Full cast announced for world premiere of THELMA & LOUISE at Young Vic
The Young Vic Theatre has announced full casting for the world premiere of Thelma & Louise, a brand-new musical adaptation of Callie Khouri’s Oscar and Golden-Globe winning movie, featuring music by Grammy-nominated iconoclast Neko Case and directed by Trip Cullman.
More than thirty years after the film first premiered in cinemas throughout the US, this empowering, funny and deeply moving story about freedom, solidarity and unshakeable friendship, has been reimagined by Khouri for the stage at a time when the politics of the original feel more relevant than ever.
A Young Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Blue Spruce Productions, Ley Line Entertainment, and Callie Khouri co-production, and Mandy Greenfield, in association with MGM ON STAGE, Thelma & Louise will open the Young Vic’s 2026/7 Season and will run in the Main House from 3 September – 24 October.
Joining the previously announced Olivier Award nominated Amy Lennox as Thelma and Olivier Award nominated Rachel Tucker as Louise are: Trevor Dion Nicholas (Hercules, Hadestown) as Hal, Jordan Luke Gage (& Juliet, Bonnie & Clyde) as JD, Samuel Edwards (Anything Goes, Wicked) as Darryl, Alex Gibson-Giorgio (Top Hat, Sinatra The Musical) as Jimmy, Letitia Hector (Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, 2:22) as Sarah, Tamlyn Henderson (MAMMA MIA!, Waitress) as Harlan/Max, and Jack Butterworth (American Psycho, Here We Are) as Trooper/Singer. The ensemble is made up of Suzie McAdam (Much Ado About Nothing), Eleanor Walsh (Heathers The Musical), Alex Given (Guys and Dolls), Kamilla Fernandes (Sunset Boulevard), Rushand Chambers (The Lion King), and Joshua Dever (Bat Out of Hell).
I guess I went a little crazy, huh?
On a whim, Louise invites her best friend Thelma for a spontaneous weekend getaway. After an ill-fated encounter with a stranger at a roadside honkytonk, their lifelong friendship is forged into something dangerous and unbreakable. Propelled by a soaring musical score, they set out on a last-chance adventure in a world where every card is stacked against them.
The creative team features choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, scenographers Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis, costume designer Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting designer Natasha Chivers, sound designer Gareth Owen, musical supervisor Kimberly Grigsby, orchestrator and arranger John Clancy, musical director Ed Bussey, wigs, hair and make-up designer Carole Hancock, casting director Stuart Burt CDG CSA, fight director Kev McCurdy, and voice and dialect coach Daniele Lydon, with additional music by Carl Newman, Paul Rigby and Zoe Sarnak.
