The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the expansion of his “game changer” Creative Enterprise Zones which includes a significant grant for the Bush Theatre to future-proof our green credentials. Alongside nine other projects, we’ve been awarded a share of the Mayor’s £1.2 million Creative Enterprise Zone Sustainability Capital Grant fund to improve our…
Bush Theatre is looking for enthusiastic and proactive Venue Assistants to work as part of the venue team in order to provide the best possible visitor experience and maximise revenue for the theatre. We are looking for casual staff to work primarily Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Shifts are generally 3.5 to 5 hours in…
“If we hadn’t done our jobs tonight, we’d be hanging by our necks in the royal courtyard getting our eyes pecked out by the royal crows. So excuse me if I don’t wallow in some misbegotten guilt all night. Was it fucked up? Yes, it was. But I don’t have to feel terrible about it.”…
A theatre, more than any other work space, is one where creatives in every field come together to achieve the social vision of political change. What I have always loved about the Bush is their focus on youth participation, and the way in which their plays breathe fresh air into the canon of British theatre.…
We caught up with House of Ife set and costume designer Frankie Bradshaw to find out more about her work as a designer and the reasons behind her inspiration for the costume on House of Ife. What is the role of a costume designer? The role of a costume designer is really to think about…
Bush Theatre is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive Café Bar Manager to work closely with the General Manager in order to provide the best possible visitor experience and maximise revenue. We are currently undertaking a review of our Café Bar offer and this is a great time for a creative and visionary hospitality…
New Years Day 2014. It’s a few minutes after midnight. I’m in a cool bar in Berlin. I don’t feel cool enough to be in any bar in Berlin let alone this one. I’m 27 years old. I’ve not had a full-length play on. I’m single. I’m working a collection of part-time jobs. I’m letting…
For International Women’s Day we are celebrating our very own Amy Clarey, who is Technical Manager at the Bush. Amy is responsible for leading the technical department in working across all productions, events and activity in the building. Traditionally when it comes to technical roles in theatre, women have often been sidelined and not given…
Today we are announcing that Madani Younis will step down as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Bush Theatre to take on the role of Creative Director of the Southbank Centre in January 2019. Associate Director Omar Elerian will also step down in spring 2019. Madani became Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre in…
Our work experience student Zane Jawad tells us about his time at the Bush Theatre. In the weeks leading up to my work experience placement, I was very excited. Even at this age (14), I know that working in theatre is something that I want to do. I love the atmosphere in theatres and the…
Our work experience student Tomek Goodwin tells us about his time at the Bush Theatre. One word to describe the Bush. Amazing. I have done a lot and seen things that would help me in the future. Now let’s go to the start of the week Monday. When I first came in, I felt I was really…
Our work experience student Jessica Burrows tells us about her time at the Bush Theatre. When I stepped out of Shepherd’s Bush Market station on Monday morning, I was thrilled by the hustle and bustle of the people rushing past. Slightly apprehensive, I crossed the road and approached the door to the Bush Theatre. As I waited…
Madani Younis, Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, has been thinking about how we empower unrepresented artists and leaders in the theatre sector following the news that diversity charity Creative Access is to be cut from government funding. It’s been a memorable few months. For us, in particular, we announced the first season of plays…
by Jon Nicholls, Composer & Sound Designer This article was originally written for the Bristol Old Vic blog and published on 30 June 2015 ahead of the play’s critically acclaimed premiere production. The music in Pink Mist basically does two things. There’s music that’s to do with remembering the past; that is soft and ambient, related…
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon we whisked F*ck the Polar Bears director Caroline Byrne away from the rehearsal room to have a long old chat about the play. Caroline is Irish, serious about her work, funny about herself. She’s excellent company. As we sit down in the Library bit of our Café Bar she worries that…
Martin Derek Bright is a British journalist. He worked for the BBC World Service and The Guardian before becoming The Observer’s education correspondent and then home affairs editor. From 2005 to 2009, he was the political editor of New Statesman. Martin is also Founder and Chief Executive of The Creative Society. Since March 2009 he…
Earlier this week, provoked by our upcoming production James Graham’s The Angry Brigade, we had a little muse about why the 70s are back in fashion. This led us to think about what life in 1970s Britain was like. Obviously you might be old enough to *gasp* remember, but for those of us who weren’t yet…
Visitors playwright Barney Norris on family, friends and the festive period. I have a funny relationship with Christmas, because ever since I left university, I’ve always been about to go into production on something at the moment that it descends balefully upon me, like the terrifying night monster in Fantasia, to smother all my plans in…
What plays should we be reading, putting on and going to see? It doesn’t matter, just read! That’s overly simple, perhaps, but at the heart of this idea is something extremely valid. I learn as much (sometimes more) from bad plays than the good ones. ‘What not to do’ – that’s a huge lesson for…
Chris Thompson talks to Bush Theatre Associate Dramaturg Rob Drummer about Albion RD: Albion is about so many things, including how political parties and far right groups are learning the language of diversity, but I suppose it might also be about perception, especially how individuals are perceived by others. Does that seem fair? CT: Absolutely.…
Hello all, Welcome to the We Are Proud to Present… rehearsal room blog. I am Roy, the assistant director, bringing you weekly updates and sharing our discoveries from inside the rehearsal room. So, as you can tell from the wonderfully lengthy title, We Are Proud to Present… is a piece about the Herero Genocide, the first Genocide of the 20th…
The text below is a transcript of a video interview between Ciphers writer Dawn King and Out of Joint’s Jon Bradfield. JB: What was your inspiration for Ciphers? DK: The inspiration for the play was the real story of Gareth Williams, it was a real case called ‘The Spy in the Bag’ case, he was working for MI6…
