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Cast announced for Chiaroscuro by Jackie Kay

July 18, 2019 | Our Plays

“so many women have been lost at seaso many stories have been swept away” Meet the cast of Chiaroscuro, an explosive gig-theatre event that breathes new life into Scottish National Poet Jackie Kay’s masterpiece. Aisha, Yomi, Beth and Opal couldn’t be more different, but when Aisha hosts a dinner party, the friends soon discover that…

Work Experience Diary| Hana: “I’m incredibly lucky to have had an insight into this world”

July 5, 2019 | Our People

Our work experience student Hana tells us about her time at the Bush Theatre. It sounds a little cliché, but I can honestly say I’ve had a wonderful week of work experience at the Bush Theatre. Obviously when we think of theatre we tend to focus on what happens on stage, in front of an…

Caryl Phillips’ Strange Fruit Preface: “My generation had become even more vocal and uncompromising”

June 25, 2019 | Our Plays

Caryl Phillips, writer of Strange Fruit, describes the context of his debut play in the Preface to the playtext published by Oberon Books. It’s available from our online book shop. I wrote ‘Strange Fruit’ during the autumn of 1979. I had graduated from university in June of the same year with a desire to write, but this was long before the…

#‎refugeeswelcome‬

03 Sep 2015 | The Bigger Picture

If you’ve ever used our toilets you’ll know that they’re covered in scripts from Bush plays past. These little heartfelt scribble has been on the toilet wall in our ladies for a while now.

migration is not a crime

So proud of the calibre of people who use our loo.

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20 Jul
RT @bushtheatre: There’s just one week left to catch our ★ ★ ★ ★ productions #RustThePlay and #StrangeFruit. Make sure you book your ticket…
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20 Jul
Hey @bushtheatre will anyone from your team be heading to @edfringe this year? Would love to invite you to our one-woman shows!
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20 Jul
RT @dreadnalive: My first time ever at the @bushtheatre watching #StrangeFruit thanks to @blcktheatreclub who wants to celebrate w me 💃🏽💃🏽…
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20 Jul
RT @dreadnalive: My first time ever at the @bushtheatre watching #StrangeFruit thanks to @blcktheatreclub who wants to celebrate w me 💃🏽💃🏽…
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