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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 #3

Wed 01 Jul 2015 | Our Plays, The Bigger Picture

Next up in our series of stats about what cuts to the legal aid system really mean…

88% of GPs agree that patients not being able to get legal or specialist advice about their problems would have a negative impact on their health Either to a great extent or to some extent.

Research conducted by the Legal Action Group (LAG) and ComRes in 2014, and supported by the Law Society found that a vast majority of doctors believed that the number of their patients who would have benefited from legal or specialist advice has increased in the past year.

Issues with benefits led the way with two thirds of GPs (67 per cent) reporting the number of patients who would have benefited from legal advice in this area had increased in the last year. This was followed closely by debts/financial problems and issues at work, both at 65 per cent of GPs reporting an increase. Just over half (54 per cent) of GPs reported the number of patients with housing problems who would have benefited from legal advice had increased and a similar proportion (55 per cent) reported the same regarding community care. The lowest proportion was for advice on immigration law, at 30 per cent.

Do the cuts to legal aid make you feel sick to the stomach? Book in for The Invisible, 3 July – 15 August here at the Bush.