Leaves of Glass

Published as a programme text to tie in with the world premiere at the Soho Theatre on 3 May 2007 The stage production stars Ben Whishaw and Maxine Peake Ridley has won both the Evening Standard's Most Promising Newcomer to British Film and Most Promising Playwright Awards and is the only person ever to receive both prizes. Ridley has a cult status among many young theatre goers and with Ben Whishaw in the lead role the production will be a major event at the Soho Theatre 'A brilliantly written, imaginative and genuinely chilling account of evil in everyday life ... a must-see.' - In Yer Face Theatre

On the surface, Steven has everything. A beautiful wife, a successful business, a brand new home. But beneath the glittering veneer lies a monstrous secret ... Leaves of Glass had its world premiere at the Soho Theatre in May 2007.On the surface, Steven has everything. A beautiful wife, a successful business, a brand new home. But beneath the glittering veneer lies a monstrous secret ...'You believe him cos he wraps all the painful stuff in feathers and flowers. Makes it all safe and cosy. You can't feel the broken glass inside.' Leaves of Glass is a rich, complex play about two brothers and the hold that the past and memory has on them. Haunted by the death of his father and a car accident involving a young child, Steve finds his life unraveling and his pregnant wife unable to comprehend his pain and sense of loss. Known for his dark disturbing dramas, Ridley's latest play is a deeply human drama that shifts between elegy for the past and a chilling exploration of the power of loss and grief.