Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the banks of the

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, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production. Having closed for redevelopment in September 2014, Riverside Studios reopened in August 2019 with one of the first television broadcasts from Studio 1 being Channel 4's UK election coverage.

Film studio

In 1933, a former Victorian iron foundry on Crisp Road, London, was bought by Triumph Films and converted into a relatively compact film studio with two stages and a dubbing theatre. In 1935 the studios were taken over by

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(then owner of Twickenham Studios) with the idea of using Riverside as an overflow for making quota quickies. However, by 1937 his company had gone into liquidation. Between 1937 and 1946, the studios were owned by Jack Buchanan and produced such films as '' We'll Meet Again'' (1943) with

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and '' The Seventh Veil'' (1945) with

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. In 1946 the studios were acquired by Alliance Film Studios (then owners of Twickenham Studios and

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) and produced films including '' They Made Me a Fugitive'' (1948) with

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, '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) with Alistair Sim and Margaret Rutherford and ''

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'' (1954) with

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BBC Studios

In 1954, the studio was acquired by the

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for its television service. Renamed The BBC Riverside Television Studios, the building was officially opened on 29 March 1957 by

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. Series 2 to 6 of ''

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'' (1957–60) were made there, along with other comedy, drama and music programmes, including the science-fiction serial '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1958–59), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the children's programmes ''

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'' and ''

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''. Episodes of '' Doctor Who'' were made at Riverside between 1964 and 1968, and Studio 1 was where First Doctor William Hartnell's regeneration scene was filmed. The facility remained in regular use until the BBC left in 1974.

Riverside Studios / Riverside Trust

The mission of Riverside Studios is to present a high quality arts programme and to make it accessible to all. In 1974, a charitable trust formed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council took control of the building, and two large multi-purpose spaces designed by Michael Reardon were created from the studio's two main sound stages. While preparing Riverside's opening festival in 1976, the venue's first Artistic Director Peter Gill permitted an amateur West London music group called ''The Strand'' to use one of the performances spaces to rehearse. They went on to become The Sex Pistols. Riverside's original policy was to have a combination of in house and visiting company productions of classical and contemporary plays and dance. Running concurrently with the main programme were regular events and activities including a film, music, education, workshop and play reading programme. David Gothard, the founding programming director, brought "The Dead Class" by Tadeusz Kantor and the Cricot 2 company from Krakow in Poland in 1977. Gothard was pivotal in Riverside Studios next steps. Riverside Studios became fully operational in 1978 with Gill's landmark production of ''

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'', for which

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turned down the lead in Evita. The venue quickly acquired an international reputation for excellence and innovation with productions including '' The Changeling'' with Brian Cox and Robert Lindsay (1978), ''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the ''First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...

'' with

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(1979) and '' Julius Caesar'' with Phil Daniels (1980), as well as a variety of international work – including, notably, that of Polish theatre maestro Tadeusz Kantor. In 1978, Riverside hosted the first of many

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seasons, featuring the work of Rosemary Butcher and Richard Alston. Gill also offered residencies to artists including Bruce McLean and Ian Coughlin and companies such as the Black Theatre Co-operative (now

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). Art exhibitions (including 'Prints' by Howard Hodgkin, 1978) had been curated by Milena Kalinovska in Riverside's foyer, but following Gill's departure in 1980, a purpose-built gallery space was established by the resident Architect Will Alsop and John Lyall along with Technical Director Steven Scott. The directorship of Jenny Stein established the first exhibition and showed works by the painter and graphic artist

Edvard Munch Edvard Munch ( , ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, '' The Scream'' (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the d ...

. Subsequent exhibitions included

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(Paintings and Drawings for Parade, 1981),

Antony Gormley Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the '' Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another ...

(New Sculpture, 1984),

Louise Bourgeois Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (; 25 December 191131 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a varie ...

(Recent Work, 1990) and

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(In Facing, 1990) From 1980, David Gothard directed the performing arts program and invited Michael Clark to become Riverside's first resident choreographer and made 16 original pieces at the studios before establishing his own dance company in 1984. Also in 1980,

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directed the San Quentin Theatre Workshop's rehearsals of his play ''

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'' in Studio 2, returning to Riverside four years later to direct the same company in '' Waiting for Godot''. Under David Gothards direction the international theatre and dance program thrived with performance by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, Le Cirque Imaginaire, Eckehard Scall and the Berliner Ensemble, The Market Theater of Johannesburg, Cricot 2 of Krakow, Collectivo De Parma, and dance independent dance collaborations with Merce Cunningham and John Cage and members of the Judson Church. At the same time the legendary American tap dancers appeared in a sellout production of No Maps on My Taps featuring Chuck Green. During this period Riverside Studios was an artistic powerhouse that laid the foundations for its future. British artists flocked to the foyer and joined in collaborations with David Gothard from across all the arts disciplines including Peter Greenaway, Michael Nyman, Hanif Kureshi, Rebecca O'Brien, Jane Bernstein, David Leveaux, and a network of the worlds leading arts festivals and producing theaters including Edinburgh Festival, Spoleto Festival, Avignon Festival and Berlins Hebbel Theater. In November 1987, a 200-seat cinema was opened by the actress Vanessa Redgrave. In 1990, jazz veteran

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starred in the movie ''Sophisticated Lady'', a documentary about her life, which included a performance of her in concert recorded live at the Riverside Studios. William Burdett-Coutts (also Artistic Director of

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) was appointed Artistic Director of Riverside Studios in 1993. While Riverside continued its multi-arts programming (hosting companies such as Complicite,

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and Howard Barker's The Wrestling School), its 200-seat cinema was celebrated for its

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programmes and the variety of international film festivals which took place annually. In 1996, television production returned to Riverside when '' TFI Friday'' with Chris Evans took up residence in Studio 1 (until 2000). '' CD:UK'' was broadcast from Riverside between 2003 and 2006, while later TV projects included Channel 4's '' T4'' (2006–2009), '' Popworld'' and '' The Last Leg'', BBC's ''

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'' and ITV's '' Celebrity Juice'' (2008–2014). In September 2014, Riverside closed for redevelopment.

Redevelopment

London developer

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, working in conjunction with A2 Dominion, redeveloped the old Riverside Studios and the adjacent Queen's Wharf building. Assael Architecture, were employed to design a new building on the site centred around 165 residential flats, with new studio facilities for theatre and television, two cinemas, a riverside restaurant and café/bar as well as flexible event spaces. As part of the redevelopment, a new riverside walkway connects to the Thames Path alongside the late Victorian Hammersmith Bridge. During the redevelopment, Riverside continued to produce shows including ''Nirbhaya'' by Yael Farber at a number of international venues including

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and

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(2015), ''Raz'', a new play by Jim Cartwright at

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(2016) and '' A Christmas Carol'' with

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at the

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(2016–17). Riverside's digital production team also recorded a number of theatre and dance productions for broadcast including ''Land of Our Fathers'' by

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's adaptation of ''

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'' and Out of Joint's production of '' The Winters Tale''. A blue plaque produced by the Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group to commemorate Riverside's history was installed at the venue's main entrance in March 2018. Riverside Studios reopened to the public in late 2019.

Studios

* Studio 1 - HD and UHD studio with audience seating for 368 (capacity of 468), Operated by Riverside TV with links to BT Tower * Studio 2 - multi-use black-box studio with audience capacity of 400 * Studio 3 - primarily theatre studio with audience capacity of 180 * Studio 4 - flexible events space with river views with capacity of 100 * Studio 5 - rehearsal/community space with capacity of 60

Selected television productions

*''

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'' *'' Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled'' (series one) *'' CD:UK'' *'' Celebrity Juice'' *'' Ceefax'' *'' EFL on Quest '' *'' Have I Got News for You'' *''

'' *'' Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer'' *'' Popworld'' *'' Revenge of the Egghead'' *'' Robert's Web'' *'' Russell Howard's Good News'' *'' Sweat the Small Stuff'' *'' T4'' *'' TFI Friday'' *'' That Sunday Night Show'' *'' The Apprentice: You're Fired!'' *'' The Elaine Paige Show'' *'' The Last Leg'' *''

'' *'' Unzipped'' *'' You Have Been Watching'' *'' Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose''

Selected theatre productions

* '' The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists'' by

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. Directed by William Gaskill (1978) * ''St. Mark's Gospel'' devised, directed and performed by

Alec McCowen Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions. Early life McCowen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Mary (née Walkden), a dance ...

(1978) * ''Mama Dragon'' by Black Theatre Co-operative (1980) * ''The Biko Inquest'' with

Albert Finney Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with ''The Entertainer'' (1960), ...

, Nigel Davenport and Michael Gough (1984) * ''Playing the Right Tune'' by Benjamin Zephaniah (1985) * ''

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'' with Richard Briers and

Frances Barber Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays '' Camille'' (1985), and '' Uncle Vanya'' (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with ...

. Directed by

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(1988) * ''The Pornography of Performance'' by

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(1989) * ''

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'' with Alan Rickman and

Geraldine McEwan Geraldine McEwan (born Geraldine McKeown; 9 May 1932 – 30 January 2015) was an English actress, who had a long career in film, theatre and television. Michael Coveney described her, in a tribute article, as "a great comic stylist, with a ...

(1992) * ''The Seven Streams of the River Ota'' by Robert Lepage (1994) * ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' ( First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in arou ...

'' with Vanessa Redgrave (1994) * ''Mnemonic'' by Complicite (2003) * ''

Phèdre ''Phèdre'' (; originally ''Phèdre et Hippolyte'') is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. Composition and premiere Wi ...

'' with Sheila Gish. Directed by Deborah Warner (2002) * ''Scaramouche Jones'' with Pete Postlethwaite (2002) * '' The Exonerated'' with

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, Aidan Quinn,

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and

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two ...

. Directed by Bob Balaban (2006) * ''Spectacular'' by Forced Entertainment (2008) * ''1800 Acres'' by David Myers with Cathy Tyson (2008) * ''The New Electric Ballroom'' by Enda Walsh (2009) * ''Windmill Baby'' (winner of the Patrick White Playwrights' Award) by David Milroy and Ningali Lawford (2009) * '' Salad Days'' by Tête à Tête (2010/11 and 2012/13) * ''

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'' by

and The Royal Shakespeare Company (2010) * '' A Round-Heeled Woman: the play'' with

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(2011) * ''Mies Julie'' adapted from

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's Miss Julie by Yaël Farber (2013) * ''Happy Days'' by

, Directed by

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(June - July, 2021) * ''Ava: The Secret Conversations'' written by and starring

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based on the book by Peter Evans and

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(Jan - April, 2022) * ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

performed by

Eddie Izzard Edward John Izzard (; born 7 February 1962) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. Izzard's stand- ...

(Feb, 2022) * ''Operation Mincemeat'' presented by SpitLip (May - July, 2022)

Selected dance productions

(first London Dance Umbrella festival staged at Riverside and the

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in 1978) * ''Empty Signals'' by Rosemary Butcher (1978) * ''Rush'' by Michael Clark (1982) * ''Set & Reset'' by Trisha Brown (1983) * ''Of Shadows and Walls'' by Rosemary Butcher (1991) * Twyla Tharp (1994) * ''Stormforce'' by Rophin Vianney (2006) * ''Episodes of Light'' by Rosemary Butcher (2008) * ''Mamootot'' by Batsheva Dance Company (2008) * ''Havana Rumba'' by Toby Gough (2009) * Circa (contemporary circus) (2009) * ''Dancing on Your Grave'' by Lea Anderson's The Cholmondeleys and

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(2009) * ''At Swim Two Boys'' by Earthfall Dance (2012) * ''Chelsea Hotel'' by Earthfall Dance (2013)

Selected live comedy shows

Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...

(1988) * ''Peter Sellers Is Dead'' (with Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir and Meera Syal. A precursor to the BBC radio and TV series' Goodness Gracious Me (BBC) (1995) * ''Stand Up South Africa'' with

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(2002) * Ed Byrne: ''Me Again'' (2004) and ''Different Class'' (2008) *

Bill Bailey Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965), known professionally as Bill Bailey, is an English musician, comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom ''Black Books'' and his appearances on the panel shows ''Never Mind the ...

: ''Tinselworm'' (2007) * Pappy's: ''Funergy'' (2009) * Richard Herring: ''The Twelve Tasks of Hercules Terrace'' (2009) * Julian Clary (2010) * Carl Barron (2011) * Rhod Gilbert * Wil Anderson * Count Arthur Strong: ''The Man Behind the Smile''

Selected music performances

* Toyah (1979) * New Order (4 January 1982) * Sigue Sigue Sputnik (24 July 1985) *

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in ...

and The Chieftains (1988) *

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(1999) *

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

(2003) *

Annie Lennox Ann Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the New wave music, new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician D ...

(2003) *

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(2003) *

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instru ...

(2003) *

Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A m ...

(2008) *

Stereophonics Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (Stereophonics), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmoni ...

(2008) *

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(2010) *

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hosted live recording sessions for his

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radio show, show ''Introducing...'' in Studio 3.

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References

Sopurces

*''Who's Who in the Theatre'' 17th edition, Gale Publishing (1982) *''Staging Beckett in Great Britain'', Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (2016)

External links

* – official site
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