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Collaborating on The Cord: Dr Jess Heron & Bijan Sheibani

Thu 25 Apr 2024 | Our Plays, The Bigger Picture

Dr Jess Heron, founder and CEO of National perinatal mental health charity, Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP), and acclaimed writer and director, Bijan Sheibani, collaborated on research for his new play The Cord, that follows a family struggling to navigate the postpartum period. “APP, which began as a research panel, now supports women and families…

BUSHCYLING: How we’re improving our sustainability, one stage set at a time

Thu 23 Nov 2023 | Our Plays, The Bigger Picture

When you watch a new show at the Bush, you’re seeing a brand new set every time… or are you?  Putting on a production can use a lot of resources: from energy for lights to purchasing costumes and furniture to the timber needed to build sets and scenery, so we try to reuse materials as…

“I keep coming back to sex and death – but, you know, in a fun way.” Meet Marcelo Dos Santos

Thu 02 Nov 2023 | Our People, Playwriting

With a day to go until Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen bursts onto our stage, we caught up with writer Marcelo Dos Santos to get the inside scoop on his inspirations for the play and how it feels to, as he says, “put it all out there”. “I’m inspired by…

Four explosive world premieres | 2023-24 at the Bush

Sun 10 Sep 2023 | Our Plays

You lot aren’t ready.

We are back doing what we do best: bringing you explosive new stories from award-winning artists. Plays that expand the conversation, shift the canon and live in the hearts and minds of audiences way after they leave.

Get London’s hottest tickets from just £15
You can get tickets from just £15 by grabbing a season ticket, becoming a Bush Friend, signing up for our free membership Bush Connect or nabbing one of a limited number of Count Me In seats. Standard tickets start at £25.
Click here to find the deal that works for you.

SHIFTERS

Tosin Cole (Doctor Who) stars in a fierce romance for anyone desperate for a different kind of love story, from Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner Benedict Lombe (Lava) and directed by Bush Artistic Director Lynette Linton (August in England, Clyde’s).

16 Feb til 30 Mar 2024 | Click here to book

THE CORD

An intensely frank and relatable insight into the challenges of being a parent and a child, no matter how old you are. An evocative new play from Olivier award-winning writer and director Bijan Sheibani (Barber Shop Chronicles).

12 Apr til 25 May 2024 | Click here to book

DREAMING AND DROWNING

Bold, affecting and visceral: dive into the mind of a young man struggling to stay afloat. This electrifying world premiere of the Mustapha Matura Award-winning play is written and directed by Kwame Owusu and produced by WoLab (For a Palestinian).

28 Nov til 23 Dec 2023 | Click here to book

THIS MIGHT NOT BE IT

A candid, funny and unflinching look at the lives impacted by an NHS stretched to breaking point – from both sides of the desk. A bold world premiere from Sophia Chetin-Leuner, produced by Broccoli Arts (Salty Irina, Summerhall) and Jessie Anand Productions (Orlando, 59E59).

30 Jan til 2 Mar 2024 | Click here to book

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