Julie

Julie description

Julie is Rebecca Frecknall's contemporary version of August Strindberg's Miss Julie, a tense drama of desire, class and power played out over a single night.

On the night of her 21st birthday party, Julie stumbles into the kitchen and seeks out her father's employees, John and Christine. As the room becomes a battlefield of class and sexual politics, a reckless flirtation turns into a merciless contest that sends all three hurtling towards destruction.

The production was created at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, where it had its world premiere in 2024, and comes to the Old Vic as part of Rupert Goold's first season as Artistic Director and of a new artistic partnership between the two theatres. It is the first time Strindberg's play has been staged at the Old Vic since 1966, when Maggie Smith played Julie. The performance runs for about 1 hour 50 minutes with no interval.

Rebecca Frecknall adapts and directs, in her first production as the Old Vic's Associate Director. Her productions of A Streetcar Named Desire and Summer and Smoke both won the Olivier Award for Best Revival, and Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club won her the Olivier Award for Best Director. The design team includes Chloe Lamford (set), An D'Huys (costume), Jack Knowles (lighting) and George Dennis (sound).

Milly Alcock plays Julie, making her Old Vic debut. She is known on screen for House of the Dragon and Supergirl.

Book now for Julie, a modern take on Strindberg's classic of lust and ruin.

Playing at Old Vic Theatre

103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB GB (venue info)

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