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Rosie O’Donnell and Adjoa Andoh are among the lead performers in Milo Rau’s play "The Pelicot Trial," which dramatizes the case of Gisele Pelicot, who was abused by 51 men over nearly a decade. The production includes accounts from legal documents and psychiatric reports and will be staged at London's County Hall on November 30 as part of the Young Vic Theatre’s season finale. Leo Bill, Juliet Stevenson, and Samuel West also star in the one-off performance that has toured internationally before its final stop in London.
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Rosie O'Donnell and Adjoa Andoh lead the cast of The Pelicot Trial, a play based on the Gisele Pelicot trial that involves accounts from police files, social commentary, and psychiatric reports about 51 men prosecuted for abuse. The production, directed by Swiss playwright Milo Rau, includes performances by notable actors such as Leo Bill, Juliet Stevenson, and Samuel West. It will be part of the Young Vic Theatre’s final shows in its 2026/27 season. Ms Pelicot's ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was sentenced to 20 years for drugging and raping her over nearly a decade. The play has toured internationally since its premiere at the Vienna Festival, with performances also held in cities like Avignon, New York, Lisbon, Milan, and Bergen.
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The play, created by Swiss director and playwright Milo Rau, will feature accounts from the Gisele Pelicot trial along with police files, social commentary and psychiatric reports of the 51 men who were prosecuted.
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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 2026/27 season.
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They will be joined by Alice In Wonderland’s Leo Bill, Truly, Madly, Deeply star Juliet Stevenson and All Creatures Great And Small actor Samuel West.
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Further casting will be announced in the coming weeks.
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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.
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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.
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The play was developed in collaboration with journalists and local feminist organisations in France.
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It received its world premiere at the Vienna Festival and has toured to cities including Avignon, New York, Lisbon, Milan, and Bergen, performed by a different company in each city.
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The Pelicot Trial will be performed at the London County Hall on Monday November 30 and will also be live-streamed worldwide.
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Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday.
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