Cast announced for Papatango award-winning OLD BRIDGE at Bush Theatre

Full casting has been announced for the winner of the 2020 Papatango New Writing Prize, Old Bridge by Igor Memic, which opens at the Bush Theatre on 21 October.

‘One day all you care about is music, fashion, and boys. The next day there’s no food. Piece by piece your world starts to change so you change with it.’

Mostar, Yugoslavia, 1988. Mili, a boy from out of town, dives from the famous Old Bridge. Mina, a local girl, watches. As he falls, she begins falling for him.

Mostar, Bosnia, 1992. In a town of growing divisions, Mina and Mili never doubt that their future lies together. But nor can they imagine the dangers that future will bring.

Directed by Selma Dimitrijevuc, this love story is a bold, fresh, and contemporary take on real events. An epic tale exploring the impact of a war that Europe forgot and the love and loss of those who lived through it.   

The cast includes Saffron Coomber (Emilia) as Mina, Rosie Gray (Andromeda, Nottingham Playhouse) as Leila, Emilio Iannucci (Traitors, Channel 4) as Sasha, Dino Kelly (Peaky Blinders, BBC) as Mili and Susan Lawson-Reynolds (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as Emina.

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