After the sell-out success of last year’s Bush Young Company shows, which resulted in an Off West End Award nomination, the new cohort take to the main stage of the Bush Theatre this August. COMMUNION by the 18 -25 Company runs from 6-10 August (press night 8 August).
Founded during the disruption of the pandemic, the Bush Young Companies are fundamental to everything the theatre does, reflecting its commitment to local life and developing the next generation of artists.
Lynette Linton, Artistic Director of Bush Theatre said, ‘Our Young Companies are at the centre of everything we do at the Bush. In a time of dwindling access to the arts for young people, the pipeline feeding our industry is being eroded. It is vital that we provide pathways and experiences from early years to early careers and our Young Companies are already playing a vital role in keeping the ecology alive.
We constantly talk of our world class industry. For it to thrive we need to develop the next generation of artists, theatre makers, storytellers and audiences. You can’t be what you can’t see’.
Katie Greenall, the Bush’s Young Company Director and Director of COMMUNION said, “The Bush Young Company is not just the fertile ground to develop new artists, but directly feeds into the wider ecosystem of our building. We can see this through the programming of two recent Young Company members in our new season, and in continued paid writing development opportunities through our Bloom Bursary for alumni.
So often we say that our building exists to platform the artists of tomorrow, but our Young Company is an example of that mission coming to fruition. I am so excited to present this new generation of these artists to the world, to build on the legacy of what has come before, and continue to make top-quality, urgent and thought-provoking work for our main stage.”
A Bush Community Production from the 18-25 Bush Young Company
COMMUNION
Devised by the 18-25 Bush Young Company and Katie Greenall
Directed by Katie Greenall
6 - 10 August 2024
Tuesday - Saturday at 7.30 pm
Saturday matinee - 10 August at 2.30pm
Press Night - Thursday 8 August at 7.30 pm
The 18-25 Bush Young Company invites you to take a seat at the table. Pull up a chair, get [un]comfortable and share in the occasion
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Whether it’s a raucous family dinner, an overdue catch-up with close friends, or the quarterly board meeting - so many of life’s important moments take place when we come together around a table.
The edges of the table are scuffed, tablecloth stained, and someone’s wedged something under one of the legs, but there is much to offer and much to experience. The first production from the new 18-25 Bush Young Company - created with and directed by Katie Greenall.
The Bush Young Company productions were made possible this year by the generous support of individuals who donated via the theatre’s Big Give campaign. The Bush Young Companies also received vital support this year from Hammersmith United Charities and The Christina Smith Foundation.
Tickets are ‘Pay What You Decide’ and can be booked at bushtheatre.co.uk or at the Box Office on 020 8743 5050.
