The Bush Theatre in London has announced new shows for 2025 – taking their programming up to May 2025.
Coral Wylie‘s new play Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew will debut in the main house in February, starring Wylie and BAFTA and Olivier Award nominee Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin, Constellations, Cabaret, A Little Life), Wil Johnson (Leave Taking) and Pooky Quesnel (Ralph & Katie).
The play is a funny, affecting and beautifully queer journey through one family’s efforts to reconcile the past, so they can build a better future. Directed by Debbie Hannan the play runs from 8 February – 22 March 2025 in the main house.
In April, Speed reunites the Olivier award-nominated team of writer Mohamed-Zain Dada and director Milli Bhatia (Blue Mist) in a hilarious and heartfelt play following three strangers on a speed awareness course. It’s a break-neck journey through the daily annoyances and deep-buried secrets that leave us spinning. Speed runs from 4 April to 17 May 2025.
The Studio will see the premiere of babirye bukilwa’s new play …blackbird hour; the piece is a visceral and moving exploration of a queer Black woman’s call for loving oneself when love has made itself scarce. A finalist for the Bruntwood Prize, Women’s Prize for Playwriting, the play is directed by malakaï sergeant and runs from 30 January to 1 March 2025. All performances will be chilled, and will include integrated creative captions and integrated audio description.
Lynette Linton, the Bush Theatre’s Artistic Director said, ‘It’s a bitter-sweet feeling to announce my penultimate season as Artistic Director of The Bush, though exciting as it shows just what we’re all about, developing new writers and creatives and inviting them into the Bush family. For Coral Wylie, one of our Emerging Writer’s Group alumnus who has also performed in the Bush Young Company, ‘Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew’ is their first show to be produced on a main stage. For babirye bukilwa and Mohamad-Zain Dada it’s the first visit by writers I’m a huge fan of.
‘Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew’ also marks the launch of the Bush Theatre Producers’ Circle. This new initiative invites philanthropic individuals to join us at the start of the next great playwright’s story, and from page to stage will bring them closer to a Bush Theatre production than ever before.’
Quick Look – New Season Schedule
Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew (Main house) – 8 February – 22 March 2025
Speed – (Main house) 4 April – 17 May 2025
…blackbird hour – (Studio) 30 January – 1 March 2025
Shows previously announced:
Wolves On Road – 9 November – 21 December 2024 (main house) – Book tickets to Wolves On Road
Wolves on Road is a thrilling deep-dive into the mysterious world of crypto-currency, revealing how ambition and hope can be exploited, no matter the system at play.
Starring Alma Eno, Hassan Najib, Ery Nzaramba, and Kieran Taylor-Ford with Jamael Westman and Tom Moutchi.
Statues – Playing to 9 November 2024 (Studio) – Book tickets to Statues
Statues, written and performed by Bush Young Company alumnus Azan Ahmed, alongside Jonny Khan which explores the impact of loss and what you can gain from it.
Tender 19 November – 21 December 2024 (Studio) – Book tickets to Tender
A dazzling and moving new play by Eleanor Tindal about two people who find each other without even knowing they were looking. Cast includes Annabel Baldwin and Nadi Kemp-Sayfi.
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