Audition call for Philip Ridley's Vincent River

A new Maltese-language production of VINCENT RIVER, a powerful and uncompromising play by Philip Ridley (MERCURY FUR and TENDER NAPALM) will be staged at Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta, in October 2027.

We are looking for two exceptional actors for this intense two-hander:

• ANITA (playing age 40s – 50s): A woman. Tough, sharp, defensive and darkly funny. Beneath the armour lies a mother struggling with grief, anger and the devastating circumstances surrounding her son’s death.
• DAVEY (actors 18+. Playing age 18 to 20): A young man. Restless, volatile and vulnerable. He arrives at Anita’s door carrying secrets of his own — and an urgent need to tell her what he knows.

Set in the aftermath of a brutal homophobic murder, VINCENT RIVER brings together two strangers whose lives have been shattered by the same death. What begins as suspicion and confrontation gradually becomes a raw, intimate reckoning with grief, sexuality, shame, prejudice and truth.

Ridley’s play is emotionally demanding and requires performers capable of handling highly charged material.

Auditions 

All interested Auditionees must send an email to Adrian Buckle at [email protected], requesting access to the required audition pack.

• Phase One: submission of self-tape or Video Recording to reach us by 2nd October 2026 at noon.
• Phase Two: Chosen Auditionees recalls to attend in-person auditions on Sunday, 18th October.

If auditionees submit a self-tape, they must make sure they will be available in case of a recall. Audition material and further details will be provided to selected applicants.

Applicants should have a strong command of spoken Maltese and be available for rehearsals leading up to the October 2027 (September through to October) performances at Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta.

This project is supported by Arts Council Malta and MGRM.