- Venue Hampstead Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 15 June 2024
- Running time 2 hours and 30 minutes (including interval)
- Age guidelines 14+
Hampstead Theatre presents the UK premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Pulitizer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy.
Starring Danny Sapani (King Lear, Killing Eve, Halo), and directed by Michael Longhurst, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ fast-moving bawdy tragicomedy was a Broadway hit and won multiple awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The talented cast also includes Derry Girls star Judith Roddy, Bridgerton’s Martins Imhangbe and Muriel’s Wedding star Daniel Lapaine.
Stephen Adly Guirgis’ other plays include Jesus Hopped the A-Train, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and The Motherf**ker with the Hat.
Between Riverside and Crazy runs from 3 May 2024 until 15 June 2024 at Hampstead Theatre London.
“Son, that girl, she’s a nice girl, but she don’t study accounting. Her lips move when she read the horoscope – that ain’t the mark of a future accountant!”
Since his wife died, ex-cop Walter ‘Pops’ Washington has filled his palatial rent-controlled apartment in one of Manhattan’s most desirable areas with an oddball extended family of petty criminals. So now he’s besieged by the landlords, who want him out, the NYPD, who want him to settle his lawsuit against them, and the ladies from the local church, who want to save his soul… But Pops, calm at the eye of the storm, is going to do precisely what Pops wants to do…
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Performance Information
Check booking calendar for full details
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- Matinees
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- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Between Riverside and Crazy?
Starring Danny Sapani as Walter ‘Pops’ Washington, with Ayesha Antoine as Church Lady, Tiffany Gray as Lulu, Martins Imhangbe as Junior, Daniel Lapaine as Lieutenant Dave Caro, Sebastian Orozco as Oswaldo and Judith Roddy as Detective Audrey O’Connor.
Who are the creative team of Between Riverside and Crazy?
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Directed by Michale Longhurst.
Design by Max Jones, lighting design by Anna Watson, sound designer and composer Richard Hammarton, casting director Lotte Hines.
Important Notes
Access performances
Captioned performance – 11th June 19:30
Audio Described – 15th June 14:30
Important Information
This production contains strong language, racially aggressive language, blasphemy and depictions of sexual intercourse. Themes include racism and racially motivated violence, substance abuse and abortion.
Venue Information
Hampstead Theatre , Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, NW3 3EU
Nearest Tube or Train: Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line)
Nearest Buses: C11, 13, 31, 46, 82, 113, 187, 268
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★★★★ "Sapani is excellent, switching from warmth to wrath in an instant" - Financial Times
★★★★ "Danny Sapani is a force of nature in this punchy revival" - The Telegraph
"Danny Sapani is on great charismatic form" - The Evening Standard
"Funny, sparky and sharp" - The Stage
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News about Between Riverside and Crazy
Between Riverside and Crazy in London – Reviews Round-up
Danny Sapani to star in Between Riverside and Crazy at Hampstead Theatre, full cast announced including Judith Roddy, Martins Imhangbe & Daniel Lapaine [Updated]
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