Nadia Fall reveals inaugural season at the Young Vic

Opening the season in the main house is Joe Orton’s queer cult classic Entertaining Mr Sloane, starring Rizzle Kicks singer Jordan Stephens.

The Young Vic has announced its inaugural season from new artistic director and chief executive Nadia Fall. The new season includes six directors making their Young Vic directorial debuts.

Opening the season in the main house is Joe Orton’s queer cult classic Entertaining Mr Sloane, starring Rizzle Kicks singer Jordan Stephens, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Daniel Cerqueira. The dark comedy about the mysterious Mr Sloane, who is taken into the family home of lonely Kath, runs from 15 September to 8 November. Nadia Fall directs.

This is followed by Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer and Tony-nominated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which receives its European premiere at the Young Vic and follows a tiger who haunts the streets of Baghdad seeking the meaning of life. 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).

Olivier Award-nominee Jordan Fein (Fiddler on the Roof) directs a revival of Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass from 21 February to 18 April, 2026. Set in 1938 Brooklyn, the play is written in response to the rise of facism in Europe. Cast and creative team are to be announced.

Alexander Zeldin (The Other Place) writes and directs the UK premiere CARE, a life-affirming examination of three generations, following a single mum, two feuding pre-teens, and their gran. Cast and creatives are to be revealed.

Meanwhile, in the Maria Studio, Obie Award-winning duo Abigail and Shaun Bengson (The Bengsons) open the season with Ohio, transferring from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Directed by Caitlin Sullivan, Ohio is a celebratory true story about losing faith and finding hope in the darkest of places. The show runs from 30 September to 24 October.

Next up is Museum of Austerity, described as a "blend of theatre, history and humanity." The installation from theatre/XR director Sacha Wares and editor of Disability News Service John Pring reveals the consequences of when state safety nets fail for disabled people. The experience runs from 5 December to 16 January, 2026.

Finally, Sophie Swithinbank will present the world premiere of her new play Sting, directed by Nancy Medina (A Good House). Running from 18 June to 18 July, 2026, the play follows Ash, who is going off the rails. But when she starts a new job and delves into researching a disturbing series of murders along with her boss Lily, it becomes clear that something may be wrong with Ash.

Fall said: “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.”

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Photo credit: Entertaining Mr Sloane cast. (Courtesy of Young Vic)