Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker are now in rehearsals for Thelma & Louise, ahead of the production’s world premiere at The Young Vic Theatre this September.
Lennox plays Thelma and Tucker is Louise in the show, a new musical adaptation of Callie Khouri’s movie featuring music by Neko Case and directed by Trip Cullman.
More than 30 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.
I guess I went a little crazy, huh?
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.
The cast features Trevor Dion Nicholas as Hal, Jordan Luke Gage as JD, Samuel Edwards as Darryl, Alex Gibson-Giorgio as Jimmy, Letitia Hector as Sarah, Tamlyn Henderson as Harlan/Max and Jack Butterworth as Trooper/Singer.
The ensemble also includes Suzie McAdam, Eleanor Walsh, Alex Given, Kamilla Fernandes, Rushand Chambers and Joshua Dever.
The creative team features choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber, scenography by Christine Jones & Brett J Banakis, costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Gareth Owen, musical supervision by Kimberly Grigsby, orchestration and arrangements by John Clancy, musical direction by Ed Bussey, and wigs, hair and make-up design by Carole Hancock with additional music by Carl Newman, Paul Rigby and Zoe Sarnak.
Stuart Burt is the casting director, Peter Noden is the casting associate, Kev McCurdy is the fight director, Danièle Lydon is the voice and dialect coach, Zoë Thomas-Webb is the costume supervisor, Mary Halliday is the props supervisor, Billy Jay Stein is the keyboard programmer, Chelsea Walker the associate director, Lily Ockwell is the associate choreographer, Matthew Buttrey the associate designer, Stacey O’Shea is the associate lighting designer and Rob Jones is the associate sound designer. Francesca Murray-Fuentes is the Jerwood assistant director. The music producer is Jeff Galegher and the orchestra manager is Sylvia Addison. RCI Theatricals are the US General Managers.
Thelma & Louise is a Young Vic, Sonia Friedman Productions, Blue Spruce Productions, Ley Line Entertainment and Callie Khouri co-production, and Mandy Greenfield, in association with MGM ON STAGE.
It opens the Young Vic’s 2026/27 season in the Main House from September 3 – October 24, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Thelma & Louise rehearsals, credit Helen Murray (image supplied)