A Young Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Blue Spruce Productions, Ley Line Entertainment, Callie Khouri co-production
Mandy Greenfield
in association with MGM ON STAGE
Thelma & Louise
A New Musical
Book by Callie Khouri, Music & Lyrics by Neko Case
Directed by Trip Cullman
Young Vic, Main House
3 Sept – 24 Oct 2026
Press Night: 16 Sept, 7pm
I guess I went a little crazy, huh?
On a whim, Louise (Rachel Tucker) invites her best friend Thelma (Amy Lennox) 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.
More than thirty years after the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film, writer Callie Khouri reimagines her iconic road movie, Thelma & Louise, as a brand-new musical. With music and lyrics by Grammy-nominated artist Neko Case, this electrifying production, directed by Trip Cullman is wild, hilarious and will rip your heart out.
The creative team features choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, scenography by Christine Jones & Brett J. Banakis, costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Gareth Owen, musical supervision by Kimberly Grigsby, orchestration and arrangements by John Clancy and musical direction by Ed Bussey, with additional music by Carl Newman, Paul Rigby and Zoe Sarnak. The Creative Producers are Mandy Greenfield and Sonia Friedman Productions and the creative consultant is Imogen Brodie. Stuart Burt CDG CSA is the casting director, Peter Noden is the casting associate,Kev McCurdy is the Fight Director, Yarit Dor is the Intimacy Director, DANIÈLE Lydon is the Voice and Dialect Coach, Chelsea Walker the Associate Director, Matthew Buttrey the Associate Designer and Rob Jones is the Associate Sound Designer. The music producer is Jeff Galegher and the orchestra manager is Sylvia Addison. RCI Theatricals are the US General Managers.
Based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture "Thelma & Louise" written by Callie Khouri.
Sonia Friedman and Imogen Brodie said: “From the moment it premiered in 1991, Thelma & Louise was a cultural phenomenon and an instant classic. Callie Khouri’s groundbreaking, funny, deeply moving and empowering film sparked a vital and urgent conversation around violence against women and girls, and women’s autonomy in the face of systemic injustice.
Astonishingly, nearly 35 years later, we find ourselves in a world where female, indeed all human rights are under serious threat, making this story feel not only relevant but necessary. At its heart, it speaks to freedom, solidarity, friendship and the ongoing fight for equality - all of which continue to resonate today.
In bringing this story to the stage, we are reimagining it theatrically and musically, so it feels wholly born for the live experience - immediate, visceral and a rollercoaster of a night out.
Together with our exceptional creative team - Callie, Neko and Trip - and our brilliant co-producers Blue Spruce Productions, Ley Line Entertainment, Callie, Mandy Greenfield and MGM ON STAGE, we are thrilled that Thelma & Louise: A New Musical will begin its journey at the Young Vic.”
Callie Khouri said: "I’m thrilled to be collaborating with the Young Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott Delman, Ley Line Entertainment and Mandy Greenfield in this newly re-imagined story of Thelma and Louise. It’s still a wild and emotional ride made even better by the contribution of the enormous talents of Neko Case, Trip Cullman and our amazing creative team. I can’t wait for audiences to experience this timely re-telling."
Thelma & Louise is supported by Sophie Hale & Roland Rudd and the Charlotte Aitken Trust.