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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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Evening Standard Awards - 1992 - Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright

Philip RidleyThe Fastest Clock in the Universe

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Arcola Theatre Reveals Spring/Summer Season of Their 25th Anniversary Year

Arcola Theatre has released its Spring/Summer 2025 season, with nine productions announced and tickets on sale now. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!
Ben Ahlers And Victoria Pedretti To Star In Philip Ridley's TENDER NAPALM at Theaterlab

Ben Ahlers and Victoria Pedretti are set to star in an intimate revival of Philip Ridley's Tender Napalm, a high-impact exploration of the relationship between two people and the violent world that surrounds them. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: RADIANT VERMIN, Tron Theatre

A wickedly comic satire about a young couple offered a ‘too-good-to-be-true’ way onto the property ladder. Playful, provocative and viciously sharp, this outrageous black comedy is a meditation on how far we will go to satisfy – and justify – materialistic greed.
Ripple Effect Artists to Present RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley at The ATA

Ripple Effect Artists will present RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley, exploring housing and homelessness. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Ripple Effect Artists to Present RADIANT VERMIIN in June

Explore the housing market and homelessness through a fantastical lens with Ripple Effect Artists' production of RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Tron Theatre Company Reveals Cast and Creatives For RADIANT VERMIN By Philip Ridley

Tron Theatre Company will present the Scottish Premiere of Radiant Vermin, by playwright Philip Ridley. Directed by Johnny McKnight, Radiant Vermin, is a wickedly comic satire about a young couple offered a 'too-good-to-be-true' way onto the property ladder and is a viciously sharp look at how far we will go to satisfy - and justify - materialistic greed.
5th Wall Theatre Reveals New Artistic Director

Kaitlin Paige Longoria has been named the new Artistic Director of 5th Wall Theatre in Richmond.
Katie Edlred, Freddie Wise, and Adeline Waby Will Lead MISS JULIE at the Park Theatre

Lidless Theatre will return to Park Theatre with Strindberg's masterpiece, Miss Julie, after two sell-out critically-acclaimed runs of Philip Ridley's Leaves of Glass.  
5th Wall Theatre Presents RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley

Catch the latest production of RADIANT VERMIN by Philip Ridley at 5th Wall Theatre from March 14-30, 2024. This exciting announcement comes from Creative Producer, Kaitlin Paige Longoria.
Greenwich Theatre Announces Cast For FROZEN

Greenwich Theatre reveals full cast and creative team for their production of Bryony Lavery's FROZEN.
Northern Light Theatre Launches 2024-25 Season

Last night Northern Light Theatre launched their new 2024-2025 Season. The new season, titled Making A Monster, will include three plays, including a world premiere. Learn more about the lineup here!
EGTG Celebrates 70 Years Of Amateur Theatre In Edinburgh

Local amateur theatre company, Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group (EGTG), will celebrate 70 years of producing theatre in 2024, with a bumper season of theatrical productions, drama workshops, and more. 
WHODUNNIT [UNREHEARSED], THE FORSYTE SAGA, and More Come to the Park Theatre in 2024

Park Theatre has announced a plethora of new shows for 2024, including the third installment of their hugely popular Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] series and a two-part adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. 
THE PITCHFORK DISNEY Comes to Red Rat Theater in August

THE PITCHFORK DISNEY comes to Red Rat Theater in August. Performances run at The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Thursday, Aug. 10 – Sunday, Aug. 19.
THE TIME MACHINE, KIM'S CONVENIENCE and More Set For Park Theatre's Autumn/Winter Season

Park Theatre have announced the new shows in their 2023 Autumn/Winter season which will explore a range of themes from cultural heritage to toxic masculinity as well as a variety of uplifting and comic work.
Virginia Plain Theatre To Present THE PITCHFORK DISNEY At Meraki Arts Bar

Indie theatre outfit Virginia Plain Theatre will present a long overdue revival of Philip Ridley's chocolate-coated post-apocalyptic fairy tale, The Pitchfork Disney at Meraki Arts Bar. The Pitchfork Disney is directed by Victor Kalka (Chef, Radiant Vermin) and stars indie theatre mainstays Jane Angharad and James Smithers (Albion, Gundog) as orphaned twins Presley and Haley.
Photos: First Look at Greenwich Theatre's VINCENT RIVER in Rehearsal

Rehearsal photos have been released for Greenwich Theatre’s revival of Philip Ridley’s shattering hate-crime drama Vincent River. Check them out here!
VINCENT RIVER Comes to Greenwich Theatre This Month

Bringing to life Philip Ridley’s thrilling, heart-breaking, and at times darkly humorous play Vincent River, for a limited three week run, Greenwich Theatre presents their second in-house production of 2023.
Review: LEAVES OF GLASS, Park Theatre

Director Max Harrison takes the play and makes it a contemporary exploration of unaddressed trauma, gaslighting, and complicated family relations with performances that scrape excellence once they settle into themselves.
Photos: First Look at LEAVES OF GLASS at Park Theatre

Production photos have been released from Leaves of Glass at Park Theatre. The cast includes Kacey Ainsworth, Katie Buchholz, Ned Costello and Joseph Potter.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Philip Ridley written?

Philip Ridley has written 1 shows including The Fastest Clock in the Universe (Playwright).

What awards has Philip Ridley been nominated for?

and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for The Fastest Clock in the Universe.

What awards has Philip Ridley won?

Philip Ridley has won the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards for his work on The Fastest Clock in the Universe.

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