First listen to the music of Thelma & Louise ahead of its Young Vic world premiere
by Best of Theatre Staff on Monday 10 August 2026, 10:31 am in Videos
The Young Vic have released a first-listen music video for For A Change, performed by Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker, ahead of the world premiere of Thelma & Louise in September.
The Young Vic have today released a first-listen music video ahead of the world premiere of Thelma & Louise, a brand-new musical adaptation of Callie Khouri's Oscar and Golden Globe-winning film, featuring music by Grammy-nominated iconoclast Neko Case and directed by Trip Cullman (Becky Shaw, Choir Boy).
For A Change, by Neko Case and Zoe Sarnak, is performed by Amy Lennox (Thelma) and Rachel Tucker (Louise), with guitar by Dario Cortese, in a film by Mann Bros.
More than thirty years after the film first premiered, this empowering, funny and deeply moving story about freedom, solidarity and unshakeable friendship has been reimagined by Khouri for the stage at a time when the politics of the original feel more relevant than ever. Thelma & Louise opens the Young Vic's 2026/7 season in the Main House from 3 September until 24 October 2026, with press night on 16 September.
On a whim, Louise invites her best friend Thelma for a spontaneous weekend getaway. After an ill-fated encounter with a stranger at a roadside honkytonk, their lifelong friendship is forged into something dangerous and unbreakable. Propelled by a soaring musical score, they set out on a last-chance adventure in a world where every card is stacked against them.
Olivier Award nominee Amy Lennox (Cabaret, Kinky Boots) stars as Thelma and Olivier Award nominee Rachel Tucker (Wicked, Come From Away) as Louise, alongside Trevor Dion Nicholas (Hercules, Hadestown) as Hal, Jordan Luke Gage (& Juliet, Bonnie & Clyde) as JD, Samuel Edwards (Anything Goes, Wicked) as Darryl, Alex Gibson-Giorgio (Top Hat, Sinatra The Musical) as Jimmy, Letitia Hector (Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, 2:22) as Sarah, Tamlyn Henderson (MAMMA MIA!, Waitress) as Harlan / Max and Jack Butterworth (American Psycho, Here We Are) as Trooper / Singer.
The ensemble is made up of Suzie McAdam (Much Ado About Nothing), Eleanor Walsh (Heathers The Musical), Alex Given (Guys and Dolls), Kamilla Fernandes (Sunset Boulevard), Rushand Chambers (The Lion King) and Joshua Dever (Bat Out of Hell).
The creative team features choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, scenography by Christine Jones & Brett J. Banakis, costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight and lighting design by Natasha Chivers.
Thelma & Louise is a Young Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Blue Spruce Productions, Ley Line Entertainment and Callie Khouri co-production, with Mandy Greenfield, in association with MGM ON STAGE.