Annual Review

2015-2016

FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

PATRICK McKENNA

For 15 years we have nurtured the talent of dozens of the UK’s most exciting directors. Over the past few years, three directors in particular have benefitted from being appointed as Genesis Fellows – full time members of staff who not only direct shows on our stages, but learn from the skills of others in the building and begin to train the next generation of talent.

2015 - 16 showcased the superb work of Carrie Cracknell, Joe Hill-Gibbins and Natalie Abrahami. First Natalie’s critically acclaimed production of Happy Days returned to the main house, enrapturing audiences for a second time. Later in the year, Joe’s virtuoso production of Measure for Measure broke new ground for one of Shakespeare’s most difficult plays. Finally, Carrie Cracknell’s Macbeth, a fascinating blend of dance and theatre, opened at the Young Vic before touring to Birmingham and Manchester. All three played to full houses and all three have ensured that these directors will be some of the most sought after in the country for years to come.

These shows also showcased the talent of some of the finest British female actresses of their generation – Juliet Stevenson, Romala Garai and Anna Maxwell Martin. Much of our work this year has been generated by exceptional women. In the Maria, huge hits A Number, La Musica, Bull and A Girl is Half Formed Thing were all written or directed by women. All our Taking Part shows this year, professionally resourced productions created by and featuring members of our local community, were directed or co-directed by women.

In this respect, as in many others, the Young Vic is industry leading, which is what makes it such an exciting place to be.

FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

DAVID LAN

We still talk about the redesigned, redeveloped, rebuilt part of our theatre as ‘new’ – at least I do. But in fact it’s now 10 years old. So we’re all – or at least all of us who have been on this part of a longer journey – now 10 years older. So, how do we grow up but still stay young?

We have two simple ideas which seem to do the trick. The first is that we go on, year in year out, producing the shows that we don’t know how to do, pushing the boat out, flying a kite, taking leaps in the dark – whatever your favourite metaphor is. In theatre you live or die by the artistic success of the show you happen to have on at that moment. We’ve got used to living (reasonably) dangerously.

Each show we produce – and we’re still producing somewhere between 12 and 15 new shows each year – is designed to be a new adventure for the artists, encouraged to try the crazy thing they’ve never attempted before, and for the whole YV team who are primed to create, to support, to advise, to cheer on…

And the second: we try to stay connected to the real world that exists beyond The Cut in Waterloo. This last year we’ve been especially engaged by the turmoil in Europe caused by the massive movement of refugees across the continent. ‘What can we do?’, is everyone’s question. So much of the year was taken up exploring new relationships and planning our season Horizons which will play out over the next 18 months, involving writers, directors, actors – professional and non-professional – who are directly or indirectly engaged with this new long term reality. More shows will be added over future months.

Staying alive to new ways of making theatre, to new people to make it with, to new ways of living through art in the real world is key to our ability to stay young.

So it’s 10 years since we reopened our rejuvenated theatre but we feel younger than ever, with an infinite amount ahead of us to learn, to share, to enjoy.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lucy Woollatt

Over the course of a year shows open and close, staff move on, projects come to their end. So often at these moments, the support we give each other is thanked with tears and heartfelt words about the Young Vic ‘family’.

Each time a true feeling of achievement and joy rises through us. A confirmation of that sense that there’s nowhere quite like the Young Vic to put on a show.

This feeling is difficult to maintain - it involves caring in an order that is sometimes counter intuitive, working more hours that seem sensible, spending more time in groups when a single decision would seem quicker, or simply taking risks in those we employ and the shows we programme. However, our success – financial, critical, artistic – depends on it. Our recent trip to New York with A Streetcar Named Desire was only possible because of it. Our full season of work, 25 shows across our three stages, on tour and on transfer is testament to it.

Productions

In the Main House

AH, WILDERNESS!

By Eugene O'Neill

Direction Natalie Abrahami

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‘Natalie Abrahami's haunting, witty production turns the piece into a dream-like memory play’

The Independent

Photo ©Johan Persson

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In the Maria

WORLD FACTORY

METIS in co-production with the Young Vic, New Wolsey Theatre and Company of Angels

Direction/Design Zoë Svendsen & Simon Daw

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‘Smart, mischievous and genuinely thought-provoking’

Financial Times

Photo ©David Sandison

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In the Main House

THE TRIAL

By Franz Kafka

Adapted by Nick Gill

Direction Richard Jones

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‘Grotesque and darkly comic... Rory Kinnear is at the peak of his powers, Kate O’Flynn is a rising star’

Time Out

Photo ©Keith Pattison

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In the Maria

A NUMBER

Nuffield at Young Vic

By Caryl Churchill

Direction Michael Longhurst

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‘An ingenious revival’

The Times

Photo ©Johan Persson

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In the Clare

NOW IS THE TIME TO SAY NOTHING

Presented by Young Vic Taking Part

Direction Caroline Williams

‘Cunningly constructed and heartfelt’

The Guardian

Photo ©Helen Murray

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In the Main House

SONG FROM FAR AWAY

A Toneelgroep Amsterdam production. Mostra Internacional de Teatro de São Paulo co-producer.

Young Vic: London co-producer

By Simon Stephens & Mark Eitzel

Direction Ivo van Hove

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‘Dreamlike and deeply unsettling... exquisitely matched by Jan Versweyveld’s set and lighting’

The Times

Photo ©Jan Versweyveld

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In the Clare

CREDITORS

By August Strindberg

In a version by David Greig

Direction Rikki Henry

‘@TomRhysHarries was heartbreaking in such a superbly intimate production of Strindbergs' Creditors, at @youngvictheatre, must see.’

Tweet by @TessaBJones

This was a Genesis Future Directors Award play.

Photo ©Richard Hubert Smith

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BFT Festival

Staging a Revolution

Created by Belarus Free Theatre

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‘A furious intensity rarely seen on these shores’

Daily Telegraph

Image: Ai Weiwei

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In the Maria

LA MUSICA

By Marguerite Duras

Translation Barbara Bray

Direction Jeff James

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‘Compellingly intimate... a sexy beast, and one to remember’

The Times

Photo ©David Sandison

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In the Main House

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

By William Shakespeare

Direction Joe Hill-Gibbins

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‘The most scabrously funny take I've seen on Shakespeare's profound comedy... Romola Garai in wonderfully impassioned form’

The Independent

Photo ©Keith Pattison

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On Broadway

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

By Arthur Miller

Direction Ivo van Hove

‘One of the great theatrical productions of the decade. See it.'

The Times

Photo ©Jan Versweyveld

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In the Main House

MACBETH

By William Shakespeare

A Young Vic, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and HOME co-production

In association with Lucy Guerin Inc.

Direction Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin

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‘Stylish and daring’

Evening Standard

Photo ©Richard Hubert Smith

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In the Clare

BARBARIANS

By Barrie Keeffe

Direction JMK Award Winner Liz Stevenson

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‘An urgent, muscular, bleakly humorous production’

The Guardian

Photo ©Ellie Kurttz

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In the Maria

BULL

A Supporting Wall / Young Vic co-production

Originally produced by Sheffield Theatres

By Mike Bartlett

Direction Clare Lizzimore

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‘Sparks fly in Clare Lizzimore’s stunning production’

Time Out

Photo ©Manuel Harlan

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In the Main House

BATTLEFIELD

A C.I.C.T. - Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord production Co-produced by Young Vic Theatre, Les Théâtres de la ville de Luxembourg ; PARCO Co. Ltd / Tokyo ; Grotowski Institute ; Singapore Repertory Theater ; Théâtre de Liège ; C.I.R.T. and Attiki Cultural Society

Based on The Mahabharata and the play by Jean-Claude Carrière

Adapted and directed by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

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‘Delivered with remarkable grace and deceptive lightness of touch’

Financial Times

Photo ©Simon Annand

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In the Maria

A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING

The Corn Exchange at Young Vic

In association with Cusack Projects Limited

By Eimear McBride

Adaptation & Direction Annie Ryan

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‘A tour de force performance... This ferocious, gorgeous show transcends mere story’

Time Out

Photo ©Richie Gilligan

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In the Main House

IF YOU KISS ME, KISS ME

Conceived by Jane Horrocks and Aletta Collins

Direction & Choreography Aletta Collins

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‘A beautifully crafted performance... Powerful and poignant’

Mail on Sunday

Photo ©Johan Persson

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In the Clare

LIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON

An Actors Touring Company and Young Vic co-production

By Mark Lockyer

Direction Ramin Gray

'Hilarious, touching and utterly bonkers – a gripping true story'

‘#LivingWithTheLightsOn An exceptional evening with Mark Lockyer, moving,funny, scary honest and full of hope. Great theatre.’

Tweet by @quentyquestions

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Artists

We invite our artists to attempt with us what they’ve never attempted before,
to take a leap in the dark.

Taking Part

Our work with young people and our local communities is a major part of our artistic life. At a deep level, it complements and enhances each of the shows we produce.

All of this work is created by our Taking Part team, who engage with over 10,000 people a year. We offer young people and our neighbours free tickets to all our shows. We run a wide range of projects, from skills-based workshops to a chance to perform on one of our stages. We connect with some of the most vulnerable groups in society such as young people with mental health difficulties, children and adults with special needs, homeless people and people in recovery from addiction.

Much of our work this year has been with refugees and asylum seekers, living on our doorstep. Whilst the refugee crisis around the world worsens, we are doing what we can do best – making relationships with our neighbours, opening conversations with artists and our audiences, and creating work for our stages. We are learning about our world, and how different one person’s experience can be from another’s, even though we all walk the same streets and live in the same city. David Lan said of all work with and about refugees at the Young Vic; ‘This is the Young Vic’s response to the world as it is now. People in distress need help and they need to be heard. We want to provide a powerful means for audiences at home and abroad to connect with the political, social and human realities refugees face. These are the central stories of our age.

Jeremy Corbyn said when outlining his vision for the arts; ‘Following the lead of successful programmes, such as those run by The Young Vic and the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, we must support outreach programmes designed to involve young people both as participants and as audience members.’

We think of the Young Vic as ‘the home you didn’t know you had’. Taking Part is one of the ways in which we keep our doors wide open.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 2015-16

We gave 9,259 free tickets

to young people, schools

and our neighbours.

Worked with 2,696 YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH SEEING SHOWS, WORKSHOPS AND BEING IN PRODUCTIONS

PROVIDED 18 WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS, 16 IN SCHOOL AND 2 ON THE YOUNG VIC STAGE

DEVELOPED A CPD PROGRAMME FOR TEACHERS. PROVIDED 5 WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY 53 TEACHERS

WORKED WITH 127 REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ACROSS TAKING PART WORKSHOPS AND PROJECTS.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Schools Theatre Production,
April - June 2015

THE REMARKABLE CASE OF K

Theatre company, Parrot in the Tank worked with autistic children from Lark Hall Primary school, Wyvil Primary school and Snowsfields Primary school, to create a show in response to the Young Vic production of The Trial. It was developed through a series of multi-sensory workshops with the pupils in which they invented a factory of nonsense which mounted the case against Josef K. The show even featured Rory Kinnear receiving his case file from one of the children!


‘The pupils became very sociable with new people, and each other. They now role play much more in their play, and often reflect on their experience recalling people and events’

Anna Brady, Headteacher, Wyvil School


‘Working with the Young Vic staff was great and supported our children to become engaged with new activities’

Elisabetta, Teacher, Lark Hall School

Photo ©Helen Murray

Young People

‘THE YOUNG VIC ALLOWS ME

TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS

IN A DIFFERENT WAY’

Joshua, participant in Parallel Macbeth

NOW IS THE TIME TO SAY NOTHING, CREATED WITH 10 YOUNG PEOPLE AND A SYRIAN FILMMAKER WAS PRESENTED AS PART OF THE SHUBBAK FESTIVAL AND THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

RAN A PROJECT FOR TEENAGERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES, ASSISTED BY TWO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN PART IN THIS PROJECT

YOUNG VIC YOUNG ASSOCIATES CREATED HUMAN ME  WITH 9 LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN RESPONSE TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS

ORGANISED BEYOND BORDERS, A CONFERENCE FOR 120 ARTISTS AND THEATRE MAKERS ABOUT HOW THEATRE CAN MAKE WORK WITH REFUGEES

Parallel Production, September 2015- January 2016

PARALLEL MACBETH

Parallel Productions are a core element of the work of the Young Vic’s Taking Part department. This year 13 young people collaborated with director Caroline Byrne to create their own version of the Young Vic’s Main House production of Macbeth, exploring ideas of nationhood, belonging and power structures. Some of the company had worked with the Young Vic previously and for others it was their first ever interaction with any theatre. The experience gave the four refugees among the cast an opportunity to make new friends, and develop new skills and interests.


‘From this project I am learning a lot. I am learning about theatre and what exactly it is. I now have knowledge that I didn’t have before. It’s very interesting to be involved and I am very happy’

Mohammed Ali, participant, who recently arrived in the UK from Calais

Photo ©Helen Murray

TWO BOROUGHS

‘AS SOMEONE WHO CANNOT

AFFORD TO BUY TICKETS YOUR

SCHEME MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

Angie, participant

CREATED A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH 10 LOCAL RESIDENTS OVER 60. IN RESPONSE TO LA MUSICA, ROOM 504 WAS PERFORMED AT THE HAMPTONS BY HILTON, WATERLOO

WORKED WITH A COMMUNITY CHORUS OF 25 PEOPLE, WHO PERFORMED IN THE YOUNG VIC PRODUCTION OF THE TRIAL

WORKED WITH OVER 65 REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SEEING SHOWS AND DEVELOPING NOW WE ARE HERE, WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED IN 2016

WORKED WITH 48 SEX WORKERS TO CREATE THE BROLLY PROJECT, A COMMUNITY SHOW BY AND ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS

Community Production, April - August 2015

THE BROLLY PROJECT

There were significant challenges for the participants in taking part in such a project; nerves at how the stories would be received, and fear of judgement and rejection from friends and family as well as the general public. We were delighted that the project was a wholly positive experience, boosting the confidence and self-esteem of the participants and enlightening the audience to the realities of the sex industry.


The Brolly Project has had a really big impact on my life. Now I can be honest with everyone. I don’t have to hide anymore’

Elizabeth, participant

The Brolly Project was overwhelmingly beautiful. Shattered stereotypes, full of hopeful hearts. Incredible courage.’

Audience member

Photo ©Helen Murray

DIRECTORS PROGRAM

Launched in 2000, our Directors Program is the only scheme of its kind in the UK. Throughout 2015-16 we offered 349 activities, with over 1,700 places for emerging directors, from assistant directorships to skills-based workshops to CV clinics – all to help directors develop their craft.

Genesis Fellow

Gblolahan Obesisan

Photo ©Helen Murray

The Genesis Fellow is a two year role that enables its recipients to work closely with artistic director David Lan as they continue to develop their craft as a theatre director. Each year they also have the opportunity to direct their own show either in The Maria Theatre or Main House.

Natalie Abrahami

Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O’Neil

GBLOLAHAN OBESISAN

Cuttin’ It by Charlene James



GENESIS FUTURE DIRECTORS AWARD

The GENESIS FUTURE DIRECTORS AWARD Award enables two emerging directors to rehearse and present a play of their choice, as part of the Young Vic’s season.

RIKKI HENRY

directed Creditors by August Strindberg in a version by David Greig

OLA INCE

Directed Dutchman by Amiri Baraka

Genesis Network supported by the Genesis Foundation

Our web-based network helps directors to discuss theatre, form groups and organise skills sharing, as well as to find information about current activities, opportunities and special ticket offers. Directing can be lonely – particularly in the early stages of a career – and the network encourages a sense of community and peer support. We now have nearly 1,000 members.

These schemes are generously supported by Genesis Foundation

JMK Award

Each year the JMK Award enables a young director to stage their production of a classic, hosted in our Clare theatre.

LIZ STEVENSON

Barbarians by Barry Keeffe

JERWOOD ASSISTANT DIRECTORS SCHEME

‘The Jerwood Assistant Directorship has allowed me the opportunity to make new work, to be challenged, take risks, learn from others and be part of a brilliant organisation with talented people. It has been a brilliant opportunity for me to learn and grow as a director and I feel very thankful for the opportunity.’

Rachel Lincoln – La Musica – Jeff James

Rachel Lincoln

Photo ©Slav Kirichok

Each year our partnership with Jerwood Charitable Foundation provides assistant directorships which include a residency at the Young Vic, an attachment to a production, an international trip to see work and meet artists and the opportunity to develop and direct a short play with a writer.

Jerwood Assistant Directors:

CRAIG GILBERT

Ah, Wilderness! - Natalie Abrahami

RACHEL LINCOLN

La Musica - Jeff James

NEL CROUCH

The Trial - Richard Jones

JASMINE WOODCOCK-STEWART

Measure for Measure - Joe Hill-Gibbins

FINN DEN HERTOG

Macbeth - Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin

JOE HANCOCK

If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me - Aletta Collins

This scheme is generously supported by Jerwood Chartable Foundation

BORIS KARLOFF TRAINEE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS SCHEME

‘The Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Director Scheme gave me the formal introduction into what it takes to make brilliant work in a brilliant theatre. I can only hope with this under my belt I can further my involvement in creating stimulating, thought- provoking and dream evoking work.’

Rob Awosusi - The Trial - Richard Jones

With the support of the Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation we seek to diversify our talent pool and find the most exciting talent. The scheme bridges the gap between training or engaging with our Taking Part department and embarking on a professional career. Many of the participants have not been through formal higher education and are from black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.

Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Directors:

ROB AWOSUSI

The Trial - Richard Jones

Lekan Lewal

Measure for Measure - Joe Hill-Gibbins

MICHAL KEYAMO

Macbeth - Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin

Highlights

FOREVER YOUNG GALA

This year we celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Young Vic with our Forever Young Fundraising Gala held on the 29th of February. The evening consisted of exciting performances including a Aahehop dance by our Associate Company BirdGang, a showing of a Two Boroughs Taking Part Production created with a cast of full-time female carers, Turning A Little Further, and a beautiful song performed by Katie Brayben.

As part of the celebration, the Young Vic also produced a short film called The Roof which took the form of a brief comedy about a visit from legendary theatre maker, Peter Brook, and his legion of fans. The film featured Sir Ian McKellen, Jude Law, Natalie Dormer, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Hugh Skinner and Noma Dumezweni. The film was written by Nigel Williams and directed by Natalie Abrahami.

CHAMPIONING FEMALE CREATIVES

Over the last year, the Young Vic’s artistic programming has championed female theatre-makers. Half of the productions were directed by women, these included Eimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing directed by Annie Ryan and starring Aoife Duffin, Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin’s experimental dance version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me, conceived by Jane Horrocks and Aletta Collins.

Photo ©Johan Persson

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE ON BROADWAY

The Young Vic production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge directed by Ivo van Hove was a sensation when it first opened in 2014. In October 2015 the show opened on Broadway to a fantastic reception following a sold out transfer to Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End earlier in the year. A View From the Bridge won two Tony Awards for ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Revival’.

Photo ©Jan Versweyveld

BARBARIANS directed by Liz Stevenson

In November 2015, Barrie Keeffe’s Barbarians, directed by JMK Award Winner Liz Stevenson, was performed in the Clare Studio. A play about dark comic anarchy set in a dingy corner of 1970s London, three unruly lads from Lewisham leave school without hope or ambition and embark on a life of petty crime.

This outstanding production was met with critical acclaim and received a 2016 Olivier Award nomination.

SUSTAINABILITY

In December 2015 we were delighted to be awarded the highest rating of 3 stars from Julie’s Bicycle (an organisation working with creative industries around environmental sustainability). The Young Vic has managed to achieve significant reductions in emissions produced during performances, despite the number of shows increasing by 40%.

The Young Vic has also established a gardening club which meets regularly to plant wild flowers, herbs, and vegetables on the communal staff terrace and to look after the new Young Vic wormery.

Finances

Our Shows

The teams who create, produce, manage, build and sell our shows are talented and highly motivated. Our actors, writers, directors and designers are among the best in the world.

Producing our ambitious and innovative work is expensive and involves risk. Each risk we take is calculated and strategic, designed to produce long term benefit to ourselves as well as to the wider artistic world. Each show needs to work in its own right and, at the same time, research and development for the shows that come after. In other words, we respond to existing markets but also create new ones. The cost of this approach, sustained over time (we produce up to 18 shows per year with 5 or more additional shows with the community) cannot be met by ticket sales alone.

From 2013-16 our ticket prices ranged from £10 to £35 with a range of concessions available. At least 50% of the audience at each performance pay less than £20.

As we play to consistently full houses, the only way we can increase box office income is by raising prices, by abandoning concessions or by withdrawing our funded ticket schemes. For reasons outlined throughout the review, to take any of these steps would damage the benign circle “great art, low prices, diverse audience” that we have imagined, created, and sustained over the past decade.

Consequently, the balance of finance each show and each season requires can only be sought from further government investment or by raising our fundraising target to ever higher levels.

We are now celebrated as ‘one of Britain’s great producing theatres’ The Independent. In these difficult times, without persistent and imaginative fundraising, the artistic and social value we so successfully create will be threatened.

EXPENDITURE

Each year more than 90% of our total resource goes towards the shows you see on our three stages, our Taking Part activities and our flagship directors programme. Less than 10% is spent on overheads.

Of the 90%, one quarter goes on the salaries of our permanent staff – producers, heads of lighting, sound and stage, marketeers, production accountants and theatre managers. The other three quarters goes on the direct costs of our productions – the actors, the director, the designer, the set and costumes and so on.


YOUNG VIC PRODUCTIONS

& ACTIVITIES 90%

OVERHEADS 10%

INCOME

Our income comes from the sale of our tickets, our fundraising, our co-producers and our grant from the Arts Council England. Our grant makes up less than a third of our income. We generate the other two thirds by the careful marketing and pricing of our tickets and by regular and close engagement with the co-producers, individuals, trusts and corporates that support us. Each year we raise well over £1.5m million in this way and, in addition, raise substantial sums, sometimes up to £1m, by co-producing with other theatres in the UK and abroad.


GRANT 31%

DEVELOPMENT 26%

BOX OFFICE 32%

CO-PRODUCTION 5%

TRADING 4%

OTHER 2%

Current Supporters

The Young Vic is generously supported by...

Funders

PUBLIC FUNDERS

  • Arts Council England
  • British Council
  • Creative & Cultural Skills
  • Lambeth Borough Council
  • Southwark Council
  • Big Lottery Fund

‘MARKIT IS A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THE YOUNG VIC’S WORK IN MAKING THEATRE AVAILABLE TO ALL. THE FUNDED TICKET SCHEME, WHICH GIVES AWAY 10% OF ALL YOUNG VIC TICKETS, HAS AN ENORMOUS POSITIVE IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OPENS DOORS TO NEW EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES.’

- Markit

CORPORATE PARTNERS

  • Barclays
  • Berkeley Group
  • Bloomberg
  • Edelman
  • Markit
  • Wahaca

CORPORATE MEMBERS

  • Aka
  • Bloomberg
  • Clifford Chance LLP
  • Ingenious Media Plc
  • Memery Crystal
  • Mishcon de Reya
  • Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest
  • Wisdom Council

Individual Supporters

‘BEING A MEMBER OF THE YOUNG VIC’S ‘UPPER CIRCLE’ HAS GIVEN ME A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK DONE ON STAGE AND IN THE COMMUNITY. I AM PROUD TO BELONG TO A THEATRE THAT IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR WORK AND COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS.’

- Soul Mate

  • Partners & Upper Circle
  • Lionel Barber & Lionel Barber
  • The Bickertons
  • Tony & Gisela Bloom
  • Simon and Sally Borrows
  • Sandra Cavlov
  • Ian & Caroline Cormack
  • Manfred and Lydia Gorvy
  • Patrick Handley
  • Jack & Linda Keenan
  • Chris & Jane Lucas
  • Patrick McKenna
  • Simon & Midge Palley
  • Karl-Johan Persson
  • Barbara Reeves
  • Jon & NoraLee Sedmak
  • Dasha Shenkman
  • Justin Shinebourne
  • Rita & Paul Skinner
  • Bruno Wang
  • Anda & Bill Winters

  • Soul Mates
  • David & Corinne Abbott
  • Timothy Allen
  • Jane Attias
  • Clive Bannister
  • Chris & Frances Bates
  • Ginny & Humphrey Battcock
  • Anthony & Karen Beare
  • Joanne Beckett
  • Royce & Rotha Bell
  • Sarah Billinghurst Solomon
  • Adrian & Lisa Binks
  • Eva Boenders & Scott Stevens
  • Beatrice Bondy
  • Katie Bradford
  • CJ & LM Braithwaite
  • Clive & Helena Butler
  • Sandra Carlisle
  • Jim & Dycella Carroll
  • Tim & Caroline Clark
  • Kay Ellen Consolver
  • Paul Curran
  • Georgina David
  • Howard Davies
  • Miel de Botton
  • Lucy & Spencer de Grey
  • Annabel Duncan-Smith
  • Robyn Durie
  • Sean Egan
  • Jennifer & Jeff Eldredge
  • Don Ellwood & Sandra Johnigan
  • Paul Gambaccini
  • Sarah Gay Fletcher
  • Jill & Jack Gerber
  • Beth & Gary Glynn
  • Annika Goodwille
  • Timothy Allen
  • Sarah and Tim Bunting
  • Lysbeth Fox
  • Katherine Hallgarten
  • Sarah Hall
  • Richard Hardman & Family
  • Frances Hellman
  • Nick Hern
  • Marianne Hinton
  • Madeleine Hodgkin
  • Nik Holttum & Helen Brannigan
  • Jane Horrocks
  • Geraldine & Graham Huntley
  • Linden Ife
  • Maxine Isaacs
  • Raymond Joabar
  • Clive Jones
  • Tom Keatinge & Tansi Aked
  • John Kennedy
  • Linda Keyte
  • John Kinder & Gerry Downey
  • Gavin Kalin
  • Mr & Mrs Herbert Kretzmer
  • Lady Rayne Lacey
  • Carol Lake
  • Martha Lane Fox
  • Jude Law
  • Victoria Leggett
  • Peter & Colette Levy
  • Ann Lewis
  • Camilla Lowther
  • Tony Mackintosh
  • James & Sue Macmillan
  • Jill & Justin Manson
  • Lady Medina Marks
  • Michael McCabe
  • Sir Ian McKellen
  • Juliet Medforth
  • Barbara Minto
  • Laura Montgomery
  • Joseph Morgan
  • Miles Morland
  • Georgia Oetker
  • Sally O’Neill
  • Rob & Lesley O’Rahilly
  • Julia Palca
  • Tim & Lynn Payne
  • André Ptaszynski
  • Anthony & Sally Salz
  • Ron & Sue Sandler
  • Catherine Schreiber
  • Charles & Donna Scott
  • Mark Selby
  • Carol Sellars
  • Dr. Bhagat Sharma
  • Jenny Sheridan
  • Lois Sieff
  • Nicola Stanhope
  • Sir Patrick Stewart
  • Karen Taylor
  • Jan & Michael Topham
  • Totally Theatre Productions
  • The Ulrich Family
  • Lady Marina Vaizey
  • Donna & Richard Vinter
  • Jimmy & Carol Walker
  • Rob & Gillian Wallace
  • Edgar & Judith Wallner
  • George & Patricia White
  • Philip Yea
  • Jill Hackel Zarzycki

TRUST SUPPORTERS

‘I’M PROUD OF WHAT WE’VE DEVELOPED WITH THE YOUNG VIC. IT SHOWS THE VALUE OF SUSTAINED GIVING ON A PARTNERSHIP LEVEL. THE YOUNG VIC UNDERSTANDS THE GENESIS FOUNDATION, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A REAL PARTNER AND IT HAS REALLY DELIVERED INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES WITH US.’

- John Studzinski, Genesis Foundation

  • 95.8 Capital FM’s Help a Capital Child
  • Andor Charitable Trust
  • Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust
  • BBC Children in Need
  • Backstage Trust
  • Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
  • Boshier Hinton Foundation
  • The Burford Cannell Charitable Trust
  • The City Bridge Trust
  • The Cleopatra Trust
  • Clifford Chance Foundation
  • Clore Duffield Foundation
  • Cockayne – Grants for the Arts
  • John S Cohen Foundation
  • The Co-operative Membership Community Fund
  • David Laing Foundation
  • The Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation
  • D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
  • Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Equitable Charitable Trust
  • The Eranda Rothschild Foundation
  • Ernest Cook Trust
  • The Foyle Foundation
  • Garfield Weston Foundation
  • Garrick Charitable Trust
  • Genesis Foundation
  • Golden Bottle Trust
  • Golsoncott Foundation
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation
  • The Amberstone Trust
  • H&M Foundation
  • The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
  • Jerwood Charitable Foundation
  • Joanies Fund
  • John Ellerman Foundation
  • John Thaw Foundation
  • J. Paul Getty Jnr. Charitable Trust
  • The Kidron and Hall Family
  • The Leche Trust
  • The Limbourne Trust
  • The London Community Foundation
  • The Mackintosh Foundation
  • Martin Bowley Charitable Trust
  • Mrs Margaret Guido's Charitable Trust
  • Newcomen Collett Foundation
  • The Noel Coward Foundation
  • The Nomura Charitable Trust
  • The Portrack Charitable Trust
  • The Rayne Trust
  • The Red Hill Trust
  • Richard Radcliffe Charitable Trust
  • The Richenthal Foundation
  • Royal Norwegian Embassy
  • Royal Victoria Hall Foundation
  • The Sackler Trust
  • Unity Theatre Trust
  • Sir Walter St John’s Educational Charity
  • The Wolfson Foundation

And with thanks to all the Young Vic Friends and those donors who wish to remain anonymous.