London Tide

The genius of Dickens meets PJ Harvey's fierce, lyrical songs in this romantic and propulsive thriller adapted by Ben Power (The Lehman Brothers). It begins like this. With the dusk and the storm and the Thames. A storm rages and, in the darkest part of the night, a body is pulled from the swirling Thames. Across the city, two young women confront an uncertain future. In Limehouse, Lizzie Hexam struggles to break free of the river and its dark secrets. On the other side of town, Bella Wilfer mourns a lost marriage. The appearance of the mysterious John Rokesmith has the potential to change their lives for ever. Will they sink or swim? A hymn to the city and the river that runs through it, London Tide premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 2024.

Ben Power is a writer and dramaturg and an Associate of the National Theatre. His plays include his Tony Award-winning adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy (National Theatre, West End, Broadway), D. H. Lawrence's Husbands and Sons, Euripides' Medea, Ibsen's Emperor and Galilean (National Theatre), A Tender Thing (RSC), Six Characters in Search of an Author with Rupert Goold (West End, International Tour), Faustus with Rupert Goold and Paradise Lost (Headlong). His screenplays include Munich: The Edge of War (Netflix) and the BAFTA-winning The Hollow Crown (BBC). From 2006-2010 he was Associate Director of Headlong and between 2014-2020 he was Deputy Artistic Director of the National Theatre.