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Thelma and Louise musical to have world premiere in London with music from Grammy nominee

Producers said it will be a ‘visceral live experience’ that makes for a ‘rollercoaster of a night out’

Evening Standard

Thelma & Louise musical set for world premiere at London theatre

Callie Khouri, who penned the original 1991 film, has written the adaptation with music by Neko Case

The Independent UK

Struggling theatres must ‘programme their way out’, says Young Vic director

Nadia Fall calls for bold thinking as she announces new shows including anti-Trump version of Thelma & Louise

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Olivier awards 2026: full list of winners

Paddington: The Musical, Evita, All My Sons and Punch were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony – find out who won what

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations

Into the Woods and Paddington: The Musical are this year’s most-nominated shows with 11 nods each. See who else is in the running at this year’s awards

The Guardian - UK

Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominations as Paddington and Into the Woods dominate

Nick Mohammed will host the Olivier Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in April

The Independent UK

Broken Glass at the Young Vic review: has never felt more powerful

4/5 This oft-overlooked Arthur Miller play conjures a sense of dread that feels apt for these hostile times

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Frank Dunlop was a theatrical visionary and the Young Vic is his enduring legacy

The director, who has died aged 98, permanently changed the landscape of British theatre by creating the Young Vic – and it reflected his own energetic and ever innovative nature

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Frank Dunlop obituary

Founder of the Young Vic who later became the director of the Edinburgh international festival

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage

The Guardian - UK

Nadia Fall on troublemaking and inspiring hope at the Young Vic

Artistic Director of the Young Vic, Nadia Fall, tells us about her rebellious vision and why theatres are ‘anti-fascist spaces’

Evening Standard

Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens to make stage debut at London’s Young Vic

The 33-year-old will star in Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane.

Evening Standard

A Face in the Crowd at Young Vic review: a brash and gaudy musical for the Trump age

Kwame Kewi-Armah’s final production as the venue’s artistic director – a musical adapted from a 1957 movie with songs by Elvis Costello – feels like a superior high school staging

Evening Standard

‘They said I was trying to make it the Black National Theatre’: Kwame Kwei-Armah on his trailblazing Young Vic tenure

Under his leadership, the theatre has become a hothouse for innovative, and sometimes controversial work work. On the eve of his departure, he looks back over his ‘three acts’ in the limelight

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Young Vic theatre announces Nadia Fall as new artistic director

Fall, who currently runs Theatre Royal Stratford East, will succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah in January

Evening Standard

Stratford East boss Nadia Fall takes over at Young Vic theatre

She takes over after seven years in east London.

The Guardian - UK

Theatre needs risk-takers like Kwame Kwei-Armah whose Young Vic has been dynamite

The first African Caribbean figure to lead a major British theatre has announced his departure but his bold approach must remain

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Kwame Kwei-Armah steps down from Young Vic and calls for ‘government intervention’ for theatres

Artistic director will leave in the autumn after six years in the post, and says without further investment the stage sector’s ‘pipeline of talent’ could be lost

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Young Vic's Kwame Kwei-Armah stands down and warns of 'painful reality' for UK theatre

The actor and director warned of dark times to come for London theatre unless the Government takes action

Evening Standard

The Homecoming at the Young Vic review: an impeccable production of an important, deeply unpleasant play

There is a direct line to draw from the world of this play to the online toxic masculinity of today

The Guardian - UK

Patrick Marber to direct Nachtland, a play about Hitler’s art and ‘rise of the new right’

Satire by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg will open next year at the Young Vic in London which will also revive Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming

Evening Standard

National Theatre joins London venues to create first ‘sustainable production centre’

The new partnership with the likes of Young Vic and Royal Court will facilitate the sharing of costumes, props and scenery

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2023: full list of winners

My Neighbour Totoro, A Streetcar Named Desire and Prima Facie were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony

The Independent UK

Olivier Awards 2023 winners: The complete list in full

Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, and David Tennant were among this year’s nominees

The Independent UK

The Week on Stage: From Guys and Dolls to Further Than the Furthest Thing

A guide to the week’s theatre

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