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Collaborating on The Cord: Dr Jess Heron & Bijan Sheibani

23 hours ago | 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…

Hir: Your Thoughts

Wed 21 Jun 2017 | Our Plays

Cast of Hir. Photo: Ellie Kurttz

The absurd and punchy Hir has opened as the second play in our refurbished Theatre. Here are you thoughts…

“Hir… had me in tears. Bravo to the entire team” Rachel Delahay

“Mac has produced a blisteringly complex 21st-century version of the kitchen sink drama, built on a foundation of shifting sympathies and hyper-relevant debate.” Connor Campbell

“A masterful depiction of the irreparable dysfunctionality of a family” Cindy Marcolina

Discover the kitchen-sink drama for yourself and experience the full force of a Taylor Mac play. Hir is playing till 22 July.