Ron to have world premiere run at Riverside Studios

Riverside Studios has revealed the world premiere of Ron.

The solo show is written and performed by Ted Walliker and is the first in-house co-production from Riverside Studios.

Ron follows Tony Foot as he attempts to present his latest stand-up show about life, love and friendship. It is described as “an absurd, violent, genre-bending queer odyssey” in press materials.

Walliker co-directs with Lev Govorovski, and together they also design the show’s set and costumes, with Walliker leading on lighting, sound design and original music.

It will be performed in Studio 2 at Riverside Studios from 13 June to 5 July, with press night on 16 June. The show previously played at the venue in March.

RON marks the first in-house co-production from Riverside Studios, signalling a new chapter in the organisation’s producing work, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026.

Rhys Williamson, head of programming at the venue, said, “Ron is exactly the kind of work we want to be making at Riverside Studios – bold, surprising and formally ambitious, with a distinctive voice at its centre. Ted has created something that feels genuinely unlike anything else, and we’re incredibly excited for this to be our first in-house co-production as we begin to build a new strand of producing work here.”

Walliker added: “I wanted to make something that starts in a very familiar place and then gradually slips out of control. Ron is about love, and the strange, sometimes destructive ways we try to express it – but it’s also about performance, storytelling, and how far you can push both before they break. I’m really excited to be bringing it to Riverside Studios for this run.”

Ron is produced by Riverside Studios Productions and Walliker.