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A series of 9 TV screens stacked in columns of 3 show a person's face with different expressions on a blue background. In front of the TV screens stands a person with shoulder length curly hair wearing a yellow blouse turning over their left shoulder to look towards the camera.
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A Face in the Crowd

Music and lyrics by Elvis Costello and Book by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Based on the original story and screenplay by Budd Schulberg and the Warner Bros. film

Mon-Sat, 7.30pm
Wed & Sat matinees, 2.30pm

Previews: Tue 10 - Thu 19 Sep

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'You gotta keep him here, Miss Jeffries. He’s the goose who laid the golden egg.' 

When radio producer Marcia Jeffries meets drifter “Lonesome Rhodes”, she immediately gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome's fan base grows and the politicians take notice, Marcia realises she has unleashed a force she can no longer control.  

As countries across the world head to the polls, legendary singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and award-winning Broadway playwright Sarah Ruhl’s timely new musical reignites this Hollywood classic about celebrity, power, and politics.  

Starring Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables) and Anoushka Lucas (recent Young Vic smash-hit Oklahoma!), A Face in the Crowd will be Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah's final show at the Young Vic, with design by Anna Fleischle

Design by Émilie Chen. Photography by Virginie Khateeb.

Music and Lyrics by Elvis Costello
Book by Sarah Ruhl 
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Production Designer Anna Fleischle
Lighting Designer Jackie Shemesh
Musical Supervisor and Musical Director Phil Bateman
Sound Designer Emma Laxton
Choreographer Lizzi Gee
Casting Director Heather Basten CDG
Associate Production Designer Angelica Rush

Based on the original story and screenplay by Budd Schulberg and the Warner Bros. film

With Jasmin Colangelo, Andrew Coshan, Stavros Demetraki, Olly Dobson, Emily Florence, Howard Gossington, Chris Jenkins, Ramin Karimloo, Anoushka Lucas, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Durone Stokes, Vicki Lee Taylor, Annie Wensak, and Bobby Windebank.

BSL Performance: Tue 15 Oct, 7.30pm 
Captioned Performances: Thu 26 Sep, 7.30pm & Sat 5 Oct, 2.30pm 
Relaxed Performances: Sat 19 Oct, 2.30pm & Thu 24 Oct, 7.30pm 
Sensory Adapted Performance: Thu 10 Oct, 7.30pm
Audio Described Performances: Tues 1 Oct, 7.30pm & Sat 26 Oct, 2.30pm. Free touch tours are available to book on these dates from 1pm for matinees and 6pm for evening performances.

Audio Described by Eleanor Margolies & Miranda Yates
Captioned by Miranda Yates
BSL Interpreter Sumayya Si-Tayeb

Access concession tickets and seats reserved for accessible performances are now available to book online. Click here for more information about booking access tickets online.

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