Green Carnation Company present
VINCENT RIVER
By PHILIP RIDLEY
Wednesday 12 – Wednesday 19 October 2022, at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
7.30pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm
Supported by The Mollyhouse & No. 1 Canal Street
…Davey has seen something he can never forget. Anita is haunted by grief and shame. They have never met. Tonight their paths will collide with devastating consequences.
This year we returned to Hope Mill Theatre with a thrilling new production of Philip Ridley’s ‘Vincent River’ to fantastic audience and critical response.
Thrilling, heart-breaking, and at times darkly humorous, Philip Ridley’s powerful play examines hate crime, loss, prejudice and sexuality in this tense game of cat and mouse set in London’s East End.
This modern classic was a huge success when it premiered at the Hampstead Theatre in 2000, and a West End smash in 2007 & 2018. A multi-award winning playwright, Philip Ridley’s plays have become synonymous with some of the greatest pieces of LGBTQ+ theatre in the last century.
reviews of Vincent River
Theatre Reviews North | West End Best Friend | North West End | Northern Soul | Opening Night | The Theatre Talk | I Love Manchester | British Theatre Guide | Canal St Media
Cast & Creative Team
Anita: Maddy Myles
Davey: Rory McMenamin
Directors & Producers: Dan Ellis & Dan Jarvis
Production Assistant: Ty Mather
Production Designer: Eleanor Ferguson
Lighting Designer: El Butterworth-Evans
Associate Producer: Philip Edwards
Artwork by Sean Longmore.
PRODUCTION IMAGES
Images by Shay Rowan from Vincent River dress rehearsal at Hope Mill Theatre, October 2022
Vincent River was kindly supported by The Mollyhouse & No. 1 Canal Street
The Mollyhouse is an LGBTQ+ bar and kitchen on Richmond Street (just behind Canal Street) serves an excellent variety of ales, beers, wines and tapas and a warm and welcoming environment. We have sunk many a pint in this fine Manchester village establishment!
No. 1 Canal Street is the gateway to Manchester’s gay village. A fine place to eat good food and have some fine wines with an air of sophistication! Owned by Lisa & Danielle, if you’re looking for a classy place to bring your family or visiting friends, look no further!
We did it! We raised £3,200 through our Crowdfunder. We honestly can’t thank you all enough for your support. Thanks to your support, Vincent River is now a reality and we are recruiting an incredible production team and cast.
In particular we want to thank the following people (angels?) who have been unimaginably supportive and have given us such faith and confidence:
Antoine Burgard, Kevin Dye, Phil Edwards, Denise Garland, Matthew Goddard, Michael Goodwin, Mark Hennell, Alison Jarvis, Richard Jarvis, Nick Kirby, Ben Mason, Helen Neal, Mark Nottingham, Andrew Porter, Lucy Rimmer, Nick Sample, Alex Seewald & Vincent Slater.
And a huge thank you to everyone else who donated, cheered us on, or bought us a pint and convinced us we weren’t mad!
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