Second Best

Name: Second Best
Start: 2025-01-24 20:00:00Z
End: 2025-02-22 20:00:00Z
Location: Riverside Studios

Second Best

Riverside Studios

Available from 24 January 2025 to 22 February 2025

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Book your tickets today for Second Best, showing at Riverside Studios in 2025

At ten years old, Martin Hill was on the brink of stardom, down to the final two contenders for the role of Harry Potter but narrowly missing out. Now an adult, Martin is about to embark on the ultimate adventure – fatherhood. As he navigates this whirlwind of emotions, he is pulled back to that pivotal moment in his past as he struggled to move beyond imagining what his life might have been.

Second Best is a playful yet poignant new comedy about fate, near misses and the winding paths life takes. It explores the ache of almost touching greatness and the humour and hope that come when dreams remain just out of reach. A story about the tender moments that shape us, Second Best is for anyone who has ever wondered about the road not taken, and whether the other life would have been as glittering as it looks.

Starring Asa Butterfield (Netflix’s Sex Education) in his stage debut, written by Barney Norris, based on David Foenkinos’ best-selling novel and directed by Michael Longhurst.

101 Queen Caroline Street,
London,
Greater London,
Greater London W6 9BN

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How to find us

By public transport:

The District, Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City tube lines all come to Hammersmith Broadway station. As do buses: 9, 9a,10, 11, 27, 33, 72, 91, 220, 283 and 295. On exiting the Broadway via the south exit (by Tesco Metro), pass the Apollo on your left and Riverside is a three-minute walk down to the end of Queen Caroline Street (towards the river).

By bike:

Riverside Studios is near the National Cycle Route 4 and has excellent connectivity on quiet and fast cycle routes. There is a council-provided bike rack directly in front of the venue.