6 May - 1 Jul
Life of Galileo
Event has passed
BAFTA Award-winning film director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice) returns to the Young Vic after his celebrated production of A Season in the Congo.
Brendan Cowell plays Galileo following his acclaimed performance in Yerma. Galileo makes an explosive discovery about the universe with his new invention – the telescope.
Performed in-the-round on a stunning set designed by Lizzie Clachan (Yerma, A Season in the Congo), the show features original music by The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and projections by 59 Productions (Feast, War Horse).
Creatives
Direction Joe Wright
Design Lizzie Clachan
Projections 59 Productions
Music Tom Rowlands
Light Jon Clark
Sound Tom Gibbons
Puppet Direction Sarah Wright
Dramaturg Sarah Tipple
Movement Javier de Frutos
Casting Julia Horan CDG
Cast
Ayesha Antoine
Jason Barnett
Brendan Cowell
Billy Howle
Paul Hunter
Joshua James
Bettrys Jones
Alex Murdoch
Brian Pettifer
Anjana Vasan
Sarah Wright