attempt to give away their family fortune and escape their dark history. Witness a darkly comedic story of redemption, connection, and family unfold as part of the Young Vic's exciting 2026/27 season.

La Distance is an intimate, inventive play by Portuguese playwright and director Tiago Rodrigues that explores separation, hope, and the bond between parent and child, set within a collapsing world. Set in a dystopian future where the earth is dying and half of humanity relocates to Mars, a father desperately tries to salvage his relationship with his daughter across the vast expanse of space.

From Olivier and BAFTA award-winner debbie tucker green, a unique voice in modern British theatre, comes a powerful dystopian play about a futuristic world where the state sponsors air conditioning and gives the people free cigarettes in exchange for unquestioning compliance. The Young Vic presents the world premiere of dissent, an explosive new play about humanity's capacity for monstrous behaviour, a powerful piece of drama that explores the darkest sides of human instincts.