London Tide
based on Charles Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend
adapted by Ben Power
songs by PJ Harvey and Ben Power

Booking and details
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?
This romantic and propulsive thriller is a hymn to the city and the river that runs through it. Directed by Ian Rickson (Translations) and adapted by Ben Power (The Lehman Trilogy), with original songs throughout, the genius of Dickens meets the fierce musical imagination of acclaimed singer-songwriter, PJ Harvey.
Performed 10 April — 22 June 2024 in the Lyttelton Theatre.
Suitability
Please note this production contains: smoke and haze, mild language. Depictions of death, suffocation and drowning
Supporters
This production is supported by the National Theatre’s Official Hotel Partner Edwardian Hotels, The Polonsky Foundation, Bill & Penny Bardel, Monica Gerard-Sharp & Ali Wambold, Lawton W Fitt & James I McLaren Foundation, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, The London Community Foundation and The Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater.
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Cast
Production team
Adaptation and lyrics
Ben Power
Music and lyrics
PJ Harvey
Director
Ian Rickson
Set and Costume Designer
Bunny Christie
Lighting Designer
Jack Knowles
Music Director
Ian Ross
Vocal Arrangements
PJ Harvey
Vocal Arrangements
Ian Ross
Co-Sound Designer
Tingying Dong
Co-Sound Designer
Christopher Shutt
Movement Director
Anna Morrissey
Video Designer
Hayley Egan
Fight Director
Terry King
Casting Director
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Voice and Dialect Coach
Simon Money
Associate Set Designer
Verity Sadler
Deputy Music Director
Jon Gingell
Staff Director
Yasmin Hafesji
Musicians

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What’s on
Photo by Spencer Murphy