In celebration of Benedict Lombe and the EWG

June 29, 2022 | Bush Artists, Playwriting

A couple of months ago, we saw one of our writers, Benedict Lombe, win the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Lava which premiered at the Bush in 2021. We wanted to take a moment to mark her achievement, and look at the way Bene grew through the Bush’s artist development programmes to be the huge…

Meet the writer: Ambreen Razia

June 7, 2022 | Bush Artists, Our People

Currently rehearsing at the Bush Theatre is our next show, Ambreen Razia’s Favour the world premiere of a touching and hopeful family drama that tackles duty, addiction, and the battle of putting yourself back together.  Favour is co-produced with Clean Break Theatre Company, directed by Clean Break’s Joint Artistic director Róisín McBrinn and Sophie Dillon…

Behind the Scenes on House of Ife: Costume Design

May 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

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…