Ridley's image Rainbow Kiss was used on the cover of the short story collection Oranges and Lemons: Stories by Gay Men, to which he also contributed as a writer. [36] Introduction to Philip Ridley Plays: 1 (semi-autobiographical prose, extended and updated versions published in 2002 [38] and 2012 [39])

Ridley is additionally known for his series of plays for young people (known collectively as The Storyteller Sequence), consisting of Karamazoo (2004), Fairytaleheart (1998), Moonfleece (2004), Sparkleshark, and Brokenville (2003). I also liked how he captured the feeling of helplessness children often experience, because ultimately they're not in charge of their life (and I thought a similar thing when I read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman last month). I really sympathised with Bailey when it seems like his life is turning on its head and nobody seems to care how this is affecting him, and he is just trying to distract himself from it all with the legend of Scribbleboy. Behind The Eyes, The Sassoon Gallery, London. (Photographic portraits. Behind The Eyes was a community arts project inspired by Ridley's play Mercury Fur) [67] Philip Ridley: 'If this is as good as it gets, I might as well slit my wrists' ". The Stage. 16 March 2015 . Retrieved 10 September 2017.As a visual artist he has been cited as a contemporary of the ' Young British Artists', [2] [3] and had his artwork exhibited internationally. [4] The Beast Will Rise (a theatrical presentation of five monologues: Performance, Gators, Star, Rosewater, and Cactus) Nestlé Children's Book Prize 2007". BookTrust. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017 . Retrieved 10 September 2017. Brief Encounter with ... Mercury Fur director Ned Bennett". WhatsOnStage. 6 June 2012 . Retrieved 15 June 2018.

Edinburgh Fringe 2013 Awards round-up - who won what?". What'sOnStage.com. 27 August 2013 . Retrieved 10 September 2017. The song Fury Eyes (from the Creatures' second album, Boomerang) is dedicated to Ridley's novel In the Eyes of Mr. Fury. But I still liked the slightly dystopian, slightly mad world Philip Ridley has created, where all these characters live side by side and no-one thinks it's particularly odd. It also had his trademark dialogue-heavy style of writing, which some people might find annoying but I thought was a really cool and quite different way of telling the story. Nathan, John (14 September 2007). "Lynda Bellingham to Star in Ridley's Vincent River in London". Playbill . Retrieved 29 September 2018. Sierz, Aleks (24 May 2012). Modern British Playwriting: The 1990s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. Great Britain: Methuen Drama. p.111. ISBN 9781408181331.Ridley, Philip (21 October 2015). "Introduction by Aleks Sierz". The Pitchfork Disney. London, Great Britain: Methuen Drama. p.1. ISBN 978-1-4725-1400-4. Ridley has won both the Evening Standard 's Most Promising Newcomer to British Film and Most Promising Playwright Awards. He is the only person ever to receive both prizes. [34] A sidenote: the Goodreads synopsis of this books spoils the major plot twist 80% of the way through the book, which seems just a little redundant.) Short Story Embracing Verdi in the anthology Oranges and Lemons: Stories by Gay Men (edited by David Rees and Peter Robbins) [36] Philip Ridley On ... Revisiting The Pitchfork Disney". WhatsOnStage.com. London. 30 January 2012 . Retrieved 6 April 2016.

a b c Rees, David; Robbins, Peter, eds. (June 1987). Oranges and Lemons: Stories by Gay Men. Third House. ISBN 1870188004.Ridley, Philip (2012). Mercury Fur. London, England: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. pp.133–71. ISBN 978-0-41377-514-6. Short Story Leviathan in the anthology 20 Under 35: Original Stories by Britain's Best New Young Writers (edited by Peter Straus) Sierz, Aleks (17 February 2018). "Wondrously Roarding Ridleyland - review". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 14 March 2018. Three poems: Someone Wants to Kill Me, The Seams and Getting Through the Day in The Bush Theatre Book (edited by Mike Bradwell) [75] Mercury Fur - New Monologues (Four monologues written by Ridley to promote The Greenhouse Theatre Company's production of Mercury Fur transferring to the West End: Elliot, Naz, Lola, Darren. Presented on The Greenhouse Theatre Company's YouTube channel. [61])