Wings
Monday - Saturday: 7.30pm
Wednesday & Saturday matinees: 2.30pm (Except 16, 20 & 27 Sept, 7, 11, 25 Oct & 1 Nov)
Running time: 1 hour 10 mins
£10, £20, £29, £38
Previews: (14 - 19 Sep) £10, £20
Please note: this performance contains strobe lighting. Please speak to the welcome team if you require more information.
★★★★ “A remarkable performance from Stevenson in Abrahami's sensitive and daring production” The Independent
★★★★ “Juliet Stevenson is floating, spinning, soaring and plunging ... in Abrahami’s spectacular staging” Mail on Sunday
★★★★ “The unflinching authenticity that makes Wings fly” City AM
★★★★ “Mesmerising - Juliet Stevenson takes us to another plane” The Evening Standard
★★★★ “A thrilling dramatic realisation - gloriously liberated” The Financial Times
★★★★ “Thrilling theatrical magic” WhatsOnStage
“Juliet Stevenson is a transcendent force” The Telegraph
“Stevenson deserves nothing but praise for her performance” The Guardian
“Juliet Stevenson gives an extraordinary performance” The Observer
“Dazzling - a fascinatingly different play” Time Out
Emily, a fiercely independent aviator and wing walker, suffers a stroke that destroys her sense of reality.
Fragments of her life come together as she struggles to find her voice and her self.
Arthur Kopit’s tremendously powerful Broadway hit hasn't been seen in London for 30 years.
Juliet Stevenson takes on another extraordinary role, reunited with Natalie Abrahami following their hugely successful collaboration on Happy Days.
Click here to see what audiences are saying about Wings.
Cast and Creatives
Direction Natalie Abrahami | Costumes Holly Waddington | Design Michael Levine | Light Guy Hoare | Sound Design Gareth Fry | Projections Will Duke | Movement Anna Morrissey | Flying Effects Freedom Flying | Casting Julia Horan CDG
With Lorna Brown, Kelle Bryan, David Emmings, Nicholas Gasson, Richard James-Neale, Emily Mytton, Mary Sheen, Juliet Stevenson, Emily Wachter
Generously supported by the Richenthal Foundation, Wellcome Trust and Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund of the London Community Foundation.
Direction Natalie Abrahami
Design Michael Levine
Costumes Holly Waddington
Light Guy Hoare
Sound Design Gareth Fry
Projections Will Duke
Movement Anna Morrissey
Flying Effects Freedom Flying
Casting Julia Horan CDG
With
Lorna Brown, Kelle Bryan, David Emmings, Nicholas Gasson, Richard James-Neale, Emily Mytton, Mary Sheen, Juliet Stevenson, Emily Wachter
Kelle Bryant spoke to What's On Stage about what acting in Wings means to her. Read it here.
Go inside the world of Wings director Natalie Abrahami on The Pool
Juliet Stevenson and Natalie Abrahami talk to BBC Radio 4's Front Row's Samira Ahmed about staging Arthur Kopit's Wings. Listen here.
The Evening Standard stopped by the Wings press night to chat with Juliet Stevenson about her roll in Wings. Read her interview here.
Juliet Stevenson chatted with Graham Norton about her upcoming projects including Wings at the Young Vic. Listen here.
Juliet Stevenson gets a sky-high perspective on Wings character as she researches her Young Vic role. Watch the video on the Evening Standard here.
As she gets ready to step into her next great role, Juliet Stevenson tells The Sunday Times why we desperately need drama now. Read it here.
Ahead of appearing in Wings, Juliet Stevenson talked to The Telegraph about what her younger self would make of her today. Read her interview here.
The Evening Standard names Wings one of Autumn's biggest shows! Read more here.
Juliet Stevenson reunites with director Natalie Abrahami in the Young Vic's upcoming production of Wings. Read more about the Young Vic's 2017 season on The Guardian.
Artistic Director David Lan spoke with The Evening Standard about the Young Vic's new season, including Wings staring Juliet Stevenson and directed by Natalie Abrahami.
Read more about the Young Vic's 2017 season on What's On Stage, The Stage, Theatre.London and Official Theatre London
Captioned performance
12 Oct, 7.30pm
Audio described performance
14 Oct, 2.30pm
Please note: This performance contains strobe lighting. Contact our Welcome Team for more information.
