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The River 2024

Opened: October 1, 2024
Closing: October 27, 2024

The River - West End History , Info & More

Greenwich Theatre
Stockwell Street London

On a moonless night in August when the sea trout are ready to run, a man brings his new girlfriend to the remote family cabin where he has come for the fly-fishing since he was a boy. But she's not the only woman he has brought here – and nor is she the last.

From Mojo to Jerusalem and The Ferryman, Jez Butterworth's plays have won two Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Critics Circle Theatre Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and more. Now The River, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Jerusalem, returns to London in the first major revival since its world premiere at the Royal Court in 2012.


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Rubicon Theatre Company WINTERFEST To Feature Works By August Wilson and William Shakespeare
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025


RUBICON THEATRE has announced a three-play WinterFest as part of the company's 2024/2025 “Dare to Dream” season. The first two plays in the festival celebrate a new collaboration between RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY and THE ACTING COMPANY (TAC) of New York. 

TikTok Star Jodie Langel To Direct I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2025


Broadway actor, vocal coach, and TikTok sensation Jodie Langel will helm the Off Glades Theatre Company's production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at Boca Raton's Willow Theatre.

Broadway Veterans Launch Joy Machine Records Spotlighting the Development of New Musicals
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2025


A new record label, Joy Machine Records, has launched with a special focus on new musical theater projects and solo projects from new artists. The label is co-founded and run by Broadway music veterans Ian Kagey, Sonny Paladino, Brian Usifer and Will Van Dyke.

Review: CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY at The HeARTh in Russellville
by Theresa Bertram - Jan 12, 2025


What did our critic think of CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY at The HeARTh?

Review: RIVER CITY MEN'S CHORUS at St. James UMC In Little Rock
by Theresa Bertram - Jan 10, 2025


What did our critic think of RIVER CITY MEN'S CHORUS at St. James UMC In Little Rock?

Interview: Marisela Treviño Orta of DECEMBER at Alley Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Jan 10, 2025


It's a May-December relationship. But, unlike most May-December relationships that we see. The woman is older, and I wanted to explore that. HAROLD AND MAUDE is one of my favorite movies.

TOY SOLDIER Will Receive World Premiere at Waterloo East Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2025


Theatre on the River will present the world premiere of Toy Soldier with Helen Goodman and Joseph Dewey making their writing collaboration debut, opening at the Waterloo East Theatre this month.

NEW HOPE AND LAMBERTVILLE RESTAURANT WEEK 1/13-1/27
by Marina Kennedy - Jan 10, 2025


The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Lambertville Chamber of Commerce have announced the first New Hope and Lambertville Restaurant Week Presented by Union Chill, taking place from January 13 to 27, 2025. Find out the participating resturants.

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 17, 2025


Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Prescott Park Arts Festival Announces Upcoming 2025 Summer Sessions 
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2025


Prescott Park Arts Festival, an independent non-profit arts organization, is once again offering its beloved educational program, Camp ENCORE! The youth theatre camp serves 150+ kids ages 6-17 each summer where they cultivate a love for theater arts.

HELEN'S HISTORY HOP Comes to Switch Theatre Company in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025


Switch Theatre Company will launch their 2024-25 season of free-to-the-Public Theater Productions with Helen’s History Hop. Learn more about the show here!

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 7, 2025
by - Jan 7, 2025


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 7, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

HELEN'S HISTORY HOP Comes to Switch Theatre Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2025


Switch Theatre Company will launch their 2024-25 season of free-to-the-public theater productions with a time travelling romp through Black history, Helen's History Hop.

DARE TO DANCE / TRY NOT TO DANCE Comes to the Greek National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2025


Distinguished soprano and conductor Mata Katsouli is coming to the GNO Alternative Stage at the SNFCC to conduct a sixteen-member string ensemble at a unique concert.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Announces Second Annual WINTERFEST Of New Works
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 30, 2024


Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has announced the shows and creators of its second annual WinterFest, to kick off January 10, 2025.

Video: Watch the Trailer for DECEMBER World Premiere at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2024


Alley Theatre will present December: a love years in the making. The world premiere follows two Texans connecting throughout decades over poetry, literature, and music. Watch the trailer here!

Videos: Hugh Jackman Rehearses LES MISERABLES, MUSIC MAN & More For Radio City
by Michael Major - Dec 20, 2024


Before starting his New York With Love concert series at Radio City Music Hall next month, Hugh Jackman has shared videos of himself rehearsing songs from The Music Man, Les Misérables, and The Greatest Showman.

New York Women In Film & Television Presents 11 Film Festival Awards In 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024


New York Women in Film & Television will present 11 NYWIFT Festival Awards to emerging and established filmmakers across six New York-area festivals throughout 2024.

Video: Lauren Hammersley Spills All the Tea on VIRGIN RIVER and More
by Survival Jobs - Dec 19, 2024


In this video, Lauren Hammersley opens up about why audiences continue to tune in for the series' sixth season, the misunderstood aspects of her character, Charmaine and her journey to becoming a working actor.

DECEMBER: A LOVE YEARS IN THE MAKING to Premiere at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2024


Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of December: a love years in the making. The world premiere follows two Texans connecting throughout decades over poetry, literature, and music. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: Watch Ruby Bentall & Kit Young In ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Scene
by Michael Major - Dec 17, 2024


Watch a scene from All's Well That Ends Well at Shakespeare's Globe. In this video, Paroles presses Helen about her virgin status. See the company including Ruby Bentall (Helen) and Kit Young (Bertram).

Interview: Lea Salonga Talks 'Sounding Joy' with the Boston Pops
by R. Scott Reedy - Dec 15, 2024


Lea Salonga, who makes her home in New York, was in Los Angeles recently when she took time out for a telephone call to discuss her new holiday album, her debut with the Boston Pops, and more.

Video: Watch a Scene from ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at Shakespeare's Globe
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 14, 2024


Watch a clip from Act II Scene 3 of All's Well That Ends Well, starring Ruby Bentall, William Robinson, and Kit Young, currently running at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in the video here.

Penn & Teller to Celebrate 50th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2024


Penn & Teller will celebrate 50 years together when they headline Radio City Music Hall on Thursday August 21, 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.

MoMA Announces TO SAVE AND PROJECT: The 21st MoMA International Festival Of Film Preservation
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2024


The Museum of Modern Art has announced To Save and Project: The 21st MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the latest edition of the annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the world.

The River History

Other Productions of The River

1988   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2014   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
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