Vincent River [Paperback]

Davey has seen something he can't forget. Anita has been forced to flee her home. These two have never met. Tonight their paths cross with devastating consequences.

Thrilling, heartbreaking and darkly humorous by turns,Vincent Riverexplores the classic Ridley themes of loss, sexual identity, the family as a destructive force, East London and the redemptive power of storytelling.

Vincent Riverpremiered at Hampstead Theatre on 6 September 2000. It received its West End premiere at the Trafalgar Studios on 30 October 2007.

Davey has seen something he can't forget. Anita has been forced to flee her home. These two have never met. Tonight their paths cross with devastating consequences.Vincent Riverreceived its West End premiere at the Trafalgar Studios on 30 October 2007.Philip Ridley was born in the East End of London where he still lives and works. As well as three books for adults - and the highly acclaimed screenplay for theThe Kraysfeature film - he has written five other adult stage plays:The Pitchfork Disney, the multi-award-winningThe Fastest Clock in the Universe,Ghost from a Perfect Place,Leaves of Glass, and the highly controversialMercury Fur, plus a further five plays for young people;Karamazoo,Fairytaleheart,Moonfleece,SparklesharkandBrokenville.

The dark subtleties eddying beneath its surface tug fiercely at the emotions and the imagination. The Times

Philip Ridley's devastating two-hander has lost none of its glinting edge in the seven years since it premiered ... his writing is among the very sharpest in British theatre. Time Out London