Four explosive world premieres | 2023-24 at the Bush

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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.

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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).