Bush Theatre

The Bush Theatre is based in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 above The Bush public house by Brian McDermott,^[1] and has since become one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. An intimate venue renowned for its close-up storytelling, the theatre holds a maximum audience of approximately 80. In 2007 the Bush Theatre appointed Josie Rourke its Artistic Director.^[2]

The Bush runs a Writers Development Programme, with an open script submissions policy, and reads over 1,000 scripts each year. The theatre looks for exciting new voices that tell contemporary stories with wit, style and passion, and champions work that is both provocative and entertaining.^[3]

A seedbed for the best new playwrights, many of whom have gone on to become established names in the industry, The Bush has won over 100 awards, and also continues to attract major acting and directing talent, regularly touring its work nationally and internationally and transferring productions into the West End.

On 12 November 2010, the Bush Theatre announced it would be leaving its home of nearly forty years on Shepherd's Bush Green and moving to the old Passmore Edwards Public Library building on Uxbridge Rd which it did in October 2011.^[4]

Productions

Current and Announced Future Productions

• 10 March - 10 April 2010, Eigengrau by Penelope Skinner
• 16 April - 22 May 2010, A Little Gem by Elaine Murphy
• 7 June - 10 July 2010, Like A Fishbone by Anthony Weigh
• 28 July - 14 August 2010, The Great British Country Fete by Russell Kane and Michael Bruce
• 20 October - 27 November 2010, My Romantic History by D C Jackson

Selected Past Productions

• 20 January - 27 February 2010, The Whisky Taster by James Graham
• 15–18 December 2009, The Contingency Plan: A Reading, by Steve Waters
• 2 December 2009 - 9 January 2010, The Stefan Golaszewski Plays by Stefan Golaszewski
• 17 October - 21 November 2009, If There is I Haven't Found it Yet by Nick Payne
• 8 September - 10 November 2009, 2nd May 1997 by Jack Thorne
• 5–17 October 2009, Sea Wall by Simon Stephens
• 29 July - 22 August 2009, suddenlossofdignity.com by Zawe Ashton, James Graham, Joel Horwood, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm & Michelle Terry
• 17 June - 18 July 2009, Apologia by Alexi Kaye Campbell
• 22 April - 6 June 2009, The Contingency Plan by Steve Waters
• 3 March - 26 April 2009, Stoevepipe by Adam Brace
• 10 February - 28 March 2009, Wrecks by Neil LaBute
• 8 December 2008 - 10 January 2009, 50 Ways to Leave your Lover at Christmas by Leah Chillery, Ben Ellis, Stacey Gregg, Lucy Kirkwood, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm & Ben Schiffer
• 11 November - 6 December 2008, I Caught Crabs in Walberswick by Joel Horwood
• 6–25 October 2008, Broken Space Season by Neil LaBute, Bryony Lavery, Simon Stephens, Declan Feenan, Mike Bartlett, Nancy Harris, Lucy Kirkwood, Ben Schiffer, Jack Thorne & Anthony Weigh
• 28–30 August 2008, Turf by Simon Vinnicombe
• 21–25 July 2008, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Leah Chillery, Ben Ellis, Stacey Gregg, Lucy Kirkwood & Ben Schiffer
• 11 June - 12 July 2008, 2,000 Feet Away by Anthony Weigh
• 23 April - 24 May 2008, Tinderbox by Lucy Kirkwood
• 20 February - 22 March 2008, Artefacts by Mike Bartlett
• 6–30 June 2007, Trance
• 25 April - 2 June 2007, Elling
• 28 March - 21 April 2007, Tom Fool
• 14 February - 17 March 2007, I Like Mine With a Kiss
• 9 January - 3 February 2007, What Would Judas Do
• 9 January - 3 February 2007, Product: World Remix
• 8 November - 23 December 2006, Whipping it Up
• 17 October - 4 November 2006, Bones
• 12 September - 14 October 2006, Pumpgirl

References

1. ^ Brian McDermott: Lives in Brief; http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article843631.ece
2. ^ Josie Rourke appointed Bush Theatre artistic director; http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/16181 (accessed 26 February 2008)
3. ^ Bush Theatre Writers Programme; http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/writers.html (accessed 26 February 2008)
4. ^ http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest/view/item112787/Bush-theatre-finds-new-home/

External links

• The Bush Theatre