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Play using evidence from Gisele Pelicot trial to get UK premiere

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O'Grady, S. (2026, September 29). Play using evidence from Gisele Pelicot trial to get UK premiere. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/gisele-pelicot-france-associated-press-tickets-avignon-b1298773.html

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Swiss director Milo Rau's play "The Pelicot Rape Trial" is set to premiere in the UK, featuring accounts from a trial where Gisèle Pelicot detailed years of abuse by her ex-husband and other men. The performance, scheduled as part of the Young Vic Theatre’s 2026/7 season, will include testimony from Ms Pelicot, who waived anonymity to speak out against her abusers. The theatre's artistic director Nadia Fall described Rau’s work as a "confronting event-theatre" that bears witness to Pelicot’s story. Additionally, the article outlines other plays planned for the same season at various venues in London.

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Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau's play The Pelicot Trial, which dramatizes the harrowing story of French survivor Gisèle Pelicot, is set to premiere in London this November at County Hall as part of the Young Vic Theatre’s final shows for its 2026/7 season. The one-night-only performance will feature accounts from the trial and include police files, social commentary, and psychiatric reports about the case involving 51 men who were prosecuted. Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity to ensure a public trial against her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, who was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping her while inviting other men from an internet forum to do the same over nearly a decade. The artistic director of Young Vic Theatre, Nadia Fall, describes the play as “confronting event-theatre” that bears witness to Gisèle’s harrowing story.

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“The articles describe different events: one is about Gisèle Pelicot's daughter launching an awareness campaign for victims of drugging and sexual assault, while the other is about a theatrical production based on evidence from Gisèle Pelicot’s trial.”

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The Pelicot Rape Trial, created by Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau, will feature accounts from the trial, police files, social commentary and psychiatric reports of the 51 men who were prosecuted. asserted

who → create → men

The one-off event will be performed by 30 actors and public figures as part of the Young Vic Theatre’s final shows of its 2026/7 season. asserted

event → perform → season

Ms Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping her, as well as allowing other men to rape her while she was unconscious, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. asserted

that → jail → abuse

The 73-year-old, who waived her right to anonymity as a survivor of sexual abuse, said shame should fall on her abusers, not her. asserted

shame → waive → abusers

Young Vic Theatre’s artistic director and chief executive, Nadia Fall said: “Milo Rau’s extraordinary testimonial piece The Pelicot Trial breaks out beyond our theatre walls to County Hall; a piece of confronting event-theatre which bears witness to the harrowing story of Gisèle Pelicot.” asserted

which → say → Pelicot

Other plays being put on as part of the season include Dissent, which will star No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch. asserted

which → put → Lynch

Written and directed by Debbie Tucker Green, the play “confronts ideas of control, complicity and power” and will run from March 5-April 24. asserted

play → write → April

What’s the F******Point?, a satire that “skewers medical bureaucracy” and “identity politics”, which will play at The Maria Theatre from April 2-24. asserted

which → skewer → April

Eulogy, a play that promises to take the audience on a “surreal” journey, will be performed in darkness within a shipping container situated outside the Young Vic from March 24- April 24. asserted

that → promise → March

Read More There will also be a reimagining of Franz Kafka’s short story A Hunger Artist starring former Royal Ballet principal Edward Watson and performance artist Meow Meow, which will run at The Maria Theatre from June 9-26. asserted

which → read → June

Play using evidence from Gisele Pelicot trial to get UK premiere

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