The Gisèle Pelicot Trial Play Streams Live from the Young Vic This November
Milo Rau’s four‑hour documentary drama about the Gisèle Pelicot case will be livestreamed after selling out its London run.
Live streaming of Milo Rau’s documentary play
The Young Vic will host Swiss director Milo Rau’s four‑hour documentary drama about the trial of the men who drugged and raped Gisèle Pelicot on 30 November at London’s County Hall. The show, created with Servane Dècle, sold out quickly and will be livestreamed in full for remote audiences.
The cast includes Adjoa Andoh, Rosie Jones and Olivia Williams. Young Vic artistic director Nadia Fall said, It was the act of witnessing that really got me. It isn’t scenes and costumes in a set like a traditional piece of theatre. It is the facts. It just floors you.
Other November cultural offerings
Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia – Revived at the Old Vic under director Carrie Cracknell, the production spans two centuries and features Olivier‑nominated Isis Hainsworth. It will be available on NT at Home from 26 November.
Digital dance at Sadler’s Wells – The hour‑long film Du Els, made with Erna Ómarsdóttir, presents Damien Jalet’s choreography among the statues of Oslo’s Vigeland Museum, streamed on Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage.
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s record label – The company’s new label has released a Spotify compilation of the most requested music from recent productions, including tracks by Thijs van Vuure from an adaptation of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room.
Selina Thompson’s Edinburgh Fringe work – Thompson’s 2017 one‑woman show, which involved a mallet, protective goggles and blocks of salt rock, inspired a BBC iPlayer film that preserves the original’s ritual and intimate tone.
These events highlight a month of innovative theatre and performance art that blends documentary truth, classic drama and digital choreography for audiences both in‑person and online.
