The Pelicot Trial

Staged at County Hall under the auspices of the Young Vic, The Pelicot Trial is exactly as the title says: auteur Swiss director Milo Rau’s verbatim (albeit edited) restaging of the trial of the 51 men accursed of raping Frenchwoman Giselle Pelicot, including her own husband. The piece has been staged in multiple European cities for just a single performancem, and now it’s London’s turn to get a very rare staging of one of Rau’s works. An exemplary ensemble including Kate Winslet, Adjoa Andoh, Brian 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 will take turns reading the testimony. Tickets are long sold out but you can follow live on the Young Vic’s YouTube channel.