The Jungle Sara Malik 28/12/2017 The Jungle is a remarkable theatrical experience that I will not forget for years to come. It charts the experiences of refugees in the Calais camp, u...
Wings Rebecca Coates 29/09/2017 In the preface to Wings, playwright Arthur Kopit emphasises the scientific knowledge required to direct this play, and the understanding of brain trau...
Ayanda Tikolo and Mandisi Dyantyis in conversation with Rivka Jacobson Rivka Jacobson 10/11/2016 Mandisi Dyantyis, the Musical Director of Isango Ensemble and one of its founders and Ayanda Tikolo, a cast member, met with Rivka Jacobson at the You...
A Man of Good Hope Laura Sedgwick 19/10/2016 South African theatre group, Isango Ensemble, brings Jonny Steinberg’s novel to the stage in an unusual and energetic adaptation. A Man of Good Hop...
Yerma Nicholas Potter 09/08/2016 Yerma is a devastating story about a woman tortured by her own biology. She becomes fixated on bearing a child, but thwarted by her infertility. Her f...
Queens of Syria Hannah Connell 09/07/2016 Queens of Syria draws attention to the untold stories which lie below the media narratives of the Syrian conflict. Thirteen Syrian refugee women recou...
If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me Emily Louizou 19/03/2016 One thing can be certain about this new production at the Young Vic: it is visually impressive! Even from the moment you enter the auditorium you cann...
Bull Sophia Leuner 16/12/2015 The brilliant combination of Mike Bartlett’s taut writing and Clare Lizzimore’s provocative direction brings this challenging and uncomfortable play t...
Macbeth Munotida Chinyanga 08/12/2015 Carrie Cracknell & Lucy Guerin morphs Shakespeare’s Macbeth into a show similar, in parts, to the original play but with the action reduced to cho...
Songs From Far Away Sam Pengelly 05/09/2015 Songs From Far Away opened in Brazil, then in Amsterdam and now we are treated to its arrival on the Young Vic stage. It is a brilliant amalgamation o...
