Young Vic
66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ
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Thelma & Louise
Young Vic
4.7 22 reviews 4.7 22 reviews Tickets from £34.00One 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.
- Booking until: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Running time: 2hr 20min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Young Vic
- Booking until: Saturday, 24 October 2026
Girls
Young Vic
Tickets from £26.00Ewa 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.
- Opens: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 21 November 2026
- Playing at: Young Vic
- Booking until: Saturday, 21 November 2026
Eurotrash
Young Vic
Tickets from £14.00Ben 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.
- Opens: Friday, 13 November 2026
Booking until: Saturday, 9 January 2027
- Playing at: Young Vic
- Booking until: Saturday, 9 January 2027
La Distance
Young Vic
Tickets from £25.00La 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.
- Opens: Friday, 22 January 2027
Booking until: Saturday, 13 February 2027
- Playing at: Young Vic
- Booking until: Saturday, 13 February 2027
dissent
Young Vic
Tickets from £23.00From 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.
- Opens: Friday, 5 March 2027
Booking until: Saturday, 24 April 2027 - Running time: 1hr 20min. No interval.
- Playing at: Young Vic
- Booking until: Saturday, 24 April 2027
Gem of the Ocean
Young Vic
Tickets from £23.00From Young Vic Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall (Entertaining Mr Sloane) comes the first UK staging in 20 years of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, a riveting instalment in a decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle of the African-American experience in the twentieth century. Set in Pittsburgh in 1903, it’s a powerful look at the rich history and spirituality of the African-American people, and a searing exploration of resistance, redemption, and the enduring search for freedom.
- Opens: Friday, 14 May 2027
Booking until: Saturday, 17 July 2027 - Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Young Vic
- Booking until: Saturday, 17 July 2027
Young Vic Facilities
- Bar
- Disabled toilets
- Infrared hearing loop
- Toilets
- Wheelchair/scooter access
Young Vic Location
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Nearest Tube station
- Southwark
- Waterloo
Nearest Rail Station
- Waterloo
Tube lines
- Bakerloo
- Northern
- Jubilee
- Waterloo & City
Young Vic Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to the Young Vic?
The Young Vic is at 66 The Cut, SE1 8LZ, a few doors along from the Old Vic and about five minutes' walk from Waterloo — Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City lines as well as the mainline station. Southwark on the Jubilee is a similar distance. The frontage is modern and boldly lettered, so it stands out on a street of older buildings.
Is the Young Vic an accessible space?
Yes, and it is one of the better-designed buildings in London for it. An automated set of doors with a release button sits to the right of the front entrance, and a lift at the back of the bar rises to the next level. All three spaces have wheelchair positions — two in the Main House, one in the Maria and one in the Clare — and you can choose between a space where you stay in your own chair and a transfer space with a theatre seat. Accessible toilets are on the ground and first floors. Sennheiser infra-red sound amplification covers all three auditoriums. Since each space has only one or two positions, book early and say which you need.
What time should I arrive at the Young Vic?
Thirty minutes before the start, and check which of the three spaces your ticket names — the Main House, the Maria or the Clare. The two smaller rooms seat very few people, so latecomers are held until a break and in a short piece that may never come. The ground-floor bar is a destination in its own right and a good reason to come earlier than you need to.
Is there a dress code at the Young Vic?
None whatever, and this is about the least formal theatre audience in London. Come as you are; the only practical thought is that the smaller rooms are warm once full and the seating in them is sometimes benched or unreserved, so wear something you can sit comfortably in for a couple of hours.
Can I take photographs inside the Young Vic?
Not once the performance starts — no photographs and no filming. Before, after and at the curtain call you are welcome to. The rooms here are small and often staged in the round or thrust, which means a lit screen is visible to the actors and to most of the audience at once; in the Maria and the Clare you may be only a row or two from the playing area.
Can I buy food and drink at the Young Vic?
Yes. The bar on the ground floor is open well before performances and is used as much by people who are not seeing a show as by those who are — it is one of the livelier theatre bars on this side of the river. There is a lift at the back of it to the level above. Coming an hour early to eat and drink here is a perfectly normal way to use the building.
Young Vic history
From the outside
The Young Vic Theatre is a modern masterpiece of a building finished in 2006, airy and spacious, beautifully equipped and perfect for a growing programme of theatrical excellence.
Young Vic Theatre architecture and history
For thirty years after it was first built as a temporary structure in 1970 for the National Theatre Board, with a projected lifespan of 6 years, the Young Vic fringe theatre was an incredibly popular venue. Designed by Bill Howell, by 2004 the structure was on its last legs and in serious need of a re-think, and the architect firm Haworth Tompkins were commissioned to replace the building with something bigger, more suitable and more flexible.
The heart of the original building was retained, with the old building’s auditorium and adjacent pre-war building elements staying, built into the new design in a sympathetic blend of old and new.
The new building was created with practicality in mind. Like all theatres, it needed to stand the test of time, redecoration and hard use. The result is a building that’s flexible enough to stage all sorts of productions, without losing any of the original venue’s unique chemistry. It consists of a Main House plus two smaller studios, called Maria and Clare.
The new Young Vic building has won countless awards including the 2007 Stirling Prize, an AIA / UK Award, British Construction Industry Building Award, the Chicago Athenaeum, International Architectural Award, a Civic Trust Award, the LEAF Public Building of the Year Award, several RIBA awards and more.
At the Young Vic, they give 10% of their seats to people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford to come, and they work extensively with young talent for a bright theatreland future.
Past shows at the Young Vic Theatre
In recent years the Young Vic Theatre has staged Hamlet, One for the Road/Victoria Station by Harold Pinter, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Street Scene with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Langston Hughes. Disco Pigs and In the Penal Colony, No Idea and Electra, Dr Seuss’s Cat in the Hat and I am Yusuf and This is my Brother, by Amir Nizar Zuabihave, have also graced the Young Vic’s stage.
Young Vic Theatre access
The Young Vic theatre offers wheelchair access and infra-red sound amplification. Hearing dogs and guide dogs are welcome.
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