Vincent River (play)

Vincent River
Written byPhilip Ridley
CharactersAnita (female, aged 53) Davey (male, aged 17)
Date premiered6 September 2000
Place premieredHampstead Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
SubjectHomophobia
Setting"A run-down flat in Dagenham, East London"

Vincent River is a one act stage play by Philip Ridley. It was Ridley's fourth stage play for adults and premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, London on 6 September 2000. The production was the last major collaboration between Ridley and director Mathew Lloyd, who had previously directed the majority of Ridley's other theatrical works.

It is believed that the play in part draws from Ridley's unpublished radio play October Scars the Skin which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 16 January 1989. The story like Vincent River involved a mother of a murdered homosexual who befriends his son's lover and also featured a character called Vincent.