Sol B River
- Director
- Producer
Sol B. River is a British-born writer/producer/director. He was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to Jamaican parents and is the youngest of seven children. After completing an MA in script writing and then a PG Diploma in film production at the Northern Film School (Leeds Beckett University) he directed documentaries for Channel Four television's new director's including Brace Yourself and Glass Ceiling.
Having first appeared on the stage at the age of six, his love of theatre was rewarded when he became writer in residence at Leeds Playhouse. He became the first Black British writer to be published by Oberon books. The collections - River Plays 1 and 2 were also published by Oberon Books. Sol is published in various anthologies. The Guardian newspaper described his writing as being 'like Beckett on amphetamines' while the BBC described it as 'modern moving and mighty'. He enjoyed a short spell as associate director at Contact Theatre Manchester.
His academic work with the Royal Literary Fund allowed him to take on a peripatetic role as writer in residence at University College Chester, Leeds Trinity University, York St John University and the Arden College of Theatre.
His work for BBC Radio 4 Drama and the BBC World Service includes both drama and documentary. Sol has also directed and presented various films for BBC Newsnight.
Sol has used his experience to produce original work and form partnerships that reflect his eclectic experience be it in theatre, television, film or radio.
He is the founder and Creative Director of Dream Reality Media which has a focus on making thought provoking television with diversity at the heart. In 2020 and after over a decade of attempting Sol convinced the civil rights icon James H. Meredith to take part in a documentary about his life.
Having first appeared on the stage at the age of six, his love of theatre was rewarded when he became writer in residence at Leeds Playhouse. He became the first Black British writer to be published by Oberon books. The collections - River Plays 1 and 2 were also published by Oberon Books. Sol is published in various anthologies. The Guardian newspaper described his writing as being 'like Beckett on amphetamines' while the BBC described it as 'modern moving and mighty'. He enjoyed a short spell as associate director at Contact Theatre Manchester.
His academic work with the Royal Literary Fund allowed him to take on a peripatetic role as writer in residence at University College Chester, Leeds Trinity University, York St John University and the Arden College of Theatre.
His work for BBC Radio 4 Drama and the BBC World Service includes both drama and documentary. Sol has also directed and presented various films for BBC Newsnight.
Sol has used his experience to produce original work and form partnerships that reflect his eclectic experience be it in theatre, television, film or radio.
He is the founder and Creative Director of Dream Reality Media which has a focus on making thought provoking television with diversity at the heart. In 2020 and after over a decade of attempting Sol convinced the civil rights icon James H. Meredith to take part in a documentary about his life.