Over the years
The Bush Theatre has won hundreds of awards, including being named The Stage’s Theatre of the Year in our 50th year. Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer, Igor Memic’s Old Bridge, Waleed Akhtar’s The P Word and Matilda Feyişayǫ Ibini’s Sleepova won the Olivier Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre’ in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively.
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Olivier Awards
NOMINATED Best New Play for Shifters (Benedict Lombe)NOMINATED Best Actress for Shifters (Heather Agyepong)
Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
WON Duo Performance in a Play for Shifters (Tosin Cole & Heather Agyepong)WON Sound Design for Shifters (Xana)
WON Special Award (Lynette Linton & Daniel Bailey)
FINALIST Production for Shifters
FINALIST New Play for Shifters (Benedict Lombe)
FINALIST Solo Performance in a Play for Lady Dealer (Alexa Davies)
Fringe Theatre Awards
NOMINATED New Writing for Insane Asylum Seekers (Laith Elzubaidi)NOMINATED Solo Performance for Insane Asylum Seekers (Tommy Sim’aan)
Stalls to Stage Awards
WON Best Director for Shifters (Lynette Linton)
The Stage Debut Awards
WON Best Writer for Miss Myrtle’s Garden (Danny James King)
WON Best Designer for Communion (Adam Jeffreys)
NOMINATED Best West End Debut Performer (Heather Agyepong)
NOMINATED Best West End Debut Performer (Tosin Cole)
NOMINATED Best Creative West End Debut (Benedict Lombe)
Asian Media Awards
WON Outstanding Stage Performance for Statues (Azan Ahmed)
NOMINATED for Best Stage Production (Azan Ahmed)
NOMINATED For Best Stage Production (Mohammed Zain-Dada & Milli Bhatia)
The Black British Theatre Awards
WON Best Production (Play) for Shifters (Benedict Lombe)
NOMINATED Best Playwright (Coral Wylie)
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Olivier Awards
WON Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for SleepovaNOMINATED Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for A Playlist for the Revolution
Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
WON Most Promising Playwright for Sleepova (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini)The Stage Debut Awards
WON Best Creative West End Debut, Daniel Bailey (director) for Red Pitch at @sohoplace, LondonBlack British Theatre Awards (BBTAs)
WON Best Sound Design for a body of work (Xana)WON Best Female Lead Actor in a Play for My Father’s Fable (Tiwa Lade)
NOMINATED Best Producer for Red Pitch (Chuchu Nwagu)
NOMINATED Best Book & Lyrics for Elephant (Anoushka Lucas)
NOMINATED Disability Champion (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini)
Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
WON Best Solo Performance in a Play for Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen (Samuel Barnett)FINALIST Community Outreach Youth for As We Face The Sun
NOMINATED Performance Ensemble for My Father’s Fable (Theo Ogundipe, Tiwa Lade, Rakie Ayola, Gabriel Akuwudike)
NOMINATED Solo Performance in a Play for Lady Dealer (Alexa Davies)
NOMINATED Director for Lady Dealer (Emily Aboud)
NOMINATED Performance Ensemble for The Cord (Lucy Black, Irfan Shamji, Eileen O’Higgins)
NOMINATED Sound Design for The Cord (Colin Alexander)
NOMINATED Production for Shifters
NOMINATED New Play for Shifters (Benedict Lombe)
NOMINATED Duo Performance in a Play for Shifters (Tosin Cole & Heather Agyepong)
NOMINATED Solo Performance in a Play for Dreaming and Drowning (Tienne Simon)
Profile Awards, Theatre Critics’ Choice
WON Outstanding Achievement in Theatre for Red Pitch (Ali Hunter) -
Olivier Awards
WON Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for The P WordNOMINATED Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Paradise Now!
The Stage Awards
WON Theatre of the YearThe Stage Debut Awards
WON Best Writer for Elephant (Anoushka Lucas)WON Best Director for A Playlist for the Revolution (Emily Ling Williams)
NOMINATED Best Writer for August in England (Lenny Henry)
NOMINATED Best Performer in a Play for Sleepova (Bukky Bakray)
Evening Standard Theatre Awards
NOMINATED Most Promising Playwright for Elephant (Anoushka Lucas)NOMINATED Most Promising Playwright for Sleepova (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini)
Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
WON Most Promising Playwright for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams)Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
WON Best ProducerWON Most Promising New Playwright for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar)
WON New Play for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams)
FINALIST Best Performance Piece for Elephant (Anoushka Lucas)
FINALIST Lead Performance in a Play for The P Word (Esh Alladi)
FINALIST Supporting Performance in a Play for Favour (Rina Fatania)
NOMINATED Most Promising New Playwright for A Playlist for the Revolution (AJ Yi)
NOMINATED Performance Ensemble for Sleepova (Bukky Bakray, Amber Grappy, Aliyah Odoffin, Shayde Sinclair)
NOMINATED New Play for Sleepova (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini)
NOMINATED Sound Design for Sleepova (Xana)
NOMINATED New Play for Paradise Now! (Margaret Perry)
NOMINATED Performance Ensemble for Paradise Now! (Annabel Baldwin, Michele Moran, Shazia Nicholls, Ayoola Smart, Rakhee Thakrar, Carmel Winters)
NOMINATED Director for Paradise Now! (Jaz Woodcock-Stewart)
NOMINATED Set Design for Paradise Now! (Rosie Elnile)
NOMINATED Sound Design for The Kola Nut Does Not Speak English (Bella Kear & Munotida Chinyanga)
NOMINATED Most Promising New Playwright for Elephant (Anoushka Lucas)
NOMINATED Best Performance Piece for Invisible (Nikhil Parmar)
NOMINATED New Play for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar)
NOMINATED Director for The P Word (Anthony Simpson-Pike)
NOMINATED Lead Performance in a Play for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar)
NOMINATED Sound Design for The P Word (Xana)
NOMINATED Lead Performance in a Play for Favour (Avita Jay)
NOMINATED Best Newcomer for House of Ife (Michael Workeye)
NOMINATED Best Newcomer for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams)
NOMINATED Best Newcomer for Red Pitch (Michael Workeye)
NOMINATED Production for Red Pitch
NOMINATED Performance Ensemble for Red Pitch (Kedar Williams-Stirling, Emeka Sesay, Francis Lovehall)
NOMINATED Director for Red Pitch (Daniel Bailey)
NOMINATED Set Design for Red Pitch (Amelia Hankin)
NOMINATED Sound Design for Red Pitch (Khalil Madovi)
NOMINATED Choreographer / Movement for Red Pitch (Dickson Mbi)
Asian Media Awards
NOMINATED Best Stage Production for The P WordNOMINATED Outstanding Stage Performance for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar)
SME Greater London Enterprise Awards
WON Most Outstanding Local Theatre -
Olivier Awards
WON Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Old BridgeNOMINATED Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for 10 Nights
Evening Standard Awards
WON Most Promising Playwright for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams)WON Best Director for Blues for an Alabama Sky, National Theatre (Lynette Linton)
NOMINATED Most Promising Playwright for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar)
NOMINATED Most Promising Playwright for Old Bridge (Igor Memic)
NOMINATED Best Play for Red Pitch
The Stage Debut Awards
WON Best Writer for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams)NOMINATED Best Designer for Favour (Liz Whitbread)
NOMINATED Best Performer in a Play for House of Ife (Michael Workeye)
Susan Smith Blackburn Price
WON Benedict Lombe for LavaGeorge Devine Award
WON Tyrell Williams for Red PitchWriter’s Guild Awards
SHORTLISTED Best Play for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar)Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
WON Most Promising Playwright for Old Bridge (Igor Memic)Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
WON Sound Design for Old Bridge (Max Pappenheim)WON Lead Performance in a Play for Overflow (Reece Lyons)
WON Performance Piece for Lava (Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo)
WON Most Promising New Playwright for Old Bridge (Igor Memic)
FINALIST Sound Design for Overflow (Francis Botu)
FINALIST Performance Ensemble for Old Bridge
FINALIST Performance Piece for Pink Lemonade (Mika Onyx Johnson)
FINALIST New Play for 10 Nights (Shahid Iqbal Khan)
NOMINATED Director for Overflow (Debbie Hannan)
NOMINATED Lighting Design for Overflow (Jess Bernberg)
NOMINATED Lead Performance in a Play for 10 Nights (Zaqi Ismail)
NOMINATED Supporting Performance in a Play for 10 Nights (Sumayya Si-Tayeb)
Asian Media Awards
NOMINATED Best Stage Production for 10 NightsNOMINATED Best Stage Production for Favour
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Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
NOMINATED Most Promising New Playwright for The High Table (Temi Wilkey)NOMINATED New Play for Collapsible (Margaret Perry)
NOMINATED Lead Performance in a Play for Collapsible (Breffni Holahan)
NOMINATED Set Design for Collapsible (Alison Neighbour)
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Olivier Awards
WON Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Baby ReindeerThe Stage Debut Awards
WON Best Writer for The High Table (Temi Wilkey)Off West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
WON Most Welcoming Theatre (People’s Vote)WON Video Design for Baby Reindeer (Ben Bull)
FINALIST Male Performance in a Play for The Arrival (Irfan Shamji)
FINALIST Performance Piece for Baby Reindeer (Richard Gadd)
FINALIST Most Promising New Playwright for I Wanna Be Yours (Zia Ahmed)
NOMINATED Performance Ensemble for Class (Stephen Jones, Sarah Morris, Will O’Connell)
NOMINATED Director for Class (Iseult Gordon / David Horan)
NOMINATED Male Performance in a Play for The Arrival (Scott Karim)
NOMINATED Male Performance in a Play for I Wanna Be Yours (Ragevan Vasan
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Olivier Awards
NOMINATED Best New Play for MistyNOMINATED Best Actor for Misty (Arinzé Kene)
The Stage Awards
WON London Theatre of the YearOff West End Theatre Awards (Offies)
WON Performance Piece for Misty (Arinzé Kene)
WON Male Performance in a Supporting Role for Leave Taking (Wil Johnson)
WON Female Performance in a Play for Leave Taking (Sarah Niles)
FINALIST Production for Misty (Arinzé Kene)
FINALIST New Play for Misty (Arinzé Kene)
FINALIST Director for Misty (Omar Elerian)
FINALIST Video Design for Misty (Daniel Denton)
FINALIST Most Promising New Playwright for Jellyfish (Ben Weatherill)
FINALIST Female Performance in a Play for The B*easts (Monica Dolan)
Black British Theatre Awards
NOMINATED Best Writer for Miss Myrtle’s Garden (Danny James King)
NOMINATED Best Designer (lighting) for Communion (Adam Jeffreys)
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Olivier Awards
NOMINATED Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for The B*easts
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