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  • Venue Bush Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 5 August 2023
  • Running time 20 hours 20 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

★★★★ “A radical rom-com with a twist” – The Times

A Playlist for the Revolution, AJ Yi’s tender and surprising story of young love fighting to survive, opens the Bush Theatre’ new season.

A rom-com right up until it can’t be, A Playlist for the Revolution is set against the backdrop of the largest demonstrations in Hong Kong’s history. This explosive and deeply-moving play is a new Bush commission, written by AJ Yi and directed by Emily Ling Williams.

A Playlist For The Revolution runs from 23 June 2023 until 5 August 2023 at Bush Theatre London.

A wedding in Hong Kong, 2018. Two worlds collide. A spark ignites.

Jonathan is a buttoned-up classical pianist, and he’s pretty sure his life will look just like his father’s: a good job, a family, and firmly settled in Hong Kong.

Chloe is about to start university in England, and she’s ready to be the Asian Elle Woods. Empowered by the music of BTS, M.I.A and Beyonce (of course), she has big plans to make her mark.

Through months of sharing messages, music reccs and late-night confessions, they both get swept up in the promise of how someone unexpected can change your world. What they don’t realise is that the world around them is about to change forever.

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of A Playlist For The Revolution?

Liam Lau-Fernandez, Zak Shukor and Mei Mei Macleod.

Who are the creative team of A Playlist For The Revolution?

Written by AJ Yi and directed by Emily Ling Williams.

Dramaturg Deirdre O’Halloran, Lighting and Video Designer Gillian Tan, Production Manager Ian Taylor for eStage, Sound Designer Jamie Ye, Casting Jatinder Chera, Assistant Stage Manager Jess Senanayake, Company Stage Manager Katie Bingham, Costume Supervisor Leo Tyler, Designer Liam Bunster, Composer Nicola T. Chang, Movement Director Sarita Piotrowski.

Important Notes

Access performances

Relaxed & Sensory Adapted Performances Saturday 8th July at 2:30pm & Thursday 27th July at 7:30pm
Captioned Performances Thursday 13th July at 7:30pm & Saturday 22nd July at 2:30pm
Audio Described Performances Saturday 15th July at 2:30pm & Thursday 20th July at 7:30pm
Touch Tours Saturday 15th July at 1:30pm & Thursday 20th July at 6:30pm

Content warning

This performance contains strobe lighting, loud noises and smoking on stage.

Venue Information

Bush Theatre , 7 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 8LJ

Nearest Tube or Train: Shepherd’s Bush (Central Line); Shepherd’s Bush Market (Hammersmith & City Line)

Nearest Buses: 31, 49, 207, 237, 260, 607, C1, 148, 72, 94, 95, 220, 272, 283, 295, N207, 207, 427, 607

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Critics' reviews of A Playlist For The Revolution

★★★★ "A radical rom-com with a twist" - The Times

★★★★ "AJ Yi’s clever, mischievous political romcom" - Financial Times

"Thought-provoking and zingy culture-clash comedy" - The Guardian

"Hugely ambitious drama" - TimeOut

Also see: A Playlist For The Revolution Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

A Playlist For The Revolution is playing at the Bush Theatre in London
The running time of A Playlist For The Revolution is 20 hours 20 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for A Playlist For The Revolution are: 14+
Yes, A Playlist For The Revolution has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
No, sorry, A Playlist For The Revolution has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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