RIVERSIDE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES FULL SPRING SEASON FOR 2023

The previously announced shows kick off with cult South African hit WE DIDN’T COME TO HELL FOR THE CROISSANTS (Tuesday 17 January – Sunday 5 February),

CIRQUE BERSERK! (Thursday, 9 February – Sunday, 11 March)

 HOW TO BREAK OUT OF A DETENTION CENTRE (SWEAT / NĂDUȘEALĂ), a female, migrant-led Bulgarian and UK co-production exploring the hardships of the near-invisible female experience in British immigration detention in the UK (Tuesday 28 February – Wednesday 8 March),

 TRAUMA KINK (Friday 10 – Saturday 11 March) is a show about how early life and adult traumas define our perception of intimacy and pleasure, 

The hit musical WINNIE THE POOH takes centre stage (Friday, 17 March – Sunday, 21 May). Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and friends, including Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Tigger, have been brought to life in a stunning musical stage adaptation.

to see my Review, A Magical Experience in the Hundred-Acre Wood

DAVID COPPERFIELD (Tuesday 7 – Saturday 25 February) is an adaptation by Simon Reade, with songs by the inimitable Chris Larner, it is performed by just three actors and a musician, bringing over thirty characters bursting to life between them. Set in a music hall atmosphere, by turns hilarious and moving, they tell the tale of The Personal History, Adventures and Observations of David Copperfield in a whirlwind tour de force presentation of this most delightful, insightful and extraordinary book. 

KILLING THE CAT (17 March – 22 April) is the world premiere of a new musical, directed by Jenny Eastop, with book and lyrics by ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ writer Warner Brown and music by radical American composer Joshua Schmidt. What happens when you’re falling for someone but don’t share their beliefs? What happens when you’re so sure you’re right you won’t move an inch? Does love stand a chance? In the heady world of romantic poets, scientific theories and certainties, can lust and love keep two polar opposites together beyond the first night?

From June 15th to July 2nd, you can catch the world premiere of SPY FOR SPY, a unique romantic comedy by Kieron Barry (known for Stockwell and Numbers). The play is performed like a playlist with scenes shuffled randomly, making it a different experience each time. The story follows Sarah and Molly, two Californians who love each other despite their differences. Sarah is an uptight lawyer, while Molly is a free-spirited dreamer.

The play shows their journey as they try to make their improbable relationship work, including breaking up, meeting the parents, moving in together, and falling in love – all in a random sequence.

Spy for Spy poses thought-provoking questions about love, such as whether our lives make more sense in the wrong order and if there is any logic to love as it zigzags from moving drama to laugh-out-loud comedy. The play also explores themes of grief, honesty, and intimacy.

GINA SOUTHGATE FROM LIVE MUSIC will be shown in the Atrium (31 January – 10 March).  

Gina Southgate is a live painter best known on the UK’s international jazz scene, producing spectacular, qualitative, real-time paintings.  

She has painted portraits of world-class musicians at gigs and festivals for over thirty years. Her original paintings and limited edition prints hang in public and private collections worldwide. 

 AN EVENING WITH ROGER MCGOUGH (10 Feb), with the celebrated poet, broadcaster and performer.

Taking to the floor with a funny, sad and moving show featuring new poems and old favourites.