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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 #2

Tue 30 Jun 2015 | Our Plays, The Bigger Picture

Inspired by The Invisible, our upcoming production about the human impact of cuts to legal aid, here’s the next Legal Aid Fact in our series of stats about what cuts to the legal aid system really mean. Check out the first fact here.

In 2013-2014, 1500 people applied for exceptional case funding, just 69 were successful.

Exceptional case funding was intended as a safety net to try to ensure that people who really need it still get legal assistance in non-criminal cases. It can provide civil legal aid in cases that mightn’t otherwise qualify, but where denying it would be a breach of someone’s human or EU law rights.

When it was introduced the Government estimated that around 5000 applications would be granted per year. 1500 people applied in 2013-2014. Only 69 people were granted assistance. That’s under 5%. The rate of successful applications has been increasing in every quarter since the scheme began.

*From Full Fact data.

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.