The River

Set & Costume Design

Danny Khan Photography

Greenwich Theatre

Directed by James Haddrell

Lighting by Henry Slater

REVIEWS

Everything Theatre

"Emily Bestow’s set design is beautiful. The wooden cabin feels warm, welcoming, and loved – a place where memories were created and can be warmly remembered. The river itself is cleverly represented by strands of fabric hanging around the cabin making for a striking visual."

All That Dazzles

"There is a standout success onstage and, despite the quality of the performances, it’s not the actors. Emily Bestow’s set is a spectacular star of the production, as stoic and solid as the lead character’s emotional state, but warm and homely enough that it makes everyone involved feel safe and comfortable. The surrounding forrest is very cleverly constructed"

Theatre and Tonic

"The major standout of the show was the naturalistic and eerie set, sound and lighting designs of the play. Emily Bestow’s lived-in cabin makes you instantly understand where they are and is the perfect backdrop for the fishing talk that is laced through the play. "

The American

"A sumptuous warmth emanates from Emily Bestow's meticulously well designed set. A visual feast of three dimensional intrigue."

London News Online

"Emily Bestow has created an astonishing set, building the log cabin on the theatre stage, surrounded by rippling reflections of the trees overhanging the river"