Lashana Lynch in dissent

She’s outrun Bond villains and battled the Kree, and now Lashana Lynch is taking on a different kind of threat – leading debbie tucker green’s surveillance-state thriller dissent at the Young Vic from 5 March 2027.

Lashana Lynch leads the cast of dissent, a new play written and directed by Olivier and BAFTA winner debbie tucker green, at the Young Vic.

Set in a world where compliance is enforced and questions aren’t welcome, the production marks green’s first new play for the Young Vic’s Main House and runs from 5 March to 24 April 2027.

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About Lashana Lynch

Lynch was born on 27 November 1987 in Hammersmith, London, and is of Jamaican descent. She trained on the BA Acting course at ArtsEd drama school, where she was invited to sing in third-year graduate productions directed by Ché Walker and performed in the Sonnet Walk at Shakespeare’s Globe under the direction of Mark Rylance. She also won the Laurence Olivier Bursary in 2009.

Lynch built her name in British theatre and television before breaking through internationally, becoming a global star through the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the James Bond franchise. Her casting in dissent marks a high-profile return to the London stage for one of Britain’s most in-demand screen actors.

Theatre credits

Lynch’s notable stage credits include playing Rita opposite Lenny Henry in Educating Rita at Chichester Festival Theatre’s Minerva Theatre, and the leading role of Mende Mazer in Slave at The Lowry, for which she was nominated for a Manchester Evening News Award for Best Newcomer.

Film and Television credits

Her notable film and television credits include Captain Marvel (Marvel Studios), in which she played Maria Rambeau, No Time to Die (Eon Productions), in which she became the first Black female 007 agent, and The Day of the Jackal (Sky/Peacock). Lynch’s other key film roles include Rita Marley in Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures) and Miss Honey in Matilda: The Musical (Netflix).

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dissent runs at the Young Vic from 5 March to 24 April 2027, as part of a boundary-pushing 2026/27 season. Given Lashana Lynch’s profile and the buzz around debbie tucker green’s new work, early booking is recommended.

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