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DIRECTION NATALIE ABRAHAMI
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DIRECTION/DESIGN BY ZOË SVENDSEN
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FRANZ KAFKA’S
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THE TRIAL
ADAPTED BY NICK GILL DIRECTION RICHARD JONES
BY CARYL CHURCHILL DIRECTION MICHAEL LONGHURST
BY SIMON STEPHENS DIRECTION IVO VAN HOVE
BY MARGUERITE DURAS DIRECTION JEFF JAMES
2 Oct – 7 Nov
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
26 Nov 2015 – 16 Jan 2016
DIRECTION CARRIE CRACKNELL
DIRECTION JOE HILL-GIBBINS
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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‘MAGNETIC, ELECTRIFYING, ASTONISHINGLY BOLD’
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BY EUGENE O’NEILL Eugene O’Neill’s warmest, most delightful play is an authentic portrait of a Connecticut childhood - complete with moonlit beaches, firecrackers, booze and a powerfully dark undertow. Over Independence Day weekend, teenager Richard Miller navigates young love in his idyllic home town. A staple in the US but rarely seen in the UK, O’Neill’s prelude to A Long Day’s Journey into Night is an essential part of the life’s work of this most innovative of American playwrights. Directed by Natalie Abrahami following her acclaimed Happy Days. Direction NATALIE ABRAHAMI Design DICK BIRD Costumes SUSSIE JUHLIN-WALLÉN Light CHARLES BALFOUR Sound & Music BEN & MAX RINGHAM Movement ANN YEE Casting JULIA HORAN CDG
With GEORGIA BOURKE JANIE DEE GEORGE MACKAY MARTIN MARQUEZ ELEANOR MCLOUGHLIN DOMINIC ROWAN SUSANNAH WISE ASHLEY ZHANGAZHA
‘A MIRACLE OF SENSE AND SENSIBILITY… VIVIDLY ALIVE’
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FRIDAY 19 JUNE – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2015
THE TRIAL BY FRANZ KAFKA ADAPTED BY NICK GILL
Rory Kinnear stars in this classic, timeless tale of ordinary terror by Franz Kafka. Josef K’s thirtieth birthday begins with a knock on his door from two sinister agents. They’re from an unidentified agency, here to arrest him for unidentified crimes. But this is no birthday prank - this is life or death. So begins K’s dark descent into a waking nightmare of bizarre humiliations and compulsive procedures. The Olivier Award-winning Kinnear (Hamlet, Skyfall) leads the cast of this new production, directed by Richard Jones and designed by Miriam Buether in a new adaptation by Nick Gill. Direction RICHARD JONES Design MIRIAM BUETHER Costumes NICKY GILLIBRAND Light MIMI JORDAN SHERIN Sound & Music DAVID SAWER Casting JULIA HORAN CDG
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‘RORY KINNEAR IS A NATIONAL TREASURE’
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THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2015 A Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Mostra Internacional de Teatro de São Paulo co-production Young Vic: London co-producer
BY SIMON STEPHENS “I drank three glasses of scotch and ginger ale before we’d even cleared Coney Island. I didn’t want to come home. It was then that I decided to write you these letters.” On a crisp winter day in New York, Willem gets the call. It’s Mum. Pauli’s died. Come back to Amsterdam. An unforgettable homecoming to an estranged family, a lost love, unsettling sex and an unexamined life. Ivo van Hove returns to the Young Vic following his sensational A View from the Bridge with this new play by Olivier Awardwinner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, A Doll’s House). Direction IVO VAN HOVE Music MARK EITZEL Design and Light JAN VERSWEYVELD Dramaturgy BART VAN DEN EYNDE
With EELCO SMITS
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FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2015
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Romola Garai plays Isabella as Joe Hill-Gibbins tackles Shakespeare’s dark comedy in his peerless and audacious style. Whorehouses and nunneries, betrothals and beheadings – welcome to Vienna! When the puritanical Angelo condemns Claudio to death, the undercover Duke of Vienna turns to bed tricks and head tricks to see justice done. With this wickedly dark exploration of gender and justice, Joe Hill-Gibbins follows his hit Young Vic production of The Changeling. Direction JOE HILL-GIBBINS Dramaturg ZOË SVENDSEN Design MIRIAM BUETHER Costumes NICKY GILLIBRAND Light JAMES FARNCOMBE Sound PAUL ARDITTI Casting AMY BALL
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‘IT’S YOUNG, IT’S VIVID AND IT’S RAW. HILL-GIBBINS’ AESTHETIC IS IRREVERENT AND ANACHRONISTIC’ The Financial Times on Edward II
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THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2015 – SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2016 A Young Vic, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and HOME co-production In association with Lucy Guerin Inc
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE “Stars, hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires.” Following their acclaimed collaboration on Medea at the National Theatre, Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin create a new version of Shakespeare’s supernatural tragedy. When the prophecy of three witches proclaims that Macbeth is destined to become the King of Scotland, he and Lady Macbeth embark upon a murderous journey of power, treachery, paranoia, betrayal and suicide. Beginning with Shakespeare’s text, the powerful and unsettling choreography weaves its way throughout the story, culminating in an unforgettable final act where words falter and finally give way. Direction CARRIE CRACKNELL & LUCY GUERIN Design LIZZIE CLACHAN Costumes MERLE HENSEL Light NEIL AUSTIN Casting AMY BALL
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MONDAY 11 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2015 METIS in co-production with the Young Vic, New Wolsey Theatre and Company of Angels.
SATURDAY 4 JULY – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2015 A Nuffield / Young Vic co-production
BY CARYL CHURCHILL Bernard thought he was an only child. At the age of 35 he learns the shocking truth: he is just one of a number of clones. He and his father both confront epic questions of identity, intimacy and belonging.
MADE IN CHINA. SOLD IN BRITAIN. WORN BY YOU. From the factory floor to the catwalk, from Shanghai to London, World Factory weaves together stories of people connected by the global textile industry.
Caryl Churchill pushes the boundaries of science and ethics with an astonishing twist on the dynamics of the father/son relationship.
Riffing on our awareness of mass production and vulture capitalism, Zoë Svendsen and Simon Daw invite you to play a provocative game. Which card will you draw? Will you be an ethical factory owner? Or will profits always come first? In the rag trade, can anyone ever really win?
Played by real-life father and son John and Lex Shrapnel, A Number is directed by Michael Longhurst with design by Tom Scutt. Direction MICHAEL LONGHURST Design TOM SCUTT Light LEE CURRAN Sound RICHARD HAMMARTON With JOHN SHRAPNEL, LEX SHRAPNEL
Featuring stunning video and a powerful score, World Factory is a thought-provoking investigation of fast fashion. Direction / Design ZOË SVENDSEN & SIMON DAW Game ZOË SVENDSEN, SIMON DAW, BRIAN WALTERS AND KATE O’CONNOR Light GUY HOARE Sound MATTHIAS KISPERT Additional composition DAVID PAUL JONES Software development DAN WILLIAMS Research consultant MARK SUMNER
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‘PUNCHY, COMPACT AND ENDLESSLY INQUISITIVE’ The Guardian on Nuffield’s original production
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YOUNG VIC SHORT FILMS With some of the most exciting artists in British theatre - in partnership with - we produce short films inspired by our productions. and
THE DEPARTURE A film by Gillian Anderson, inspired by Benedict Andrews’ acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.
In a hotel lobby, a couple meet to finalise their divorce, both on the verge of a new marriage. As they share sweet memories and dark revelations, the music of their conversation conjures the ghost of the passionate relationship they lost.
MAYDAY Natalie Abrahami directs Juliet Stevenson in a film inspired by her groundbreaking production of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days.
Marguerite Duras’ lyrical and poignant study of the damage we inflict on those we love receives its first London revival in two decades. Jeff James (Stinkfoot, One for the Road) directs this Classic for a New Climate, with design by Ultz (Jerusalem).
COLUMBITE TANTALITE Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, inspired by his performance as Patrice Lumumba in A Season in the Congo.
Direction JEFF JAMES Design ULTZ Light JO JOELSON Sound and Music BEN and MAX RINGHAM
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Inspired by the work of Belarus Free Theatre. Written by Nikolai Khalezin and Laura Wade, directed by Vladimir Scherban, starring Jude Law.
BED TRICK Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins and inspired by The Changeling, with Sinead Matthews and Monica Dolan.
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Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Written by Nick Payne and Carrie Cracknell, directed by Carrie Cracknell, starring Hattie Morahan.
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TAKING PART AT THE YOUNG VIC Our work with young people and our local communities is a major part of our artistic life. At a deep level, it complements and enhances each of the shows we produce.
Our Taking Part team engage with over 10,000 people a year. We offer young people and our neighbours free tickets to all our shows. We run a wide range of projects, from skills based workshops to a chance to perform on one of our stages. All our projects are free.
We think of the Young Vic as ‘the home you didn’t know you had’. Taking Part is one of the ways in which we keep our doors wide open. To find out more, please visit www.youngvic.org/taking-part
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