A shocking crime divides the nation. Fingers are pointed, sides are drawn, facts are hard to come by. Why did this happen? How do we move on? What must we remember? It's easy to have an opinion online, safe behind the anonymity of a keyboard, just like, share and subscribe. But as the digital mob polish their pitchforks, the world starts to question just how free should free speech be? The Assassination of Katie Hopkins is a smart, witty new musical by Chris Bush and Matt Winkworth about truth, celebrity and public outrage.
A shocking crime divides the nation. Fingers are pointed, sides are drawn, facts are hard to come by. Why did this happen? How do we move on? What mus...
The top candidate without question, Vanessa was made to be Mayor. Thirty years prior, Josie just wants things to change and seeks a seat on the local council. This witty new play by Chris Bush explores the last three decades of women in politics, asking what's changed and what still must.
The top candidate without question, Vanessa was made to be Mayor. Thirty years prior, Josie just wants things to change and seeks a seat on the local ...
Set in and around a swimming pool, Chris Bush's play The Changing Room follows a group of teenagers full of excitement, impatience and uncertainty. They know change is coming, but not what it'll look like. Written specifically for young people, The Changing Room was part of the 2018 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. It offers opportunities for a large, flexible cast of any size or mix of genders, and incorporates chorus work and music. No swimming pool required.
Set in and around a swimming pool, Chris Bush's play The Changing Room follows a group of teenagers full of excitement, impatience and uncertainty. Th...
"We'll tell the same old stories, all over again. And we won't complain. Because it's Christmas." It's Christmas Day. Three generations of a family are busy preparing a feast, and you're invited. But someone is missing from the table. Chris Bush's The Last Noa l is a funny, moving, uplifting play with original songs. It is premiered by Attic and Arts at the Old Fire Station in South West London and Oxford, from November 2019.
"We'll tell the same old stories, all over again. And we won't complain. Because it's Christmas." It's Christmas Day. Three generations of a fa...
Award winning playwright Chris Bush reimagines the Faust myth to explore what we must sacrifice to achieve greatness, and the legacy that we leave behind. Faustus: That Damned Woman is a radical new work in which the iconic character of Faustus becomes a woman who makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to traverse centuries and change the course of history. It is premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in January 2020, in a co production with Headlong and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, prior to a UK tour. An epic, ambitious, gothic, baroque fever dream of a piece that...
Award winning playwright Chris Bush reimagines the Faust myth to explore what we must sacrifice to achieve greatness, and the legacy that we leave beh...
I'd watch you eat. I'd eat you up. You're not like them, are you? You're real." Lori is a professional chef. Bex waits tables to make ends meet. One night together in a walk-in fridge and the rest is history. Lori has big plans, but Bex is struggling. If we are what we eat, then Bex is in real trouble. It's not her fault though - the system is rigged. No-one on minimum wage and zero hours has the headspace to make their own yoghurt. Chris Bush's Hungry is a new play about food, love, class and grief in a world where there's little left to savour.
I'd watch you eat. I'd eat you up. You're not like them, are you? You're real." Lori is a professional chef. Bex waits tables to make ends meet. On...
Jane Eyre may be poor, obscure, plain and little, but she has heart and soul - and plenty of it. Chris Bush's witty and fleet-footed adaptation lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit. With actor-musicians, playful doubling, and a plethora of nineteenth-century pop hits, it was first produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, and the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in 2022
Jane Eyre may be poor, obscure, plain and little, but she has heart and soul - and plenty of it. Chris Bush's witty and fleet-footed adaptation lays b...
'Three options, as I see it - they'll kill it off entirely, you'll let it die of natural causes, I'm going to make it live again.' When the owner of a Sheffield scissor manufacturer dies, the future of the factory site falls into uncertainty. Can it be reborn as a fashionable music venue, converted into luxury apartments, or somehow reinvigorated so the old business can survive? There's more than just money or bricks and mortar at stake. It's about knowing where you fit in the world - knowing that somewhere there's still a place for you. Fresh, funny and heartfelt, Rock /...
'Three options, as I see it - they'll kill it off entirely, you'll let it die of natural causes, I'm going to make it live again.' When the own...