The Young Vic Theatre has unveiled its 2026/27 season, with the headline attraction a new stage musical of Thelma & Louise; this bold reimagining of the 1991 road-movie classic opens the Main House season in September. The musical adaptation stars Amy Lennox as Thelma and Rachel Tucker as Louise.
More than three decades after the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film first roared onto screens, writer Callie Khouri returns to her own story with a stage book that retools the friendship, danger and defiance of the original for live theatre. The production pairs her with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neko Case, whose music and lyrics promise to give the tale a fresh emotional engine.
The musical adaptation stars Amy Lennox as Thelma and Rachel Tucker as Louise.,,
A wild ride begins
Directed by Trip Cullman, the production follows Louise’s spontaneous invitation to her best friend for a weekend escape, only for an ill-fated encounter at a roadside honkytonk to send the pair on a last-chance journey across a hostile landscape.
The Young Vic is leaning hard into the story’s enduring political resonance. In 1991, the film became a cultural flashpoint around violence against women, autonomy and resistance to systemic injustice. The stage version arrives at a moment when those themes once again feel sharply contemporary, lending the material renewed urgency.
Choreography comes from Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with scenography by Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis. Costume design is by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting by Natasha Chivers, and sound by Gareth Owen, while musical supervision is handled by Kimberly Grigsby.
Sonia Friedman and Imogen Brodie said the original film’s themes of freedom, solidarity and equality remain “not only relevant but necessary”, adding that the stage version is being reimagined so it feels “wholly born for the live experience – immediate, visceral and a rollercoaster of a night out.”
Callie Khouri added: “It’s still a wild and emotional ride made even better by the contribution of the enormous talents of Neko Case, Trip Cullman and our amazing creative team. I can’t wait for audiences to experience this timely re-telling.”
Beyond that marquee opener, the Young Vic’s Main House season remains notably rich. Eurotrash runs from 13 November 2026 to 9 January 2027, bringing Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter together in Colin Teevan’s English-language adaptation of Christian Kracht’s cult novel, directed by Walter Meierjohann. The darkly comic road-trip drama reunites the team behind the theatre’s earlier hits Kafka’s Monkey and The Emperor.
Next comes the UK premiere of La Distance, from Portuguese playwright and Festival d’Avignon director Tiago Rodrigues, playing 22 January to 13 February 2027. Performed in French with subtitles, it reunites original cast members Alison Dechamps and Adama Diop in an intimate story of separation and hope.
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The season closes in the Main House with August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, directed by Nadia Fall, from 14 May to 10 July 2027. The first UK staging of the play in two decades, it promises a powerful return for one of Wilson’s most moving works.
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The Young Vic Theatre has unveiled its 2026/27 season, with the headline attraction a new stage musical of Thelma & Louise; this bold reimagining of the 1991 road-movie classic opens the Main House season in September. The musical adaptation stars Amy Lennox as Thelma and Rachel Tucker as Louise.
More than three decades after the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film first roared onto screens, writer Callie Khouri returns to her own story with a stage book that retools the friendship, danger and defiance of the original for live theatre. The production pairs her with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neko Case, whose music and lyrics promise to give the tale a fresh emotional engine.
A wild ride begins
Directed by Trip Cullman, the production follows Louise’s spontaneous invitation to her best friend for a weekend escape, only for an ill-fated encounter at a roadside honkytonk to send the pair on a last-chance journey across a hostile landscape.
The Young Vic is leaning hard into the story’s enduring political resonance. In 1991, the film became a cultural flashpoint around violence against women, autonomy and resistance to systemic injustice. The stage version arrives at a moment when those themes once again feel sharply contemporary, lending the material renewed urgency.
Choreography comes from Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with scenography by Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis. Costume design is by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting by Natasha Chivers, and sound by Gareth Owen, while musical supervision is handled by Kimberly Grigsby.
Sonia Friedman and Imogen Brodie said the original film’s themes of freedom, solidarity and equality remain “not only relevant but necessary”, adding that the stage version is being reimagined so it feels “wholly born for the live experience – immediate, visceral and a rollercoaster of a night out.”
Callie Khouri added: “It’s still a wild and emotional ride made even better by the contribution of the enormous talents of Neko Case, Trip Cullman and our amazing creative team. I can’t wait for audiences to experience this timely re-telling.”
Beyond that marquee opener, the Young Vic’s Main House season remains notably rich. Eurotrash runs from 13 November 2026 to 9 January 2027, bringing Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter together in Colin Teevan’s English-language adaptation of Christian Kracht’s cult novel, directed by Walter Meierjohann. The darkly comic road-trip drama reunites the team behind the theatre’s earlier hits Kafka’s Monkey and The Emperor.
Next comes the UK premiere of La Distance, from Portuguese playwright and Festival d’Avignon director Tiago Rodrigues, playing 22 January to 13 February 2027. Performed in French with subtitles, it reunites original cast members Alison Dechamps and Adama Diop in an intimate story of separation and hope.
From 5 March to 24 April 2027, Olivier and BAFTA winner debbie tucker green premieres dissent, a new play described as an explosive examination of humanity’s capacity for monstrous behaviour.
The season closes in the Main House with August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, directed by Nadia Fall, from 14 May to 10 July 2027. The first UK staging of the play in two decades, it promises a powerful return for one of Wilson’s most moving works.
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