36-693: Sixty-Six Books was a set of plays premiered at the Bush Theatre , London, in 2011, to mark the theatre's reopening on a new site and the 400th anniversary of the King James Version . It drew its title from the 66 books of the Protestant Bible . The special show ran from 10 October 10 to 29 October 2011, with special 24-hour shows on 15 and 29 October; the production featured 130 actors, including Miranda Raison , Ralf Little , Billy Bragg , and Rafe Spall . This article on
72-673: A 2010s play is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library , Shepherd's Bush , in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. On Thursday 6 April 1972, the Bush Theatre was established above The Bush public house on the corner of Goldhawk Road and Shepherd's Bush Green , in what
108-758: A Café Bar, garden terrace and playtext library, which is the largest public theatre reference library in the United Kingdom. The redevelopment of the venue was 'Cultural Project of the Year' finalist at the AJ Architecture Awards 2017, and 'Highly commended Cultural Building' at the AJ Retrofit Awards 2017, and selected by the Hammersmith Society as winner of their Conservation Award for 2017. The Literary Department at
144-552: A Play for House of Ife (Michael Workeye) 2022 – Asian Media Awards nomination - Best Stage Production for 10 Nights 2022 – Asian Media Awards nomination - Best Stage Production for Favour 2023 – Laurence Olivier Award - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for The P Word 2023 – Stage Awards - Theatre of the Year 2023 – Stage Debut Awards - Best Writer for Elephant (Anoushka Lucas) 2023 – Stage Debut Awards - Best Director for A Playlist for
180-948: A Play for Sleepova ( Bukky Bakray ) 2023 – Evening Standard Theatre Awards nomination - Most Promising Playwright for Elephant ( Anoushka Lucas ) 2023 – Evening Standard Theatre Awards nomination- Most Promising Playwright for Sleepova ( Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini ) 2023 – Asian Media Awards nomination - Best Stage Production for The P Word 2023 – Asian Media Awards nomination - Outstanding Stage Performance for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar) 2024 – Laurence Olivier Award - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Sleepova 2024 – Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards - Most Promising Playwright for Sleepova (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini) 2024 – Profile Awards, Theatre Critics’ Choice - Outstanding Achievement in Theatre for Red Pitch (Ali Hunter) 2024 – Laurence Olivier Award nomination - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for A Playlist for
216-683: A second concert hall and an art gallery on the eastern part of the South Bank site previously occupied by a lead works and shot tower (and which had been earmarked as a site for the National Theatre ). It was another 12 years before the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the linked Purcell Room opened to the public. Together, they were to be known as South Bank Concert Halls. In 1968, the Hayward opened, under direct management of
252-488: A wing running parallel to Waterloo Bridge behind the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium. Its features were to include a glass pavilion, new arts spaces, a literature centre, cafes and commercial units. The proposed alterations would have replaced the skate park which has developed in the undercroft , hailed as the birthplace of British skateboarding, with retail units to fund the new arts spaces. By May 2014,
288-1427: A year from new and established playwrights, all of which are read and considered for production or development at the Bush. 1977 – George Devine Award to Robert Holman for German Skerries 1979 – George Devine Award to Jonathan Gems for The Tax Exile 1982 – Samuel Beckett Award for Coming Clean by Kevin Elyot 1986 – Laurence Olivier Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement to Robert Holman for Making Noises Quietly 1989 – John Whiting Award for Handful of Stars by Billy Roche 1993 – Laurence Olivier Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement to Billy Roche for The Wexford Trilogy 1993 – Susan Smith Blackburn Award to Jane Coles for Backstroke In A Crowded Pool 1993 – John Whiting Award for The Clearing by Helen Edmundson 1994 – John Whiting Award for Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey 1995 – Laurence Olivier Award Nomination for Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey 1996 – Susan Smith Blackburn Award to Naomi Wallace for One Flea Spare 1997 – Meyer-Whitworth Award to Conor McPherson for This Lime Tree Bower 1998 – George Devine Award to Helen Blakeman for Caravan 1998 – Meyer-Whitworth Award to Daragh Carville for Language Roulette 1999 – George Devine Award to Mark O'Rowe for Howie
324-609: The Arts Council . The new buildings had their main entrances at first floor level and were integrated into an extensive elevated concrete walkway system linked to the Royal Festival Hall and the Shell Centre . This vertical separation of pedestrian and vehicle traffic proved unpopular due to the difficulty pedestrians had in navigating through the complex, and the dark and under-used spaces at ground level below
360-457: The King's Head Theatre . Throughout 1992, the Bush Theatre celebrated 20 years at the frontier of new writing. "What has held the Bush together for 20 years? Blind faith, youthful commitment and a tenacious belief in new writing: above all, perhaps, the conviction that new work deserves the highest standards in acting, direction and design", The Guardian . The Bush won The Empty Space Award for
396-967: The South Bank of the River Thames (between Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Bridge ). It comprises three main performance venues (the Royal Festival Hall including the National Poetry Library , the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room ), together with the Hayward Gallery , and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracted 4.36 million visitors during 2019. Over two thousand paid performances of music, dance and literature are staged at Southbank Centre each year, as well as over two thousand free events and an education programme, in and around
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#1732787490967432-532: The Southbank Centre . That same year, the theatre was named London Theatre of the Year by The Stage . In response to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Bush Theatre filmed several of its productions and offered them to online viewers. Following the 2016/17 redevelopment, the Bush Theatre has two performance spaces: The building also contains an Attic rehearsal space and Writer's Room , along with
468-793: The Women of the World Festival , Madani Younis (previously Artistic Director at the Bush Theatre ) was appointed to the new role of Creative Director from January 2019, to work alongside Gillian Moore, the Director of Music, and Ralph Rugoff , Director of the Hayward Gallery. Younis resigned in October 2019. The role of artistic director remained vacant until the appointment of the former creative director of Manchester International Festival , Mark Ball who took up his position at
504-470: The Bush Theatre is committed to discovering the best new plays from playwrights from the widest range of backgrounds and therefore seek unsolicited submissions throughout the year in dedicated script windows. The Bush is a proud champion of playwrights, with a keen interest in those voices not often heard, and reflecting the contemporary culture of London, the UK and beyond. The Department receives nearly 2000 scripts
540-528: The Jubilee Gardens Trust and the car park on the remaining land beyond Hungerford Bridge was sold in 2013, to extend the gardens as part of the Shell Centre redevelopment. The site is next to the National Theatre and BFI Southbank , but does not include them. The closest Underground stations are Waterloo and Embankment . Misan Harriman became chairman of the Board of Governors of
576-522: The Revolution To celebrate 40 years of the Bush Theatre, "Close-Up Magic": 40 Years at the Bush Theatre was published, charting the history of the theatre and including contributions from past directors, actors, writers and audience members. A list of selected productions of the Bush Theatre. Southbank Centre Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues in London , England, on
612-599: The Revolution (Emily Ling Williams) 2023 – Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards- Most Promising Playwright for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams) 2023 – SME Greater London Enterprise Awards - Most Outstanding Local Theatre 2023 – Laurence Olivier Award nomination - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Paradise Now! 2023 – Stage Debut Awards nomination - Best Writer for August in England ( Lenny Henry ) 2023 – Stage Debut Awards nomination - Best Performer in
648-1862: The Rookie 2005 – Meyer-Whitworth Award to Stephen Thompson for Damages 2006 – Susan Smith Blackburn Award to Amelia Bullmore for Mammals 2007 – Susan Smith Blackburn Award to Abbie Spallen for Pumpgirl 2018 – Laurence Olivier Award nomination - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for The B*easts 2019 – Stage Awards - London Theatre of the Year 2019 – Laurence Olivier Award nomination - Best New Play for Misty 2019 – Laurence Olivier Award nomination - Best Actor for Misty ( Arinzé Kene ) 2020 – Laurence Olivier Award – Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Baby Reindeer 2020 – Stage Debut Awards - Best Writer for The High Table (Temi Wilkey) 2022 – Laurence Olivier Award - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for Old Bridge 2022 – Laurence Olivier Award nomination - Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre for 10 Nights 2022 – Evening Standard Theatre Awards - Most Promising Playwright for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams) 2022 – Stage Debut Awards - Best Writer for Red Pitch (Tyrell Williams) 2022 – Susan Smith Blackburn Prize - Benedict Lombe for Lava 2022 – George Devine Award - Tyrell Williams for Red Pitch 2022 – Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards - Most Promising Playwright for Old Bridge (Igor Memic) 2022 – Evening Standard Theatre Awards nomination - Most Promising Playwright for The P Word (Waleed Akhtar) 2022 – Evening Standard Theatre Awards nomination - Most Promising Playwright for Old Bridge (Igor Memic) 2022 – Evening Standard Theatre Awards nomination - Best Play for Red Pitch 2022 – Stage Debut Awards nomination - Best Designer for Favour (Liz Whitbread) 2022 – Stage Debut Awards nomination - Best Performer in
684-593: The Southbank Centre in 2022, succeeding Susan Gilchrist, who had held the role since 2016. Elaine Bedell was appointed as Chief Executive in 2017; from 2009 to 2016 that position was held by Alan Bishop, former chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi International and Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information . September 2005 saw the arrival of Jude Kelly as the centre's Artistic Director. After Kelly stepped down in order to devote herself to
720-747: The Southbank in January 2022. The history of Southbank Centre starts with the Festival of Britain , held in 1951. In what was described as "a tonic for the nation" by Herbert Morrison , the Labour Party government minister responsible for the event, the Festival of Britain aimed to demonstrate Britain’s recovery from World War II by showcasing the best in science, technology, arts and industrial design. It ran from May to September 1951, and by June
756-483: The campaign group strongly opposing the proposals called Long Live Southbank had gained over 120,000 members. As well as the skateboarders, the National Theatre also had objections. In early 2014, the scheme was put on hold when the Mayor of London, then Boris Johnson , said he would not support removal of the skateboarding area from the Queen Elizabeth Hall undercroft to under Hungerford Bridge. The development of
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#1732787490967792-465: The corner from its first home, on Uxbridge Road. The relocation took place in 2011 and the new venue opened with the " Sixty-Six Books " project. This was a celebration of the anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible , which used 66 writers, many of whom were veterans of the Bush. That same year, Artistic Director Josie Rourke announced her departure from the Bush to take up
828-490: The east side of the RFH, running along Belvedere Road towards the Shell Centre was removed in 1999–2000, to restore ground level circulation. The Waterloo Site (the late 1960s buildings) has been the subject of various plans for modification or reconstruction, in particular a scheme developed by Richard Rogers in the mid-1990s which would have involved a great glass roof over the existing three buildings. This did not proceed due to
864-517: The following year most of it had been dismantled, following the victory of Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party in the general election of 1951. The Royal Festival Hall is the only building from the Festival of Britain that survives. From 1962 to 1965, the Royal Festival Hall was extended towards the river and Waterloo station and refurbished. The London County Council (later, Greater London Council ) decided in 1955 to build
900-526: The high degree of National Lottery funding required and likely high cost. In 2000, a masterplan for the South Bank Centre site was produced. The main features were In line with the plans, in 2006-7 a new glass-fronted building was created to provide office space for Southbank Centre staff as well as a range of new shops and restaurants. This was inserted between the RFH and the approach viaduct to Hungerford Bridge . New restaurants and shops along
936-513: The low level Thames elevation of the Royal Festival Hall replaced an earlier cafeteria area and accompanied pedestrianisation of this frontage, achieved by removing the circulation road. Between 2005 and 2007 the Festival Hall auditorium was modified, the natural acoustic enhanced to meet classical music requirements. Seating was also reconfigured, together with upgrades to production facilities and public areas, with provision of new bar areas,
972-400: The performing arts venues. In addition, three to six major art exhibitions are presented at the Hayward Gallery yearly, and national touring exhibitions reach over 100 venues across the UK. Southbank Centre's site, which formerly extended to 21 acres (85,000 m ) from County Hall to Waterloo Bridge , is fronted by The Queen’s Walk . In 2012 management of Jubilee Gardens transferred to
1008-494: The position of Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse . The Board appointed Madani Younis as her successor from January 2012. In 2013, he programmed the theatre's most successful season to date, which saw the theatre play to 99% capacity. In Spring 2016, the Bush Theatre relocated its plays to found spaces around Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill, as the former library building closed for the largest capital project in
1044-448: The removal of most shops from foyer spaces, and refurbished lifts and WCs. In early 2013 the Southbank Centre unveiled plans, which soon became a source of vigorous debate, for alterations to the Hayward Gallery and Queen Elizabeth Hall dubbed the "Festival Wing", funded by Arts Council England . The proposal would have provided arts spaces in a new high level L-shaped building linking the Hayward Gallery and Purcell Room buildings and with
1080-679: The scheme was granted planning permission in May 2015. The Southbank Centre also received funding for the conservation and limited alteration scheme, known as "Let the Light In", from the Heritage Lottery Fund and was raising funds from individuals for the final £3 million required. This more conservation-orientated approach has also included joining with the National Trust to make the centre's 1960s buildings' contribution to
1116-412: The theatre's history. Borrowing new and iconic spaces with their own histories and tales of the local community, this season of work welcomed new audiences and residents by offering a number of free and subsidised theatre tickets to local people. In March 2017, following a landmark year of taking plays into the communities of West London, the Bush Theatre returned home following a £4.3m revitalisation of
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1152-521: The undercroft area was a key commercial and financing feature of the Festival Wing new building proposal and the scheme could not proceed in its proposed form without the commercial development or substitute funding which was not available in the amounts required. Arts Council England awarded a £16m grant towards a two-year programme of repairs and conservation work on the Queen Elizabeth Hall , Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery in May 2014 and
1188-440: The venue. The year-long redevelopment was driven by the aim of realising Younis’ vision for a theatre that reflected the diversity and vibrancy of London. Upon reopening, the building was to be more sustainable and entirely accessible, with a new entrance, front-of-house area and exterior garden terrace to the main street. Lynette Linton became Artistic Directory in January 2019, following Younis' appointment as Creative Director at
1224-633: The walkways. Following abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, the South Bank Board was formed to take over operational control of the concert halls. The following year, the South Bank Board took over the administrative running of the Hayward from the Arts Council . Collectively, the arts venues, along with Jubilee Gardens, became the South Bank Centre, responsible to Arts Council England as an independent arts institution (after transitional arrangements). The walkway on
1260-522: The year's work, which included Billy Roche 's Bush plays A Handful Of Stars , Poor Beast in the Rain and Belfry playing in repertory as The Wexford Trilogy , which toured to Wexford Opera House and the Abbey Theatre , Dublin. In November 2010, the Bush Theatre announced it would be leaving its home of nearly forty years and moving to the former Passmore Edwards Public Library building, round
1296-470: Was once the dance studio of Lionel Blair . It was established by a maverick actor, Brian McDermott, who used to tour the Fringe. The venue, despite its fame and massive output, was intimate, with a maximum audience of approximately 80. The first production was an adaption of The Collector by John Fowles , directed by John Neville and starring Annette Andre and Brian McDermott; it had previously played at
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