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  • Venue Young Vic Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 6 July 2024
  • Running time 2 hours 35 minutes (including interval)

Passing Strange tickets at The Young Vic

“You know, it’s weird when you wake up in the morning and realize that your entire adult life was based on a decision made by a teenager. A stoned teenager.”

The Young Vic presents the European premiere of multi-award winning musical Passing Strange, an electrifying musical odyssey set in 1980’s Amsterdam and Berlin starring Olivier Award winner Giles Terera (Hamilton).

Directed by Liesl Tommy (Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, Tony nominated Eclipsed), Passing Strange has book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald, and is created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen.

Passing Strange runs from 14 May 2024 to 6 July 2024 at The Young Vic London.

You know, it’s weird when you wake up in the morning and realize that your entire adult life was based on a decision made by a teenager. A stoned teenager.

A young, Black musician sets out on an electrifying musical odyssey to find himself and his place in the world, swapping his middle-class L.A. upbringing for punk rock and protest in 1980s Amsterdam and Berlin.

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Who is in the cast of Passing Strange?

Giles Terera as the Narrator, Rachel Adedeji as Mother, Keenan Munn-Francis as Youth.

The company includes: David Albury, Nadia Violet Johnson, Renée Lamb and Caleb Roberts.

The band is Ikechukwu Onwuagbu (bass), Nick Pinchbeck (keyboards/guitar), James Taylor (drums) and Art Terry(keyboards/guitar).

Who are the creative team of Passing Strange?

Book & Lyrics by Stew, Music by Stew Stewart & Heidi Rodewald, Created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen

Directed by Liesl Tommy

The creative team also includes Set and Costume Designer Ben Stones, Lighting Designer Richard Howell, Sound Designer Tom Gibbons, Video Designer Will Duke, Musical Supervisor Brandon Michael Nase, Choreographer Dickson Mbi, Voice and Dialect Coach Hazel Holder, Casting Director Heather Basten CDG, Jerwood Assistant Director Tian Brown-Sampson, Jerwood Trainee Assistant Director Nathanael Campbell and Jerwood Assistant Choreographer Robia Brown.

Important Notes

Access Performances: BSL Performance: Thu 30 May, 7.30pm; Captioned Performances: Wed 5 June, 2.30pm & Thu 13 June, 7.30pm; Relaxed Performances: Sat 8 June, 2.30pm & Thu 27 June, 7.30pm; Sensory Adapted Performance: Tue 18 June, 7.30pm; Audio Described Performances: Sat 22 June, 2.30pm & Tue 25 June, 7.30pm

Venue Information

Young Vic Theatre , 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ

Nearest Tube or Train: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line); Southwark (Jubilee line)

Nearest Buses: 40, 60, N63, N89, 1, 68, 168, 172, 176, 188

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Critics' reviews of Passing Strange

★★★★ "An all-out wild ride of a rock musical... Giles Terera is sublime" - The Guardian

★★★★ "There’s never a dull moment" - The Telegraph

★★★★ "Unlike any musical I’ve seen before... rousing and refreshing" - i News

★★★★ "A joyous, shape-shifting musical odyssey" - The Financial Times

★★★★ "I’d happily see this musical again tomorrow" - The Sunday Times

Also see: Passing Strange Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

Passing Strange is playing at the Young Vic Theatre in London
The running time of Passing Strange is 2 hours 35 minutes (including interval)
Yes, Passing Strange has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
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