Conversations, dispatches and ideas from the Bush Theatre.
A story of the Hir design from concept to realisation through initial drawings, scale models, the final model box, set build and finished set. Design and early photographs by Ben Stones. Production pictures by Ellie Kurttz. Ready Set Action Hir by Taylor Mac and directed by Nadia Fall is at the Bush Theatre till 22…
Dear Parv, Just two weeks ago we were texting each other. You’d read my Guardian interview full of hope and provocation about the ‘diversity’ of our industry. You were impressed. We talked about your writing, new ideas and coming to see our new space. But your years of scribbled notes and plot lines will remain just…
Presenting the Bush Associate Artists 2017 Three Day Takeover During our housewarming week of celebrations the three Bush Associate Artists will takeover the building with workshops, sharings, research and development, socials and open space discussion. We’d like to invite you to join them. Everything is free! And unless there’s a sign-up form you can just…
As of 1 Apr 2017, Lyn Gardner’s contract to write 150 blogs a year will end due to Guardian cuts. The theatre blog is respected for national reach, support for rural, small-scale and touring theatre, alternative performance artforms, and a forward looking perspective. Lyn will continue to write reviews and 28,000 words of features. The wisdom and insight…
Tessa Peake-Jones and Andrew French have been cast in While We’re Here. The world-premiere of While We’re Here by Barney Norris opens our brand new Studio. Tessa Peake-Jones plays Carol. She is most well-known for playing Raquel in the television series Only Fools and Horses. She returns to the Bush Theatre where she previously appeared in…
The Bush Theatre is looking for women of all ages and experiences to join writer Mojisola Adebayo and director Omar Elerian to work with a company of professional actors and take part in a performance of The Interrogation of Sandra Bland. Those taking part would be needed from 10am-10pm on either the 23, 24, or…
When my school announced that we had to start looking for work experience, all I knew is that I was determined not to work in a Tesco’s for the week. So, I was sure I’d struck gold when Amanda from the Bush Theatre’s community department emailed me back with the offer to work in their…
Darren Kuppan and Danny Ashok have been cast in Guards at the Taj. Guards at the Taj takes as its starting point an enduring legend and prompts contemporary questions about art and privilege. Darren Kuppan plays Babur. His theatre credits include Cymbeline (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre), The Tempest (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre), Cast The Light (Walk The Plank),…
