One of the most prolific and diverse writers in the UK today, Sol B. River's celebrated career spans across film, theatre, television and radio.
His two volumes of plays are published by Oberon Books and he has also contributed to various collections.
He has held residences at The West Yorkshire Playhouse, Talawa Theatre Company London, and as Associate Director at the Contact Theatre Manchester.
Awards for his film direction include Winner of Best Cinematography at the Lodz Media Festival Poland, International Festival Der Filmhochschulen Munich
and the BBC London Short Film Festival.
For his BBC Radio 4 work, he was shortlisted for a RIMA Award.
He is currently a Royal Literary Advisory Fellow.

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"River, a Leeds based actor, playwright, filmmaker,
  Radio 4 scriptwriter and smartypants ..."

   [ Total Film Magazine ]

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"Writes like Beckett on amphetamines ..."  [ The Guardain ]
"River's power and authority makes one eager to see what he's going to do next ..."  [ Time Out ]
"An extraordinary documentary ..."  [ GLASS CEILING, Daily Mail ]
"Very slick documentary ..."  [ GLASS CEILING, Metro ]

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"Such delight to be had in River's clever and original way
  with words - it had me on the edge of my seat ..."

   [ TWO TRACKS AND TEXT ME, The Independent ]

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"One of the most thought provoking peformances I've ever seen. Modern, moving and mighty ..."  [ TWO TRACKS AND TEXT ME, BBC Online ]
"As slick as the latest mobile phone ..."  [ TWO TRACKS AND TEXT ME, The Sunday Times ]