Full Cast Named for One-Off UK Premiere of The Pelicot Trial on 30 November
Kate Winslet, Brian Cox and Lindsay Duncan are among the performers in Milo Rau's one-night London staging on 30 November, which the Young Vic will stream free.
The full cast has been named for the UK premiere of The Pelicot Trial, a documentary-theatre production by Milo Rau and Servane Dècle. The announcement was made on 4 November 2026. The one-off performance is set for Monday 30 November at The Chamber at London County Hall.
The Young Vic has announced the production in stages. London Box Office reported the initial casting on 6 October 2026 and said more names would follow. The one-off performance is set for 30 November, and its livestream will be free.
Newly Named Performers Join the Company
Fourteen performers were newly named on 4 November: Brian Cox, Lindsay Duncan, Misan Harriman, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Lennie James, Baroness Helena Kennedy, George MacKay, Tobias Menzies, Ambika Mod, John Simm, Indira Varma, Ellie Wilson, Kate Winslet and Harriet Wistrich. Countertenor Hugh Cutting is also in the company.
Fifteen names were announced earlier: Adjoa Andoh, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Lorraine Ashbourne, Leo Bill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Alfred Enoch, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Rosie Jones, Kadiff Kirwan, Rosie O’Donnell, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jordan Stephens, Juliet Stevenson, Samuel West and Olivia Williams.
With Hugh Cutting included, the company totals 30 artists and public figures, according to London Theatre and WhatsOnStage. The reports give no roles for individual performers.
The first fifteen names were reported on 6 October 2026, and the full company was named on 4 November.
Performance Details
The one-off UK premiere of The Pelicot Trial is scheduled for Monday 30 November 2026 at The Chamber at London County Hall, with a free livestream on the Young Vic’s YouTube channel.
Format and Source Material
Milo Rau and Servane Dècle are credited with the piece. The production is documentary theatre built from testimonies and written accounts from the trial, police files, social commentary and psychiatric reports. The psychiatric reports concern the 51 men prosecuted in the case.
The case at the centre of the material is that of Gisèle Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by her husband and dozens of other men between 2011 and 2020. She waived her right to anonymity at the 2024 trial, and according to WhatsOnStage she made the trial public. The case took place in Mazan, France.
The piece is based on the true events of the trial. It was developed with journalists, anthropologists and local feminist organisations in France.
WhatsOnStage reports a statement from Pelicot: “Shame has to change sides.”
London Theatre gives the running time as about four and a half hours.
A One-Off Performance Streamed Free
London Box Office describes the 30 November date as a one-off live performance at The Chamber at London County Hall. It is the UK premiere, and the piece has toured internationally since its first staging.
All three sources give a 6pm start. The Young Vic will livestream the performance free on its YouTube channel, and WhatsOnStage and London Box Office both say the stream is available worldwide for the duration of the performance.
The end time differs by source. WhatsOnStage and London Box Office give 10pm, while London Theatre gives 10.30pm.
WhatsOnStage lists the presenters as the Young Vic, Eleanor Lloyd Productions and Rebecca Stafford Productions, with support from the Olwyn Foundation for Women and Girls.
London Box Office also describes The Chamber as the home of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution.
The one-off performance is set for 30 November, and its livestream will be free.
Touring Record and Next Steps
According to London Box Office, the piece had its world premiere at the Vienna Festival on 18 June 2025. WhatsOnStage reports that it has since toured to cities including Avignon, New York, Lisbon, Milan and Bergen, with a different company performing in each city.
The London date is the UK premiere of a piece that has already been staged in Vienna and in cities including Avignon, New York, Lisbon, Milan and Bergen.
The live performance is scheduled for Monday 30 November 2026, with the free stream running through the evening. The reports describe the London evening as both a live performance and a free stream.
