The Bush Theatre announces its new season

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The Bush Theatre’s live programme will return and today they have announced their new season of shows that can be seen following their re-opening. 

The new season will see the theatre continue its work in uniting new writing and the local community. During the pandemic, the Bush Theatre has continued to produce work, thanks to donations from ‘Write the Bush’s Future’ supporters and the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund; making headlines with Protest, a reaction to the murder of George Floyd. 

With the venue fully open again, Artistic Director Lynette Linton said, “We’re beyond excited to welcome our Bush family back into the building. We reopened our doors for our local community on 6 August and, throughout the pandemic, we’ve been producing work in person, online, and within the community. But this launch marks a significant return to the live work that’s so important to us, a season of stories that reflect the community on our doorstep and will help audiences understand the world around them. We’re also thrilled to launch the Bush Theatre’s first-ever young company with live performances in August as well as announcing the live broadcast of Holloway Theatre shows this season (dates TBC).”

Bush Theatre will present Lava from 9 July to 7 August, which started life as part of the ‘Protest Series’ and has now been adapted into a full-length play and will be performed by Ronke Adékoluẹjo.

There are a further 8 shows confirmed, of which six will be world premieres, along with a new Bush Young Company and a Neighbourhood Company project. The Neighbourhood Company production will be titled Keep a Light on For Those Who Are Lost, and is a dark fairytale inspired by experiences of the past year. 

 Back Up!, created by the Bush Young Company, will be performed on 21 August at 7pm and will be followed by Overflow, which will be staged from 31 August to 9 October. 

Tickets for all the shows and a full programme can be found here and ‘Write the Bush’s Future’ members and supporters can buy tickets from 11am on 30 June, with public booking opening 11am on 1 July.