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Chris Bush

CHRIS BUSH  (1986 - )

 Nationality:    British
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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.

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

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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Company:
Sheffield People's Theatre

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Genre:
5 min play

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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

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short 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

Company:
Brave New World Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
short Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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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

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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

Company:
Theatre Exchange

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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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

Company:
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Genre:
monologue One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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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

1st Produced:

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

1st Published:
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Music:
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Man & God (2004 Version)

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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

Company:
Blank Slate Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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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

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
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.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Drama Barn Studio Theatre, York    2005

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy/Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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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

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
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.

Notes:
part of Lost Soul Music

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy/Parody Comedy

Parts:
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

Notes:
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1st Produced:
North Wall, Oxford    06 Jul 2008

Company:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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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.

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.

1st Produced:

Company:
White Rose Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  4 piece band

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