Bush Theatre

The Bush Theatre - or The Alternative Theatre Company - is a world-famous home for new plays and an internationally renowned champion of playwrights.

The Bush Theatre discover, nurture and produce the best new playwrights from the widest range of backgrounds. They look for exciting new voices that tell contemporary stories with wit, style and passion and champion work that is both provocative and entertaining. It has produced hundreds of groundbreaking premieres since its inception in 1972, many of them Bush commissions, and hosted guest productions by leading companies and artists from across the world. It is widely acclaimed as the seedbed for the best new playwrights, many of whom have gone on to become established names. The Bush has won over 100 awards and developed an enviable reputation for touring its acclaimed productions nationally and internationally.

It receives more than 1,500 scripts every year, and reads and responds to them all. This is one small part of a comprehensive playwrights development programme which nurtures the relationship between writer and director, as well as playwright residencies and commissions. Everything that they do is to develop playwrights focuses them towards a production on stage or beyond.

They have also launched an ambitious new education, training and professional development programme, [bushfutures], providing opportunities for different sectors of the community and professionals to access the expertise of Bush playwrights, directors, designers, technicians and actors, and to play an active role in influencing the future development of the theatre and its programme.

THE TEAM

Madani Younis, Artistic Director

Sian Alexander, Executive Director

Omar Elerian, Associate Director

Melanie Aram, Development Director

Rachel Tyson, Producer

Nathalie Bristow, Events Manager

Sophie Coke-Steel, Marketing Manager

Cat Gray, Theatre Administrator and PA to the Executive

Neil Hobbs, Technical Manager

Lucy Howe, Development Officer

Candida Ronald, Finance Manager