2015 SEASON

2 Oct – 7 Nov

24 Sep – 17 Oct

26 Nov 2015 – 16 Jan 2016

3 – 19 Sep

4 Jul – 8 Aug

19 Jun – 8 Aug

11 – 30 May

14 Apr – 23 May

19 Feb – 14 Mar

13 Feb – 21 Mar

FRANZ KAFKA’S

THE TRIAL

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDIRECTION JOE HILL-GIBBINS

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDIRECTION CARRIE CRACKNELL

& LUCY GUERIN

BY SIMON STEPHENSDIRECTION IVO VAN HOVE

ADAPTED BY NICK GILL DIRECTION RICHARD JONES

BY EUGENE O’NEILLDIRECTION NATALIE ABRAHAMI

BY SAMUEL BECKETTDIRECTION NATALIE ABRAHAMI

CREATED BY BUSH MOUKARZELDIRECTION BUSH MOUKARZEL

& BEN KIDD

DIRECTION/DESIGN BY ZOË SVENDSEN & SIMON DAW

BY CARYL CHURCHILLDIRECTION MICHAEL LONGHURST

BY MARGUERITE DURASDIRECTION JEFF JAMES

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A YOUNG VIC PRODUCTION

A VIEWFROM THEBRIDGEARTHUR MILLERDIRECTION IVO VAN HOVE

in the West End

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UNTIL 11 APRILWYNDHAM’S THEATREA DELFONT MACKINTOSH THEATRE

★★★★★‘MAGNETIC,ELECTRIFYING,ASTONISHINGLYBOLD’Evening Standard

Eugene O’Neill’s warmest, most delightful play is an authentic portrait of a Connecticut childhood - complete with moonlit beaches, fi recrackers, 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 ABRAHAMIDesign DICK BIRDCostumes SUSSIE JUHLIN-WALLÉNLight CHARLES BALFOURSound & Music BEN & MAX RINGHAMMovement ANN YEECasting JULIA HORAN CDG

‘A MIRACLE OF SENSE AND SENSIBILITY… VIVIDLY ALIVE’ The New York Post

TICKETS£10, £19.50, £27.50, £35 | Previews (14 – 20 Apr) £10, £19.50Audio Description – 16 May 2.30pm. Captioned – 21 May 7.30pmConcessions available. Eligible for Season Savers.

PERFORMANCES

TUESDAY 14 APRIL – SATURDAY 23 MAY 2015MAIN HOUSE

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With GEORGIA BOURKE JANIE DEE GEORGE MACKAY MARTIN MARQUEZ ELEANOR MCLOUGHLIN DOMINIC ROWAN SUSANNAH WISE ASHLEY ZHANGAZHA

BY EUGENE O’NEILL

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 unidentifi ed agency, here to arrest him for unidentifi ed 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 With RORY KINNEARDesign MIRIAM BUETHERCostumes NICKY GILLIBRANDLight MIMI JORDAN SHERINSound & Music DAVID SAWERCasting JULIA HORAN CDG

‘RORY KINNEAR IS A NATIONAL TREASURE’ The Independent

TICKETS£10, £19.50, £27.50, £35 | Previews (19 – 25 Jun) £10, £19.50Audio Description – 1 Aug 2.30pm. Captioned – 23 Jul 7.30pm. Concessions available. Eligible for Season Savers.

PERFORMANCES

FRIDAY 19 JUNE – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2015MAIN HOUSE

BY FRANZ KAFKA ADAPTED BY NICK GILL

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“ 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 Award-winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, A Doll’s House).

Direction IVO VAN HOVE With EELCO SMITSMusic MARK EITZELDesign and Light JAN VERSWEYVELDDramaturgy BART VAN DEN EYNDE

TICKETS£10, £19.50, £27.50, £35 | Previews (3 Sep) £10, £19.50Audio Description – 19 Sep 2.30pmCaptioned – 17 Sep 7.30pmConcessions available. Eligible for Season Savers.

PERFORMANCES

THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2015A Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Mostra Internacional de Teatro de São Paulo co-production

Young Vic: London co-producer

MAIN HOUSE

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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 With ROMOLA GARAIDramaturg ZOË SVENDSEN Design MIRIAM BUETHER Costumes NICKY GILLIBRANDLight JAMES FARNCOMBESound PAUL ARDITTICasting AMY BALL

‘IT’S YOUNG, IT’S VIVID AND IT’S RAW. HILL-GIBBINS’ AESTHETIC IS IRREVERENT AND ANACHRONISTIC’ The Financial Times on Edward II

TICKETS£10, £19.50, £27.50, £35 | Previews (2 – 7 Oct) £10, £19.50Audio Description – 31 Oct 2.30pm. Captioned – 5 Nov 7.30pmConcessions available. Eligible for Season Savers.

PERFORMANCES

FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2015MAIN HOUSE

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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“Stars, hide your fi res, 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 fi nal act where words falter and fi nally give way.

Direction CARRIE CRACKNELL & LUCY GUERINDesign LIZZIE CLACHANCostumes MERLE HENSELLight NEIL AUSTINCasting AMY BALL

World Stages is an alliance of major regional and London producing theatres to make adventurous work at the highest level and to create a network that supports and enriches theatre making throughout this country.

TICKETS£10, £19.50, £27.50, £35 | Previews (26 Nov – 2 Dec) £10, £19.50Audio Description – 19 Dec 2.30pm Captioned – 7 Jan 7.30pmConcessions available. Eligible for Season Savers.

PERFORMANCES

THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2015 – SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2016A Young Vic, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and HOME co-production In association with Lucy Guerin Inc

MAIN HOUSE

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BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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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.

Caryl Churchill pushes the boundaries of science and ethics with an astonishing twist on the dynamics of the father/son relationship.

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 LONGHURSTDesign TOM SCUTTLight LEE CURRAN Sound RICHARD HAMMARTONWith JOHN SHRAPNEL, LEX SHRAPNEL

★★★★★ ‘PUNCHY, COMPACT AND ENDLESSLY INQUISITIVE’ The Guardian on Nuffi eld’s original production

TICKETS£10, £19.50 | Previews (4 – 6 Jul) £10Audio Description – 6 Aug 7.45pmConcessions available.

PERFORMANCES

SATURDAY 4 JULY – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2015A Nuffi eld / Young Vic co-production

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BY CARYL CHURCHILL

THEMARIA

From the factory fl oor to the catwalk, from Shanghai to London, World Factory weaves together stories of people connected by the global textile industry.

Riffi ng 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 profi ts always come fi rst? In the rag trade, can anyone ever really win?

Featuring stunning video and a powerful score, World Factory is a thought-provoking investigation of fast fashion.

Direction / Design ZOË SVENDSEN & SIMON DAWGame ZOË SVENDSEN, SIMON DAW, BRIAN WALTERS AND KATE O’CONNORLight GUY HOARESound MATTHIAS KISPERTAdditional composition DAVID PAUL JONESSoftware development DAN WILLIAMSResearch consultant MARK SUMNER

TICKETS£10, £19.50 | Previews (11 – 16 May) £10Concessions available. Eligible for Season Savers.

PERFORMANCES

MONDAY 11 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2015METIS in co-production with the Young Vic, New Wolsey Theatre and Company of Angels.

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MADE IN CHINA. SOLD IN BRITAIN. WORN BY YOU.

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In a hotel lobby, a couple meet to fi nalise 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.

Marguerite Duras’ lyrical and poignant study of the damage we infl ict on those we love receives its fi rst London revival in two decades. Jeff James (Stinkfoot, One for the Road) directs this Classic for a New Climate, with design by Ultz (Jerusalem).Direction JEFF JAMESDesign ULTZLight JO JOELSON Sound and Music BEN and MAX RINGHAM

TICKETS£10, £19.50 | Previews (24 Sep – 1 Oct) £10Concessions available.

PERFORMANCES

THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2015

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YOUNG VIC SHORT FILMS

With some of the most exciting artists in British theatre - in partnership with and - we produce short fi lms inspired by our productions.

WATCH FREE NOW ON youngvic.org and theguardian.com

THE DEPARTURE A fi lm by Gillian Anderson, inspired by Benedict Andrews’ acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.

COLUMBITE TANTALITE Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, inspired by his performance as Patrice Lumumba in A Season in the Congo.

BED TRICKDirected by Joe Hill-Gibbins and inspired by The Changeling, with Sinead Matthews and Monica Dolan.

MAYDAYNatalie Abrahami directs Juliet Stevenson in a fi lm inspired by her groundbreaking production of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days.

CONNECTIONInspired by the work of Belarus Free Theatre.Written by Nikolai Khalezin and Laura Wade, directed by Vladimir Scherban, starring Jude Law.

NORAInspired 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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NOW HEAR THIS

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 fi nd out more, please visit www.youngvic.org/taking-part

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.

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