Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah has decided to make streaming performances a permanent fixture of the London institution's productions. The Best Seat in Your House broadcasts will offer two ticket types: The Director’s Chair, with the possibility to cut live to any camera in the theatre at any time, The Director’s Cut, a chosen edit.
Kwei-Armah told that the decision to present a streaming offering for each show came out of a need to adapt to the post-pandemic industry landscape and a desire to provide access to theatergoers who might not be able to afford prime seats.
The 2021�2022 season will include Ben Okri’s Changing Destiny (July 9–August 21), Jessica Siân’s Klippies (August 4�13), the but pandemic-delayed Cush Jumbo-led Hamlet (September 25–November 13), and James Graham’s Best of Enemies (December 2–January 22, 2022).
In addition, the London theatre will present a play written by humans and robots together. AI (August 23�25) is developed by Chinonyerem Odimba and Nina Segal, written alongside GPT-3 OpenAI technology. The Young Vic also continues its youth-orientated Taking Part programming with a YV Unpacked touring production of Love Reign (October 18�23) and the queer South London celebration Sundown Kiki (November 5�12).
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