It was just announced that John Simm will be part of the UK premiere of the dramatisation of The Pelicot Trial at the London County Hall. The live event is already sold out but there will be a free live stream to follow along online. More details below from this article.

Thirty artists and public figures are set to take part in the UK premiere of Milo Rau and Servane Dècle’s documentary theatre piece The Pelicot Trial. The reading, set to take place at London County Hall, will be available to stream for free on the Young Vic’s YouTube channel.

The Young Vic has announced the full company of readers for the UK premiere of Milo Rau and Servane Dècle’s The Pelicot Trial, a piece of documentary theatre presented across four and a half hours at London County Hall.

The special one-off event is already sold out, but the performance will be live-streamed free to watch via the Young Vic’s YouTube channel to make the piece as accessible as possible.

The livestream will take place on 6pm and 10.30pm on 30 November 2026 on YouTube.

A star-led line up has been announced for the reading, and will feature actors and stars from across the stage and screen.

The readers include Brian Cox, Lindsay Duncan, Misan Harriman, Eddie Izzard, Lennie James, Baroness Helena Kennedy, George MacKay, Tobias Menzies, Ambika Mod, John Simm, Indira Varma, Ellie Wilson, Kate Winslet, Harriet Wistrich and Hugh Cutting.

They join the previously announced readers Adjoa Andoh, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Lorraine Ashbourne, Leo Bill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Alfred Enoch, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Rosie Jones, Kadiff Kirwan, Rosie O’Donnell, Tamzin Outhwaite, Jordan Stephens, Juliet Stevenson, Samuel West and Olivia Williams.