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Charles Holloway OBE: From West London to the West End

Thu 31 Oct 2024 | Uncategorized

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

Wed 28 Aug 2024 | Our Plays, Playwriting

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.…

Call out: tell us what you thought of Shifters

Wed 03 Jul 2024 | Our Plays

Did you see Shifters at the Bush? We need you! To celebrate the West End transfer of Benedict Lombe’s hit play, we’re asking audiences to help us spread the word. We’d love you to send in a short video of your thoughts, experiences and takeaway’s from the world premiere run at the Bush Theatre earlier…

The Invisible | Legal Aid Fact #1

Fri 26 Jun 2015 | Our Plays, The Bigger Picture

In preparation for The Invisible opening for previews next Friday, our friends and show sponsors of the production The Law Society have given us some facts (and one myth) about what cuts to the legal aid system mean. Here’s the first one – keep your eyes peeled as we release more in the lead up to Friday.

In the first quarter of 2014, 80% of all private family law cases had at least one party that was not represented. In around 30% of family law cases, neither party had any legal representation.

The National Audit Office in its report, Implementing the civil legal aid reforms, found the number of cases in which neither party in a family law case had representation had increased by 18,519 – around 30% of all cases. In the first quarter of 2014, 80% of all private family law cases had at least one party that was not represented.

*According to the Justice Select Committee report, March 2015.

The world premiere production of The Invisible by Rebecca Lenkiewicz runs from 3 July – 15 August here at the Bush, find out more about the play here.