Off Book - a podcast by the Young Vic
Episodes
Broken Glass Audio Introduction
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Broken Glass Audio Introduction by Young Vic Theatre
MoA YV Complete Text Guide London
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MoA YV Complete Text Guide London by Young Vic Theatre
Museum of Austerity Audio Introduction
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Museum of Austerity Audio Introduction by Young Vic Theatre
ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE (YoungVic) - Introduction
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE (YoungVic) - Introduction by Young Vic Theatre
Ohio Audio Introduction
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ohio Audio Introduction by Young Vic Theatre
MoA Complete Text Guide
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MoA Complete Text Guide by Young Vic Theatre
The Museum of Austerity meditation
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Museum of Austerity meditation by Young Vic Theatre
Punch - Post-Show Talk, 11 March 2025
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Punch - Post-Show Talk, 11 March 2025 by Young Vic Theatre
Punch - Post-Show Talk, 19 March 2025
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Punch - Post-Show Talk, 19 March 2025 by Young Vic Theatre
Introduction to Punch at the Young Vic
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction to Punch at the Young Vic by Young Vic Theatre
The Little Foxes - Audio Introduction
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Little Foxes - Audio Introduction by Young Vic Theatre
GIRL IN THE MACHINE - Introduction
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
GIRL IN THE MACHINE - Introduction by Young Vic Theatre
Best of Enemies and The Collaboration: authors, authorship, leaderships and collaboration (part 2)
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This two-part episode looks at authors and authorship, at leadership, and at collaboration. We look at two pieces of work: The Collaboration, written ...
Best of Enemies and The Collaboration: authors, authorship, leaderships and collaboration (part 1)
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This two-part episode looks at authors and authorship, at leadership, and at collaboration. We look at two pieces of work: Best of Enemies, written by...
Hamlet: Imagining Elsinore, the Man and his Soul
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does Hamlet inspire and intrigue audiences and artists? Designer Anna Fleischle unpacks how to bring the world of Hamlet to life, and Dr Louise Ow...
Changing Destiny: How Kwame Kwei-Armah and Ben Okri tell a 4000 year old tale
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Young Vic podcast investigates the power of a 4000-year-old story about exile and home: how the tale of Sinuhe inspired Ben Okri to write Changing...
Nadia Latif on the importance of the bookshelf, first steps in Theatre and developing Fairview
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Director of stage and film Nadia Latif chats to Off Book presenter Dan de la Motte about growing up between Sudan and London, her early experiences of...
Dadiow Lin on Taiwan, classics and collaboration on in a word
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Director Dadiow Lin chats to Off Book presenter Dan de la Motte about growing up in Taiwan, the influence of classic texts and how she combines a rang...
Luke Barnes on The Jumper Factory, how he became a playwright and the role of a writer
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Playwright Luke Barnes chats to Off Book presenter Dan de la Motte about developing authentic stories shaped by real experiences. Luke opens up abou...
Josh Parr on his first job, drama school and making his mark
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Theatre Director Josh Parr grew up in the mining town of Rugeley and never saw arts as a viable career. Fast forward a few years, he's directing The...
Sharon D. Clarke on her first job, winning an Olivier and how she approached Linda Loman
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stage royalty, Sharon D. Clarke speaks to Off Book about her role as Linda Loman, her journey into Theatre and what it meant to her to win the Olivier...
Wendell Pierce discusses Willy Loman, activism and his first steps into theatre
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wendell Pierce first visited London over 40 years ago, what does it mean to make his London debut and join the select group who have played Willy Loma...
Emma Dennis-Edwards talks The American Dream 2.0, drama school and her career so far
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Multi award winning Writer, Actor and Performer Emma Dennis-Edwards talks to Off Book about her new play The American Dream 2.0, a politically charged...
The Convert director Ola Ince rejoins us to talk about her latest YV show and Tina the Musical
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Director of Danai Gurira's The Convert, Ola Ince joins us as the first director to return to our tiny recording studio. We caught up on the very bus...
Kwame Kwei-Armah discusses Twelfth Night and taking charge at the Young Vic
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, director, actor, musician and YV’s artistic director - Kwame Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Dan in the studio to talk about his return to London aft...
Jenna Russell, fresh from Fun Home joins us to discuss her colossal acting career - Off Book Podcast
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Dan de la Motte was joined in the old YV stationary cupboard by stage icon, Jenna Russell. We hear how Sylvia Young was integral to givi...
Debbie Hannan discusses her Genesis production & identifying as a working class director
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Debbie Hannan, Genesis Future Director Award Winner and recent director of Naomi Wallace's Things of Dry Hours joined us for a chat this month. We di...
Alison Bechdel & Sofie Hagen talk about Fun Home, the Bechdel test & being seen - Off Book Podcast
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Guest host, comedian and podcaster Sofie Hagen is joined by Alison Bechdel, the cartoonist who wrote the graphic novel Fun Home for a special Off Book...
Oscar winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney talks The Brothers Size, Moonlight & his career
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Brothers Size writer and Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney joined us in Feb 2018 during the revival of the Young Vic's production of his play, Th...
Justin Martin discusses making "theatre that's necessary" & his long-term collab with Stephen Daldry
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Having worked back to back on The Jungle and The Inheritance at the Young Vic, Justin Martin, long-time collaborator with Stephen Daldry, spoke to us ...
The Inheritance writer Matthew Lopez discusses his early influences, his Florida roots & his writing
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer of The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez joins us to discuss his hilarious and profound heart-breaking play in two parts, directed by Stephen Daldry. ...
David Lan, Young Vic Artistic Director talks about his 18 year tenure - Off Book
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“We should be thinking about the totality of people’s experience” The Young Vic’s Artistic Director, David Lan spoke to us about well, every...
Olivier Award-winner Juliet Stevenson on Wings, women in theatre and activism - Off Book
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Olivier Award-winner Juliet Stevenson joins us this week following her recent production of Wings at the Young Vic. Juliet discusses her recent perf...
Nancy Medina on Yellowman, her Brooklyn influences and being a director of colour
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Medina, Genesis Future Director Award winner and director of Yellowman joins us this week. Nancy discusses directing Dael Orlandersmith's Puli...
Natalie Abrahami - Off Book
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Abrahami got her theatre break as the Royal Court Graduate Trainee, before winning the JMK Award at Battersea Arts Centre in 2005. A spell at ...
Josh Roche - Off Book
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The goal is to get to the age of 80 and not be bruised by the experience" JMK Award Winner 2017, former Fat Git and My Name is Rachel Corrie direct...
Zoë Svendsen & the role of dramaturgy - Off Book
16 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Theatre maker and Dramaturg Zoë Svendsen joined us earlier in 2017 to discuss the important role dramaturgy plays in theatre and how she discovered d...
Josette Bushell-Mingo - Off Book
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Performer and Artistic Director of Riksteatern in Sweden, Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE joins us to discuss her journey from London's East End to Stockhol...
Taio Lawson - Off Book
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Taio Lawson's relationship with the Young Vic started when he visited as a school kid and watched someone fry an egg on stage in The Three Musketeers....
Joe Wright - Off Book
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
British film and theatre director Joe Wright came in this month to discuss his return to the Young Vic with Brecht's Life of Galileo following his 20...
Paul Mason - Off Book
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Paul Mason pops in to the Young Vic to talk about his play about revolution and the networked generation, Why It's All Kicking Off Everywhe...
Lucy J Skilbeck - Off Book
26 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Genesis Future Directors Award winner, Lucy J Skilbeck talks to us about their journey from the first cabaret show they enjoyed as a child in Yorkshir...
Carole Karemera on Peter Brook's Battlefield & the arts scene in Rwanda - Off Book
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Brook's Battlefield visited the Young Vic in February 2016 before continuing its world tour. We spoke to Belgian actress, choreographer, directo...
Corn Exchange AD and A Girl is a Half-formed Thing dir. Annie Ryan on route from NYU to Dublin
23 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Artistic Director of Corn Exchange and A Girl is a Half-formed Thing director, Annie Ryan joined us in March 2016 to discuss the incredibly powerful p...
Genesis Future Directors Award winner Bryony Shanahan talks trade & 'emerging' as a director
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We caught up with Genesis Future Directors Award winner 2016, Bryony Shanahan whilst she was at the YV with debbie tucker green's trade. Bryony talks...
Ramin Gray - Off Book
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ramin Gray, Artistic Director of ATC (Actors Touring Company) and director of upcoming YV production Living With the Lights On joins us in the booth t...
Joe Hill-Gibbins - Off Book
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Director of the upcoming A Midsummer Night's Dream and 2015's Measure for Measure at the Young Vic, Joe Hill-Gibbins came in for a chat at the YV abou...
Isango Ensemble's Pauline Malefane & Mandisi Dyantyis - Off Book
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Isango Ensemble's Musical Directors, Pauline Malefane and Mandisi Dyantyis joined us in the studio to talk about A Man of Good Hope and how the 'extra...
Roy Alexander Weise, JMK Award winner and director of The Mountaintop joins us for Off Book
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
JMK 2016 Award winner and The Mountaintop director Roy Alexander Weise joined us to talk about how he went from wanting to be a celebrity chef to beco...
HOME Artistic Director, Walter Meierjohann talks about The Emperor and his "Eurotrash" beginnings
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Walter Meierjohann, Artistic Director of HOME in Manchester and director of The Emperor, joined us for this episode of Off Book. We discussed Walter's...
Marie-Hélène Estienne, the "powerhouse" behind Peter Brook talks about her unique skillset
15 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marie-Hélène Estienne is Peter Brook's long time collaborator, described by The Guardian as the 'powerhouse' behind the celebrated 90 year British d...
Cuttin' It director Gbolahan Obisesan discusses his work and reflects on representation in the arts
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gbolahan Obisesan, director of Cuttin' It and current Genesis Fellow at the Young Vic joined us on Episode 4 of Off Book. Gbolahan discusses his forma...
Matthew Xia - Off Book
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by Blue/Orange director and Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Manchester, Matthew Xia in Episode 3 of Off Book. Matthew d...
Ola Ince - Off Book by the Young Vic
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
'My stamp is making things bolder and unapologetic... it's about clarity'. In episode two of Off Book Dutchman director and 2016 Genesis Future Direct...
Peter Brook - Off Book by the Young Vic
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Peter Brook at the Young Vic whilst he was in London for his production of Battlefield to talk about his life, his introduction to t...