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Chris Bush

CHRIS BUSH

  (1986 - )
Nationality:    British
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Literary Agent:    Berlin Associates  represented by Julia Mills

Chris Bush is a playwright and the manager of White Rose Theatre, a small touring company based in York. His first play, Harsh Reality was a winner of the National Young Playwright's Festival in 2000. Since then his work has been performed around the country, to rave reviews. ('my God, this is bloody brilliant! . . . wonderfully intelligent script.' THRee WeeKS on the 2006 production of Man & God.) Chris's latest show, TONY! the Blair Musical, will preview at the York Theatre Royal July 2007 before transferring to the Edinburgh Festival.

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         20 Tiny Plays about Sheffield         Accidents and Emergencies         All the Best Tunes         Cafe Nation         Dearly Departed         Devil You Know, The         Fisher Of Men         Harsh Reality         Larksong         Lesson, The         Lost Soul Music         Man & God (2004 Version)         Man & God (2006 Version)         Olympia         Sheffield Mysteries, The         Signed, Sealed, Delivered         Simon Says         Soldier Of Fortune         There's A Hole In My Beckett         Tony Of Arabia         Tony! the Blair Musical         We Are All In This Together

20 Tiny Plays about Sheffield

Synopsis:
20 Tiny Plays. 1 big city. A theatrical experience unique to Sheffield. After the success of their inaugural production, Lives in Art, Sheffield People's theatre presents a compilation of five-minute plays, written by twenty writers, old and new, spanning a range of performance genres. Full of Dramatic, quirky and surprising perceptions of Sheffield in the twenty-first century, 20 Tiny Plays about Sheffield is an eclectic mix of what we all love& or hate about our seven hills and the people that know them.

Notes:
written by Chris Bush, Helen eastman, Tim etchells, Sally Goldsmith, Pete Goodland, Richard Hurford, Marcia Layne, Tom Lodge, Andrew McMillan, DC Moore, Kate O'Reilly, Laurence Peacock, Michael Crow, Stephanie Street, Andrew Thompson, Chris Thorpe, Louise Wellwein

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Sheffield People's Theatre

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5 min play

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Accidents and Emergencies

Synopsis:
Accidents and Emergencies is a programme of brand-new short musicals inspired by experiences in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in England. In July 2015, the creatives (composers, lyricists and book writers) received a series of prompts in the form of anonymised first-hand accounts of experiences in A&E. Taking inspiration from ideas and moments in the prompts, the individuals and team have created new musicals, which are having their world premiere in Accidents and Emergencies.

Notes:
The creators of the new musicals are Rebecca Applin, Gus Gowland, Jennifer Whyte and Matt Winkworth and Chris Bush. Asia Osborne and Jeremy Lloyd Thomas are directing, with Nathan Martin serving as Musical Director. Accidents and Emergencies is produced by Sue Knox for This Stage Limited.

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Genre:
short musical

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All the Best Tunes

Synopsis:
a story as old as the hills: Boy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Boy sells his soul for a song in order to win her heart. Because the boy is an idiot, naturally.

Notes:
part of Lost Soul Music

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Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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short musical

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Cafe Nation

Synopsis:
A new musical about love, coffee, capitalism and other addictive substances.

Notes:
writtn by Chris Bush and Ian McCluskey

1st Produced:
London: Cockpit Theatre    12 Jul 2013

Organisations:
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts - Postgraduate Directors' Season

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musical

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Dearly Departed

Synopsis:
a couple enter a railway station - one to leave, the other to stay behind. a short, naturalistic piece about the things that don't get said.

Notes:
Performed As part of Lost theatre Company's One Act Festival 2005

1st Produced:
Diorama Arts Centre, London    2005

Organisations:
Brave New World Theatre

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Genre:
short Drama One act

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Devil You Know, The

Synopsis:
everyone has demons of their own: only Helen's answer back. She's come to tell her sorry tale of suffering and self-sacrifice, while they're here to remind her the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Notes:
part of Lost Soul Music

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White Rose Theatre

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short musical

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Fisher Of Men

Synopsis:
all of life can be found down by the river - everything's there if you look close enough. It's here that Johnnie finds his purpose, his plan. there by the bank side at the tender age of seven and three quarters, he finds his life's calling.

Notes:
part of Lost Soul Music

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White Rose Theatre

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short musical

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Harsh Reality

Synopsis:
the life of a young boy, seen through his eyes.

Notes:
Performed As WINNeR of the National Young Playwright's Festival 2000.

1st Produced:
The Wimbledon Theatre    2000

Organisations:
Theatre exchange

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Larksong

Synopsis:
In this powerful tale of friendship and fate, a gang of youngsters risk the deadly anger of a king. A new play from the winner of the 2014 Perfect Pitch Award. Mouse and his friends live in the times after the Romans, sheltering amongst the skeletons of a fallen empire. They're not heroes or kings or warriors, just ordinary folk. No one will ever want to sing songs of them. But, when they stumble upon a band of sleeping soldiers, each carrying weapons more magnificent than anything they could have imagined, their futures suddenly look very different. Perhaps they will find themselves in a great story after all. "If there isn't a battle, you haven't got to the end yet."

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one act

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Lesson, The

Synopsis:
a teacher's address to his class. Short comic monologue.

Notes:
also performed As part of Sheffield's Off the Shelf Literary Festival 2004.

1st Produced:
Simunye, Sheffield    2004

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Genre:
monologue One act

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Lost Soul Music

Synopsis:
Talking Heads' for the burlesque generation - an intimate, darkly comic mix of theatre, music and revue at the Red Room. Deliciously different tales of dalliance and damnation from creators of Fringe sensation 'Tony! the Blair Musical'. **** (Scotsman). www.whiterosetheatre.co.uk

Notes:
music by Ian McClusky

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White Rose Theatre for Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear)

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Man & God (2004 Version)

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Subsequently performed As WINNeR of the Rotherham One Act Playwriting Festival 2004, 16th July 2004, Rotherham Arts Centre.

1st Produced:
King Edward Vii School    2004

Organisations:
Blank Slate Theatre Company

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Man & God (2006 Version)

Synopsis:
a new millennium, and God prepares to address the nation, but not all is running smoothly upon high. then when another mysterious figure steps forward claiming to be the almighty, matters get even more complicated: Just what does it mean if an imposter is better than the real thing? Clearly there's only one way to sort things out - in a live debate on Breakfast Television.

Notes:
Previewed At the Drama Barn before transferring to the Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh (3rd-27th Aug. 06) And the Rotherham Arts Festival (13th Sep.)

1st Produced:
Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York    2006

Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Olympia

Synopsis:
the trial of Socrates, set against the background of the demise of the ancient Greek Chorus. a fast-paced genre-hopping play combining traditional Greek theatre, modern comedy and philosophical debate.

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1st Produced:
Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York    2005

Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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Genre:
Comedy/Drama Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Sheffield Mysteries, The

Synopsis:
A single day, taking us from dawn till dusk, from the beginning of time to the ends of the earth, from Stannington to Woodhouse. Inspired by and responding to the medieval mystery cycles, The Sheffield Mysteries offer a frank and funny celebration of the human spirit, with a distinctly Yorkshire flavour. Performed by around one hundred actors, singers, dancers and musicians from Sheffield People's Theatre

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Sheffield Peoples Theatre

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Genre:
community play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  91 actors of all ages

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Synopsis:
Henry Horatio Swann has a problem - he's lost something, you see - lost it in the post, as it happens, and if he can't get it back he's not quite sure what he'll do. a bittersweet tale of love, devotion and sorting offices.

Notes:
part of Lost Soul Music

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Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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short musical

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Simon Says

Synopsis:
a simple tale of unrequited love, and the sacrifices a man will make to gain his heart's desire. How much of yourself would you give up to be with your beloved? (Commended for both script and performance in Spotlight's emerging Artists awards 2008)

Notes:
part of Lost Soul Music

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Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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short musical

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Soldier Of Fortune

Synopsis:
In the heat of battle a frightened soldier opts for ignoble life over a glorious death. What follows is his story, taking us from the walls of Troy to the fall of Baghdad as he attempts to pay off his debt.

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part of Lost Soul Music

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Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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short musical

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There's A Hole In My Beckett

Synopsis:
the complete stage works of Samuel Beckett, condensed to around 15 minutes.

Notes:
written by Chris Bush And ellie Bailey

1st Produced:
Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York    2005

Organisations:
White Rose Theatre

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Genre:
Comedy/Parody Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tony Of Arabia

Synopsis:
Tony leaves the band to concentrate on a solo career - uniting europe and bringing peace to the Middle east

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1st Produced:
North Wall, Oxford    06 Jul 2008

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Tony! the Blair Musical

Synopsis:
Making Government Rock! after a visit from a ghostly Princess Diana, Tony is left with the daunting task of bringing the music to the masses: becoming the people's Prime Minister. (at least that's how he remembers it, anyway). Starring, Blair, Bush, Brown and a Barbershop Quartet of defeated Tory leaders, this show has it all, as it charts the highs and lows of a decade of New Labour rule.

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Book & Lyrics by Chris Bush, Music by Ian McCluskey. Previews At the York Theatre Royal before transferring to C Venues, Edinburgh 1st-27th August 2007.

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White Rose Theatre

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  4 piece band

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We Are All In This Together

Synopsis:
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Part of Crucible Writers' Night: an evening of scratch performances of brand new short plays by local writers, staged by professional actors. Author Matt Medlock (Guinea Pigs). Author Amy Palmer (At the End). Author Dominic Aitken (Last Online: Today). Author Chris Bush (We're all in this Together). Author Emily Nightingale (Marathon). Director Jonathan O'Boyle. Director Jon Pashley.

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short play

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