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CHRIS BUSH (1986 - ) |
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Nationality: British Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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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.
Plays by Chris Bush
All the Best Tunes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9EF >>> | 25 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110886 | |||
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Genre: | short musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Lost Soul Music | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dearly Departed | ||
| 1st Produced: | Diorama Arts Centre, London | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Brave New World Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65096 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | short drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Performed as part of Lost Theatre Company's One Act Festival 2005 | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Devil You Know, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9EF >>> | 23 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110887 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | short musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Lost Soul Music | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fisher of Men | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9EF >>> | 24 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110888 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | short musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Lost Soul Music | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Harsh Reality | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Wimbledon Theatre | 2000 | ||||
Company: | Theatre Exchange | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65100 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Performed as WINNER of the National Young Playwright's Festival 2000. | |||||
Synopsis: | The life of a young boy, seen through his eyes. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lesson, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Simunye, Sheffield | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65098 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | monologue One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Also performed as part of Sheffield's Off The Shelf Literary Festival 2004. | |||||
Synopsis: | A teacher's address to his class. Short comic monologue. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lost Soul Music | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre for Belt Up (Nothing to See/Hear) | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #88626 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music by Ian McClusky | |||||
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 | |||||
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Man & God (2004 version) | ||
| 1st Produced: | King Edward VII School | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Blank Slate Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65099 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Subsequently performed as WINNER of the Rotherham One Act Playwriting Festival 2004, 16th July 2004, Rotherham Arts Centre. | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Man & God (2006 version) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York | 2006 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #56134 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Previewed at the Drama Barn before transferring to the Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh (3rd-27th Aug. 06) and the Rotherham Arts Festival (13th Sep.) | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Olympia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York | 2005 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65095 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Drama Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9EF >>> | 24 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110889 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | short musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Lost Soul Music | |||||
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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Simon Says | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9EF >>> | 23 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110890 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | short musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Lost Soul Music | |||||
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) | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Soldier of Fortune | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London, N7 9EF >>> | 25 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110891 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | short musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Lost Soul Music | |||||
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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There's a hole in my Beckett | ||
| 1st Produced: | Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York | 2005 | ||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65097 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy/Parody Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Chris Bush and Ellie Bailey | |||||
Synopsis: | The complete stage works of Samuel Beckett, condensed to around 15 minutes. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tony Of Arabia | ||
| 1st Produced: | North Wall, Oxford | 06 Jul 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126282 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Tony leaves the band to concentrate on a solo career - uniting Europe and bringing peace to the Middle East | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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TONY! The Blair Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
Company: | White Rose Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65094 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 4 piece band | |||||
Notes: | 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. | |||||
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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