Sarah Kendall / Sofie Hagen / Jen Brister / Mae Martin

An eclectic mix of the funniest and most surprising comedians in the UK.

Sarah Kendall: Best Show Nominee for Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015

“Kendall is a dextrous storyteller, dancing around dark moments, then skipping straight back to punchlines.”
★★★★ Times, ★★★★★ Herald


Sofie Hagen: Best Newcomer Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015

“Warm, confident…Hagen is hilarious.”
★★★★★ Skinny


Jen Brister: “Blisteringly funny…Brister is a truly natural and gifted performer.” List

“Outrageously funny.” Metro


Mae Martin: “She had the audience in the palm of her hand” Three Weeks

“Full of the confidence of a veteran comedian… An hour of rapier wit and cute charisma.” Scotsgay

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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.…