Running from September 2025 – July 2026…
The Young Vic Theatre has today announced the inaugural season from new Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall – a programme of timely reimaginings of classic work, UK, European and World premieres and creatively bold, inventive productions from internationally acclaimed theatre makers and exciting new voices.
Running from September 2025 – July 2026 across the Main House and The Maria Studio the Young Vic’s 25/26 Season features seven productions, six from directors making their Young Vic directorial debuts.
In the Main House
Opening the 25/26 Season, Young Vic Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall (Three Sisters) will direct Tamzin Outhwaite (Abigail’s Party) and Daniel Cerqueira (A Gentleman in Moscow) in Joe Orton‘s queer cult classic Entertaining Mr Sloane – a ruthless, dark comedy that remains as provocative and shocking today as it did 62 years ago. 15 Sep – 8 Nov.
Rajiv Joseph‘s Pulitzer and Tony-nominated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo – a high-octane, funny yet moving examination of the futility of war – receives its European Premiere at the Young Vic. Directed by Omar Elerian (Rhinoceros) this new production stars Olivier and BAFTA award-winner David Threlfall (Hangmen), Olivier Award-nominee Arinzé Kene (Misty), Ammar Haj Ahmad (The Jungle) and Hala Omran (I Medea). 2 Dec – 31 Jan.
Olivier Award-nominee Jordan Fein (Fiddler on the Roof) directs a timely revival of Arthur Miller‘s rarely-performed play Broken Glass. Set in Brooklyn in 1938 and written in response to the rise of fascism in Europe, Broken Glass is a passionate story about the consequences of disconnecting with the realities of our world. 21 Feb – 18 Apr.
Alexander Zeldin (The Other Place) writes and directs the UK premiere CARE. Co-produced with A Zeldin Company, CARE is a life affirming examination of the realities of ageing and the elusive connection between loss and rebirth. 11 May – 11 Jul.
The 25/26 season will see the Maria Studio programmed alongside the Main House as a space for creative and imaginative approaches to storytelling that include gig theatre, installations and fearless new writing.
In The Maria
An intimate and rousing new musical experience from Obie Award-winning duo Abigail and Shaun Bengson (The Bengsons) and directed by Caitlin Sullivan. Ohio is a celebratory true story about losing faith and finding hope in the darkest of places, bringing together creative captions, evocative Indie-folk music and deeply personal storytelling. Following its initial debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, Ohio is produced by Francesca Moody Productions and piece by piece productions in association with the Young Vic. 30 Sep – 24 Oct.
An arresting mixed reality installation from theatre/XR director Sacha Wares and editor of Disability News Service John Pring, the award-winning Museum of Austerity will bring the human stories of Austerity Britain to the Young Vic, laying bare the consequences when state safety nets fail. A number of supporting events will accompany the run, including an event with Healing Justice Ldn, further details to be announced. An ETT, Trial and Error Studio, and the National Theatre co-production, presented in association with the Young Vic, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. 5 Dec – 16 Jan.
Casting a scathing light on systemic injustice in the institutions that are sworn to protect us, Sophie Swithinbank (Bacon), winner of the 2023 Peggy Ramsay/Film4 Award and the Sonia Friedman Productions Prize for Best Play, will present the world premiere of her urgent new play Sting directed by Nancy Medina (A Good House). 18 Jun – 18 Jul.
As part of the Young Vic’s ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of theatre makers, this season will see The JMK Award return to the Young Vic, offering an early career director the opportunity to direct a full-scale professional play in the Young Vic’s Maria Studio. Applications for the Award will open in autumn 2025.
Nadia Fall, Artistic Director and CEO of the Young Vic:
“Vivid stories are the key to this season. We have seven wildly different works across our Main House and The Maria Studio Theatre, which journey from the shady underbelly of the London suburbs to the chaos of Baghdad after the toppling of Saddam Hussein. We will time travel to Brooklyn in 1938 where fascism is on the rise in Europe, on to a residential care home for a tender and surprisingly joyful look at life in our winter years, before returning to the streets of our metropolis for an eerily modern tale involving misogyny within the MET Police.
“Alongside the shows in our Main House, we are delighted to be cracking open our studio theatres this season for new forms and voices. Some of the most arresting theatre I have ever experienced was in the Maria and Clare spaces; productions which have stayed with me over the years. Studio theatres can conjure an immersive and potent connection with an audience, achieving a close up and unparalleled intimacy.
“I can’t wait to share this work with our audience. It’s a season that invites us to hold a mirror up to ourselves and see the unflinching truth about who we really are. Behind closed doors, beyond curated online profiles, and painted smiles: it’s an interrogation of who we are, at our core.”
