PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday 23 February 2016
FOUR NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR 2016 AT THE YOUNG VIC
AND CASTING FOR BLUE/ORANGE

Isango Ensemble return to the Young Vic with UK premiere of A Man of Good Hope based on the
book by Jonny Steinberg (6 October 12 November)

Richard Jones directs Kaufman and
14 January 2017)

Kathryn Hunter and the team behind
Monkey present The Emperor , a new work based on the
book by Ryszard Kapuściński (3 24 September)

Ian Rickson directs The Nest, Conor
26 November)

Daniel Kaluuya and Luke Norris will star in Matthew
(12 May 25 June)
Artistic Director David Lan on
Hollywood satire Once in a Lifetime (25 November 2016
new adaptation of the German classic (28 October
s production of Joe
Blue/Orange
announcement:
Nine years ago our co-production with Isango Ensemble of The Magic Flute became an international hit, winning awards and
moving audiences across Europe and the US, as well as playing a season in the West End. Our new collaboration with this
amazing Cape Town based lyric company of singers and performers is A Man of Good Hope which tells the true story of a
refugee from the Somali wars, crossing Africa in search of a new life - which he finds in South Africa. But is it the new life he
was looking for? A Young Vic and Isango Ensemble Production, co-produced by Royal Opera and Repons Foundation.
Of all the great American comedies of the 1930s, Once in a Lifetime is my favourite. Yes, it's about what happened when the
talkies hit Hollywood - but it's really about a couple of savvy kids trying to make a go of their lives and discovering that intelligence and talent and a genius idea are nearly enough to make it big in show biz - but not quite. It has a warm but not altogether generous heart. We are thrilled that Richard Jones will direct this Kaufman and Hart classic.
Daniel Kaluuya was a revelation in our A Season in the Congo as was Luke Norris in A View from the Bridge. I'm delighted to
-of-seat state of the nation masterpiece, Blue/Orange.
Kathryn Hunter's virtuoso performance as Kafka's Monkey has been seen for two seasons with us and literally across the globe.
The Emperor is probably the best known book by the great Polish journalist Ryszard Kapu ściński. An allegory of absolute
power, this new adaptation is by the Kafka's Monkey team: actor Kathryn Hunter, director Walter Meierjohann and writer Colin
Teevan. A co-production with HOME Manchester and the Theatre de la Ville, Luxembourg.
When The Nest premiered, Franz Xavier Kroetz was the most performed, most controversial young dramatist in Germany and
across Europe. Forty years on, this modern tragedy has a prescience and a power that is undiminished. A young father, anxious
to provide his new child with all society expects, commits one act that costs him everything. Conor McPherson's eloquent new
version will be directed by Ian Rickson whose last production for us was Hamlet with Michael Sheen. A co-production with the
Lyric Theatre, Belfast.
South Africa, Hollywood, Ethiopia, Germany, Northern Ireland. We look forward to welcoming you to all those places and to
The Cut in Waterloo."
Lucy Woollatt, Executive Director of the Young Vic said:
our work on tour and in the West End and for our Taking Part programme). Sustained public investment, alongside philanthropic giving and collaboration with other venues allows us to open up
this work to a wide audience; it enables us to keep our ticket prices low and to continue to give away 10% of our seats free to
targeted audiences.
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Alongside the theatre programme for 2016, our Taking Part department continues to engage with marginalized groups including refugees and those with communication difficulties through its parallel productions and free workshops. In 2015 we welA Man of Good Hope, Once in a Lifetime, The Emperor and The Nest follow these previously announced shows: If You Kiss Me,
Kiss Me - Jane Horrocks and Aletta
celebration of the music of bands including The Smiths and Joy Division (10 March
16 April);
It by Charlene James, a play which deals with the practice of FGM in the UK, directed by Gbolahan
Obisesan (20 May 11 June); Simon
new version of
Yerma for which an extra preview has been added (now
28 July 10 September); and the winners of two Genesis Future Directors Awards - Ola Ince directing Amiri
Dutchman (6 16 April) and Bryony Shanahan directing debbie tucker
trade (16 26 November). There is also a chance
for London audiences to see Living With The Lights On, the personal story of actor Mark Lockyear directed by Ramin Gray.
Tickets for A Man of Good Hope, Once in a Lifetime, The Emperor and The Nest go on sale to Friends of the Young Vic
at 10.00am today.
Public booking opens 1 March at 10.00am.
Tickets are on sale now for Blue/Orange and the rest of the previously announced 2016 season. Box Office: 0207 922
2922, www.youngvic.org
Full 2016 listings and individual show press releases follow below.
For further press information please contact:
2016
PRESS
NIGHTS
Charlotte
Bayley,
Press Manager
charlottebayley@youngvic.org | 0207 922 2979
Priya Roy, Press & Publications Assistant
priyaroy@youngvic.org | 0207 922 2842
www.youngvic.org
2016 Dates At A Glance
PRODUCTION
DATES
PRESS NIGHT
SPACE
If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me
10 March
Wednesday 16 March 2016, 7pm
Main House
Living With The Lights On
17
n/a
Clare
Dutchman
6
n/a
Clare
Blue/Orange
12 May
25 June 2016
Thursday 19 May 2016, 7pm
Main House
20 May
11 June 2016
Friday 27 May 2016, 7pm
Maria
Yerma
28 July
10 September 2016
Thursday 4 August 2016, 7pm
Main House
trade
16
n/a
Clare
The Emperor
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A Man of Good Hope
6 October
The Nest
28 October
Once in a Lifetime
25 November 2016
It
16 April 2016
19 March 2016
16 April 2016
26 November 2016
24 September 2016
12 November 2016
26 November 2016
Thursday 8 September 2016, 7pm Maria
Thursday 13 October 2016, 7pm
Main House
Monday 31 October 2016, 7pm
Maria
14 January 2017 Tuesday 6 December 2016, 7pm
Main House
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A Young Vic and Isango Ensemble Production co-produced by Royal Opera and Repons Foundation
A Man of Good Hope
Based on the book by Jonny Steinberg
Adapted by Isango Ensemble
6 October 12 November 2016
Press Night: Tuesday 13 October, 7.00pm
Main House
Critically acclaimed South African company Isango Ensemble return to the Young Vic for the UK premiere of
a gripping tale of survival, based on the book by Jonny Steinberg.
Asad is a young Somalian refugee in Ethiopia with a brilliant head for business. As a budding entrepreneur, he is in
search of new opportunities abroad. And so he embarks on an epic journey to South Africa, hoping to find a promised land. But as he arrives horrific xenophobic violence ruptures society, sending the country and
plans into chaos.
Directed by
Artistic Director Mark Dornford-May and performed mainly through music, this new stage adaptation of Jonny
book features haunting marimbas and vocal performances by the 23-strong ensemble.
The company is made up of both classically trained and untrained singers from the townships surrounding Cape
Town. The ensemble includes: Pauline Malefane, Noluthando Boqwana, Ayanda Eleki, Zamile Gantana, Sifiso Lupuzi, Bongiwe Mapassa, Zanele Mbatha, Katlego Mmusi, Zoleka Mpotsha, Busisiwe Ngejane, Sonwabo Ntshata,
Luvo Rasemeni, Masakane Sotayisi, Luvo Tamba, Ayanda Tikolo.
The first ever collaboration between the Young Vic and the Royal Opera, A Man of Good Hope will receive its world
premiere at the District Six Museum, Cape Town 16 26 March 2016. The conductor is Mandisi Dyantyis, musical
direction is by Mandisi Dyantyis and Pauline Malefane, movement is by Lungelo Ngamlana and light is by Mannie
Manim.
South African company Isango Ensemble based in Cape Town has a passionate commitment to theatre and film as
vehicles for social change. The core of the company formed in 2000 by Mark Dornford-May and Pauline Malefane
drew performers from across the townships surrounding the city.
productions have toured the world, winning numerous awards. Past collaborations with David Lan and Young Vic include Magic Flute Impempe Yomlingo which won an Olivier Award and Christmas Carol iKrismis Kherol which won a Theatregoers Choice Award.
films include u-Carmen eKhayelitsha (Golden Bear, Berlin Film Festival) and Son of Man, which premiered
at The Sundance Film Festival.
Jonny Steinberg was born and bred in South Africa. He is the author of the critically acclaimed
Test, published by Vintage (also published under the title Three Letter Plague), as well as Midlands and The
Number, both of which won South
premier nonfiction literary award, the Sunday Times Alan Paton Prize.
Steinberg was also a recipient of one of the inaugural Windham Campbell Prizes. He teaches African Studies at Oxford University. His most recent book is A Man of Good Hope.
The Young
Taking Part department will be working with homeless adults from their Two Boroughs Project to
create a show in response to A Man of Good Hope about our need to belong somewhere.
A Man of Good Hope, based on the book by Jonny Steinberg and adapted for the stage and Mark DonfordMay and Isango Ensemble, will run 6 October 12 November in the Young
Main House. The production
is directed by Mark Dornford-May. The conductor is Mandisi Dyantyis, musical direction is by Mandisi Dyantyis and Pauline Malefane, movement is by Lungelo Ngamlana and light is by Mannie Manim.
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Once in a Lifetime
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Adapted by Christopher Hart
25 November 2016 14 January 2017
Press Night: Tuesday 6 December 2016
Main House
Richard Jones returns to the Young Vic to direct Christopher
classic Hollywood comedy.
adaptation of Kaufman and
Three actors in a struggling vaudeville troupe travel West to try their luck in 1930s Hollywood. With the advent of
talking pictures,
a changing industry. A chance meeting with a film journalist gives the friends an idea: brimming
with chutzpah they found a school of elocution for starlets of the silver screen, to help them adapt to
When
their scheme takes off they are plunged into the frenetic world of a Hollywood studio, full of glitz and glamour but
as their responsibilities escalate, will the lustre last?
Award-winning director Richard Jones brings this hilarious satire to life, with design by Hyemi Shin and costumes by
Nicky Gillibrand. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG. The cast for Once in a Lifetime is still to be announced.
Richard Jones returns to the Young Vic after The Trial in 2015. Other Young Vic credits include The Good Soul Of
Szechuan, Annie Get Your Gun, The Government Inspector and
Choice. In addition to numerous West End
and Broadway credits, theatre includes The Hairy Ape (Old Vic); A Midsummer
Dream (Royal Shakespeare
Company) and Into the Woods (Phoenix Theatre) which won the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards.
opera credits include The Mastersingers of Nuremburg (ENO), winner of two Olivier Awards for Outstanding
Achievement in Opera and Best New Opera production and Anna Nicole (Royal Opera House).
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart first collaborated on Once in a Lifetime (1930), followed by seven other plays
including Merrily We Roll Along (1934), You
Take It With You (1936, Pulitzer Prize), The Man Who Came
to Dinner (1939), and George Washington Slept Here (1940).
other collaborators included Edna Ferber,
the Gershwins (Of Thee I Sing, Pulitzer Prize) and the Marx Brothers. Hart collaborated with Irving Berlin and
Cole Porter, among others, and wrote the best-selling memoir, Act One. Kaufman and Hart also directed much of
their own work, and each won a Tony Award for Best Director: Kaufman for Guys and Dolls, Hart for My Fair Lady.
Christopher Hart began his theatrical career as a producer Off-Broadway in 1982, and as a producer has won two
Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival, for Hair and Porgy and Bess. He adapted Once in a Lifetime as a two act 12
character play, to make it more 'producer friendly,' and directed the first production of this new version for NPR
Radio and LA TheatreWorks.
Once in a Lifetime by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Christopher Hart and directed by
Richard Jones, runs 26 November 2016 14 January 2017 in the Young
Main House. It is designed by
Hyemi Shin with costumes by Nicky Gillibrand and casting by Julia Horan CDG.
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A Young Vic, HOME & Les Theatres de la Ville de Luxembourg co-production
The Emperor
by Ryszard Kapuściński
Adapted by Colin Teevan
Directed by Walter Meierjohann
With Kathryn Hunter
3 24 September 2016
Press Night: Thursday 8 September 2016, 7.00pm
The Maria
Kathryn Hunter, Walter Meierjohann and Colin Teevan reunite following their critical and popular hit KafMonkey for this world premiere production.
A despotic
regime is beginning to crumble. We witness the downfall and debris through the eyes of his staff:
a catalogue of characters created by award-winning actor Kathryn Hunter. Based on the book by Polish journalist
Ryszard Kapuściński, The Emperor explores the artifice of absolute power.
Directed by Walter Meierjohann and adapted by Colin Teevan, The Emperor is designed by Ti Green, with videos by
Louis Price and light by Mike Gunning.
Following its premiere at the Young Vic, The Emperor will run at HOME, Manchester Wednesday 28 September Saturday 8 October.
Kathryn Hunter returns to the Young Vic following The Valley of Astonishment (Bouffes du Nord/World tour) in
2014. Her previous Young Vic credits include:
Monkey and Peter
Fragments (also Bouffes du Nord/
world tour). Other credits include: Antony & Cleopatra, King Lear (RSC), The Diver (Soho Theatre), Yerma (Arcola) and The Visit (National Theatre) for which she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress. Film includes: Julie TayA Midsummer
Dream, Mike
All or Nothing and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Her directing credits include: My Perfect Mind (Young Vic/New York), Othello (RSC), The Birds (NT) and Pericles
(The Globe).
Walter Meierjohann returns to the Young Vic following his world-known production of
in 2011.
Before this he directed In the Red and Brown Water here. His UK directing credits include All My Sons (Curve);
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Liverpool Playhouse); Unleashed (The Barbican); and Romeo & Juliet (Victoria
Baths for HOME). Walter was Artistic Director of the Contemporary International Line of The Dresden State Theatre from 2004 2007. His short films include Dear Anna starring Kathryn Hunter and Marcello Magni. He was
appointed Artistic Director of Theatre
theatre and film, in 2013.
Colin Teevan is a celebrated playwright, translator and screenwriter. He returns to the Young Vic following the success of
Monkey which enjoyed a world tour including the Bouffes du Nord, Paris and Baryshnikov Arts Centre, New York. Other work here includes Monkey!. His stage work includes: Doctor Faustus (returning to the Duke
of York's April 2016); How Many Miles to Basra? (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Kingdom (Soho); The Diver,
The Bee (both co-written with Hideki Noda, Soho/Setagaya Tokyo); Peer Gynt (Dundee/National Theatre of Scotland); Missing Persons (Assembly Rooms/Trafalgar Studios) and Bacchai (National Theatre). Colin wrote and created the hit TV serials Charlie and Rebellion. His other work for television includes: Silk, Vera and Single Handed.
Colin is Professor of Playwriting and Screenwriting at Birkbeck, University of London.
Ryszard Kapuściński (1932 2007) was a Polish journalist and writer. He worked as a correspondent for PAP, a
Polish news agency, from 1959 till 1981. His texts - which blur the boundaries between journalism, literature and
scientific research - have been published in The New York Times, Time Magazine and Frankfurter Allgemeine
Zeitung. His literary work includes The Emperor, Another Day of Life and collections such as The Soccer War and
Imperium. Kapuściński was elected journalist of the century by the Plebiscite of Polish Journalists in 1999. He
died on January 23, 2007 in Warsaw.
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The Emperor based on Cezarz by Ryszard Kapuściński runs 3
24 September 2016 in the Young
Maria. It is adapted by Colin Teevan, directed by Walter Meierjohann and performed by Kathryn Hunter. Design
is by Ti Green, video is by Louis Price and light by Mike Gunning.
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A Lyric Theatre, Belfast / Young Vic co-production
The Nest
By Franz Xaver Kroetz
New translation by Conor McPherson
Directed by Ian Rickson
28 October 26 November 2016
Press Night: Monday 31 October, 7pm
The Maria
new translation of The Nest by Franz Xaver
Ian Rickson returns to the Young Vic with Conor
Kroetz.
Kurt and Martha will soon become parents. They both work hard to provide for their new family, to give their child
the best and most comfortable start in life. They have to; the perfect buggy
come cheap. But when
boss offers him a chance to make some easy money, his decision threatens the health of his family and the entire
community.
In a new adaptation by the award-winning writer of The Weir, Conor McPherson, The Nest questions the moral cost
of an increasingly materialistic society. A fable of individualism, Ian
production draws out the sharp
relevance of this urgent two-hander.
Casting for The Nest is still to be announced. The production will play at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast 24 September
22 October.
Ian Rickson returns to the Young Vic after directing Hamlet in 2011. His theatre credits include: Jerusalem (Royal
Court, West End and Broadway), which won Tony, Olivier and Evening Standard Awards; The
Hour,
Betrayal, Old Times (West End); Hedda Gabler (Broadway); Parlour Song (Almeida); The Hothouse, The Red Lion,
Evening At The Talkhouse (National Theatre); The River (Royal Court and Broadway). He was artistic director of
the Royal Court from 1997-2007 where his credits include: The Weir, nominated for an Olivier Award, The Seagull
(Broadway),
Last Tape, Mouth to Mouth (West End), The Alice Trilogy and Mojo (revived in the West End).
Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1971. He was educated at University College Dublin where he began to
write and direct. His plays include Rum & Vodka, The Good Thief, This Lime Tree Bower, St. Nicholas, The Weir,
which won an Olivier Award for Best Play, Dublin Carol, Port Authority, Shining City, nominated for a Tony Award
for Best Play, The Seafarer, nominated for Tony, Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play, The Veil and
The Night Alive, which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play and was nominated for an
Olivier nomination for Best Play.
Franz Xaver Kroetz is a German author, playwright, actor and director. His plays include: Through the Leaves,
Mensch Meier (Tom Fool), The Nest, Das Ende der Paarung, Game Crossing, Stubborn, Working at Home and Request Programme. For television, credits include: Kir Royale. For radio his work includes: Reise ins
Glück/Awayday. For opera, his work includes: Stallerhof, based on his play of the same name and which premiered
at the first Munich Biennale in 1988 (composer Gerd Kühr).
The Nest by Franz Xaver Kroetz in a new translation by Conor McPherson is directed by Ian Rickson and
runs 28 October
26 November in the Young
Maria.
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Blue/Orange
by Joe Penhall
Direction Matthew Xia
Thursday 12 May Saturday 25 June 2016
Press Night: Thursday 19 May 2016, 7.00pm
Main House
Daniel Kaluuya (Black Mirror, Sucker Punch) and Luke Norris (Poldark, A View from the Bridge ) set to appear in Joe
Blue/Orange in a new production by director Matthew Xia.
Kaluuya will play the patient, Christopher, and Norris will take the role of Bruce, one of his doctors. Both actors
return to the Young Vic: Kaluuya following his role in A Season in the Congo alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor and directed by Joe Wright, and Norris following his performance in Ivo van
multi-award winning production of A
View from the Bridge.
The day before Christopher is due to be discharged from a psychiatric ward his doctor has reservations. Convinced
that oranges are blue and his father is a Ugandan dictator, is Christopher ready to leave? When the doctor raises his
concerns with a senior colleague, a disturbing clash of ethics, budgets and self-promotion begins to overshadow
future.
Joe Pen
razor-sharp study of the intersection between mental health provision and race premiered at the National Theatre in 2000, transferred to the West End and won the Olivier Award for Best New Play. Matthew Xia
draws out the contemporary relevance of the
themes in this new production with design by Jeremy Herbert.
The final cast member for Blue/Orange is still to be announced.
Daniel Kaluuya returns to the Young Vic following A Season in the Congo in 2013. His other theatre credits include: Trelawny of the Wells (Donmar Warehouse), Oxford Street, Sucker Punch (Royal Court), for which he won a
Circle and Evening Standard Award. His film credits include: Sicario, Kick Ass and Johnny English. TV
includes: Channel 4 cult drama Skins, Black Mirror, Psychoville and Doctor Who.
writing credits include:
Skins series 1,2 & 3 and Two of a Kind (Hampstead).
Luke Norris returns to the Young Vic following his appearance in A View from the Bridge (also West End) which
won an Olivier Award for Best Revival. His other theatre credits include: Hamlet, As You Like It (RSC); Orpheus
Descending (Royal Exchange); Antigone, The Kitchen (National Theatre); Filumena (Almeida); Remembrance Day
(Royal Court), War Horse (NT West End) and White Boy (Soho Theatre). For television, his credits include: Poldark, Our World War, Titanic, Skins and The Inbetweeners. As a playwright, his work includes: So Here We Are
(Winner of a 2013 Bruntwood Prize), Hearts (National Theatre Connections) and Goodbye To All That (Royal
Court).
Joe Penhall is a playwright and screenwriter. His theatre work includes: Sunny Afternoon (Hampstead Theatre and
West End 2014) for which he won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2015; Birthday, Haunted Child, Dumb
Show, Pale Horse (Thames Television Best Play Award), Some Voices (John Whiting Award, 1995) (Royal Court);
Landscape with Weapon, Blue/Orange (Evening Standard Best Play Award, the Olivier Award for Best New Play in
2001 and the
Circle Award for Best New Play in 2000) (National Theatre); The Bullet (Donmar Warehouse) and Love and Understanding (Bush Theatre). For film his credits include: The Road, which premiered in
competition at the Venice Film Festival 2009, Enduring Love and Some Voices. His television credits include:
Birthday, Moses Jones, winner of Best Screenplay at the Roma Fiction Festival 2009 and BAFTA-nominated The
Long Firm.
Matthew Xia returns to the Young Vic after his Genesis Future Director Award-winning production of Sizwe Banzi
is Dead, The Sound of Yellow (a Taking Part Production) and his work on Blackta as Jerwood Assistant Director. He is Associate Artistic Director at
Royal Exchange where he directed
Into the
Woods, Christmas 2015. In 2012 he received the RTYDS placement at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse di7
recting the premiere of Daniel
Scrappers and was Associate Director for the Everyman opening ceremony, Lights Up. Work at Theatre Royal Stratford East, where he was Associate Director, includes: I Was
Looking at the Ceiling and then I Saw the Sky, Mad Blud, Re:Definition, The Blacks and Da Boyz. Other theatre
credits include: Brink (Royal Exchange), Abandonment (Rich Mix); Soyuz 40 (Theatre 503); and Wild
Child (Royal Court). As a DJ, composer and former BBC 1Xtra broadcaster he has performed as Excalibah across
the UK and Europe, including an appearance at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony. Matthew is a founding member of Act For Change.
Jeremy Herbert is an award-winning multi-media artist and stage designer who has worked with other artists as
diverse as John Taverner, Michael Nyman and Madonna. He is Associate Designer at the Young Vic where his work
includes Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, Blackta. In 2014 he presented his experimental theatre installation Safe
House at the Young Vic in collaboration with writer Gabriella Sonnerbend. Previously he had a long connection with
the Royal Court theatre where he designed the acclaimed premieres of Sarah Kan Cleansed and 4.48 Psychosis.
Jeremy works internationally as an opera designer, most recently on the premiere of Beat
La Bianca Notte
in Hamburg, and Richard
production of Rodelinda at the ENO and Bolshoi Theatre. His installations include
a full sized walking house on Salisbury Plain created for Artangel, and an immersive performance for the Ruhr Triennale.
In response to Blue/Orange, the Young
Taking Part department will be working on two projects. The first will
be with the New International Encounter (NIE) theatre company, creating a piece involving deaf participants from
local schools. It will be directed by NIE Artistic Director, Alex Byrne. The second will be a Two Boroughs community production, exploring the different ways we communicate and miscommunicate. Rachel Lincoln will direct.
The Jerwood Assistant Director working with Matthew Xia on Blue/Orange is still to be announced. The role is supported through the Jerwood Assistant Directors Program at the Young Vic.
Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall and directed by Matthew Xia runs 12 May
25 June 2016 in the Young
Main House. It is designed by Jeremy Herbert with light by Adam Silverman, sound by Carolyn Downing and
movement by Joseph Alford.
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For further press information please contact:
Charlotte Bayley, Press Manager
charlottebayley@youngvic.org | 0207 922 2979
Priya Roy, Press & Publications Assistant
priyaroy@youngvic.org | 0207 922 2842
www.youngvic.org
Notes to Editors
Full 2016 Listings
If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Thursday 10 March Saturday 16 April 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Wednesday 16 March, 7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday 8.00pm (except 25 & 28 March) | Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 3.00pm (except
12, 16 March and 6 & 13 April)
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Thursday 7 April 2016 at 8.00pm
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 2 April 2016 at 3.00pm
Tickets: Previews 10 15 March £20, £10 | 17 March 16 April £35, £29, £20, £10. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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Living With The Lights On
Thursday 17 March
Saturday 19 March 2016
The Clare, Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Performances: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8.00pm
Tickets : £15, £10 concessions
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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Dutchman
Wednesday 6 April Saturday 16 April 2016
The Clare, Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Performances: Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm | Matinees on Wednesday 13 and Saturday 16 April at 2.30pm
Tickets : £15, £10 concessions
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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Blue/Orange
Thursday 12 May Saturday 25 June 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Thursday 19 May, 7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.30 (except 30 May) | Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm (except 18 May &
8 June)
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Thursday 9 June 2016 at 7.30pm
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 4 June 2016, 2.30pm
Tickets: Previews 12 18 May £20, £10 | 20 May 25 June £35, £29, £20, £10. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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It
Friday 20 May - Saturday 11 June 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Friday 27 May, 7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.45pm (except 30 May) | Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.45pm (except 21, 25,
28 May)
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Tuesday 7 June 7.45pm
Tickets: Previews 20 May 26 May £10 | 28 May 11 June, £20. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
It Elsewhere
Tuesday 14 Saturday 18 June 2016
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EP
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Friday 24 June Saturday 9 July 2016
The Royal Court Theatre, London, SW1W 8AS
www.royalcourttheatre.com
Wednesday 20 Saturday 23 July 2016
Sheffield Crucible, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1DA
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Tuesday 26 Saturday 30 July 2016
The Yard Theatre, Unit 2a
Yard, London E9 5EN
www.theyardtheatre.co.uk
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Yerma
Friday 28 July Saturday 10 September 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Thursday 4 August, 7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.30pm (except 29 August) | Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm (except 30
July, 3, 10, 27 August & 7 September)
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Thursday 1 Sept, 7.30pm
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 20 August, 2.30pm
Tickets: Previews 29 July 3 August £20, £10 | 5 August 10 September £35, £29, £20, £10. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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The Emperor
Saturday 3 September - Saturday 24 September 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Thursday 8 September, 7pm
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Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.45pm | Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.45pm (except 3, 7, 10 September)
Access Performances
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 24 September at 2.45pm
Tickets: Previews 3 7 September £10 | 9 24 September £20. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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A Man Of Good Hope
Thursday 6 October Saturday 12 November 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Thursday 13 October, 7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.30 | Saturday matinees at 2.30pm (except 8 October)
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Thursday 3 November at 7.30pm
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 22 October at 2.30pm
Tickets: Previews 6 12 October £20, £10 | 14 October 12 November £35, £29, £20, £10. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
-The Nest
Friday 28 October - Saturday 26 November 2016
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Monday 31 October, 7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.45pm | Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.45pm (except 29 October, 2, 5, 26
November)
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Thursday 17 November at 7.45pm
Tickets: Previews 28 & 29 October £10 | 1 Nov 19 Nov, £20. Concessions available. | 21 26 Nov, £25. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
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Wednesday 16 November
Saturday 26 November 2016
The Clare, Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Performances: Monday to Saturday at 8.00pm | Matinees on Wednesday 23 and Saturday 26 April at 3.00pm
Tickets : £15, £10 concessions
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
-Once in a Lifetime
Friday 25 November 2016 Saturday 14 January 2017
Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ
Press Night: Tuesday 6 December,7pm
Performances: Monday Saturday at 7.30pm (except 24, 26, 31 December) | matinees at 2.30pm on 3, 10, 14, 17, 21, 23,
28, 30 December, 4, 7, 11, 14 January.
Access Performances
Captioned Performance: Thursday 12 January at 7.30pm
Audio Described Performance: Saturday 17 December at 2.30pm
Tickets: Previews 25 November 5 December £20, £10 | 7 December 14 January £35, £29, £20, £10. Concessions available.
Box Office: www.youngvic.org | 020 7922 2922
-About the Young Vic
The Young Vic produces classics, new plays, forgotten works, musicals and opera, and tours widely in the UK and internationally. It has deep roots in its neighbourhood and extensive co-producing relationships with leading theatres all over the
world. The Young
associate companies are BirdGang Dance, Belarus Free Theatre, Regional Theatre Young Directors
Scheme and 1927.
Artistic Director: David Lan
Executive Director: Lucy Woollatt
www.youngvic.org
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The Young
Supporters
The Young Vic receives public subsidy from Arts Council England and Lambeth & Southwark Borough Councils.
For further information, please contact the Young
Development Department on 020 7922 2810.
More information on A Man of Good Hope
The Royal Opera, under the artistic direction of Antonio Pappano, Music Director, Kasper Holten, Director of Opera and John
Fulljames, Associate Director of Opera, is one of the
leading opera companies. The Royal Opera presents a wide-ranging
programme which includes the regular commissioning of new opera alongside innovative new productions and revivals in the
iconic Covent Garden theatre in London. The use of digital technologies is enabling the work to be shared more widely including
in cinemas in more than 40 countries around the world. The Royal Opera House also plays a leading role in learning and
participation, community engagement, cultural regeneration, skills development and professional training in the UK and
beyond.
Repons is a foundation based in New York, London, and Paris for the commission and the production of performing art projects
in which contemporary music, sciences, theatre, social issues and new technologies respond to each other.
The interaction of disciplines opens up new perspectives to the field, and generates exchanges between continents and generations. Experimental commissions and education are the essence of Repons mission. A Man of Good Hope is its first collaboration with the Young Vic, Isango Ensemble and Royal Opera. Repons was created by Alain Coblence, Chairman, and Claire Bejanin, Executive Producer.
-More information on The Emperor
HOME,
centre for international contemporary art, theatre, film and books, officially opened its doors in 2015.
Designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo and featuring a 500-seat theatre; a 150-seat flexible theatre; a 500m2, 4m high gallery
space; five cinema screens; digital production and broadcast facilities; a café bar and restaurant. HOME's theatres are a platform for ambitious artistic projects that involve audiences with new and extraordinary theatrical experiences.
The patrons of HOME are Danny Boyle, National Theatre Artistic Director Nicholas Hytner, actress Suranne Jones, playwright
and poet Jackie Kay MBE, artists Rosa Barba and Phil Collins, filmmaker Asif Kapadia, and actress and author Meera Syal
CBE.
www.homemcr.org | @HOME_mcr
-More information on The Nest
The award-winning Lyric Theatre makes a unique and vital contribution to the community as the only full-time producing theatre in Northern Ireland.
Premiering the works of playwrights such as Stewart Parker, Martin Lynch, Marie Jones and Christina Reid, and employing
some of Northern
leading actors, including Adrian Dunbar, Dan Gordon, Conleth Hill, Ciaran Hinds, Stella McCusker,
Frances Tomelty and the
patron, Liam Neeson, its mission is to produce high-quality professional theatre that is alive
to the complex cultural experience and diverse traditions of the community, and to use the power of live theatre to empower,
inspire, engage and educate.
-More information on Blue/Orange
With kind support from The Richenthal Foundation.
The Jerwood Assistant Director Program
The Jerwood Assistant Director Program at the Young Vic supports directors in the early stages of their careers by providing a
vital opportunity to obtain professional on-the-job development.
The partnership was set up in 2010 to give emerging talent the chance to work alongside some of the most talented and experienced directors in the world.
In 2014, the Program was expanded to include an international dimension, and this continues in 2016. We will draw upon the
vast expertise of our theatre colleagues across the world and will for the third time offer a professional practice visit to the six
Jerwood Assistant Directors. Travelling as a group to a major European theatre capital they will have the opportunity to see
work and develop relationships with international practitioners with a view to generating new ideas and future collaborations.
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The Jerwood Assistant Director Program has become a successful springboard. Past participants include: Elayce Ismail who
assisted Joe Wright on A Season In The Congo, received the 2014 the JP Morgan Award at the National Theatre Studio and
will be directing the Young
Taking Part Schools Project in 2016; Jeff James who assisted Ivo van Hove on A View From
The Bridge continued working with the production as it moved to the West End and then Broadway as Associate Director. In
September Jeff directed his first show in The Maria at the Young Vic, La Musica; Nel Crouch who assisted Richard Jones on
The Trial received the BBC Performing Arts Fund fellowship where she assisted Andrew Hilton on Living Quarters and John
Nicholson on a new version of The Light Princess. Nel recently led a week of R&D at the Tobacco Factory for a Bucket Club
show for Edinburgh 2016.
In the Young Vic 2016 season, six Jerwood Assistant Directors will work on productions including If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me;
Blue/Orange; and Yerma.
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