BITES

Seven course, one meal

Moving from the biggest democracy on the planet to the newest, Bites takes us back to Afghanistan via Texas. In the last diner at the end of a world ravaged by war, a menu of love, death and revenge is served by the 'hired help'. Seven courses make for a poetic feast of universal tales looking back to the forgotten war and forward to a nightmarish future.

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Chris Jarman
Ishia Bennison
Owen Oakeshott
Yvonne Gidden
Karen Ascoe

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New Artistic Director Announced: Taio Lawson

The Bush Theatre trustees have appointed Taio Lawson as the theatre’s new Artistic Director and Co-CEO. Taio joins the company in Summer 2025 and he will oversee the final season of plays programmed by Lynette Linton, who leaves in March 2025. Taio’s first season of work will launch in early 2026. Taio will lead the…

Charles Holloway OBE: From West London to the West End

Benedict Lombe’s play Shifters transferring from the Bush Theatre to the West End was a milestone moment: for the artists involved, the audiences they engaged, and the future of British theatre it will inspire. It offers a glimpse of what commercial theatre in this country could be. And as Bush audience members and supporters know,…

Shifting the Narrative: Radical Love Commissions

A new initiative, inviting eight Global Majority artists to write short-form responses to the West End production of Benedict Lombe’s hit play Shifters, which is at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, until 12 October.  We’re delighted to be launching this new opportunity, alongside ATG Entertainment West End Creative Learning and the Producers of Shifters.…