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Cinderella review – rapping mice, a magical microwave and some spellbinding songs

Amid the noise and bustle there’s an affecting relationship struggling to emerge in Chris Bush and Roni Neale’s witty show

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

The week in theatre: Otherland; Backstroke – review

Chris Bush’s insightful take on the trans experience drifts into the fantastical; Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie spar as discomfited daughter and unabashed mother

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025

Otherland review – touchingly relatable trans drama

Brimming with humour and compassion, the story of Jo and Harry, a couple who go their separate ways, is a powerful reminder of how theatre lets us live beyond our own bodies

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025

‘Lady Gaga went to our chippy’: how Yorkshire became a cultural powerhouse

English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award – and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has ‘God’s own county’ become such an artistic force?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

A Doll’s House review – stark production lifts the lid on Ibsen’s box of secrets

With few directorial flourishes and a compelling central performance, this bare-bones version of the domestic drama gives the story its full due

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

"Build a portfolio that highlights what you value most”: a day in the life of Chris Bush

Nexer Digital’s head of design discusses the value of human-centred design.

Creative Bloq · Aug 4, 2024

‘The story tells itself’: Richard Hawley, Sheffield’s greatest export, gets city’s biggest honour

The acclaimed singer and composer is ‘mind-blown’ after receiving the coveted maker’s mark

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023

On my radar: Chris Bush’s cultural highlights

The award-winning playwright on one of pop’s most extraordinary voices, role-playing drag queens and the scathing wit of her favourite foodie website

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

Safe pair of hands or time for a shakeup: who’s going to get the biggest job in UK theatre?

After Rufus Norris’s departure from the National Theatre, who is most likely to be the London powerhouse’s next artistic director? We look at eight potential candidates

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

Travelling Homer: how the National Theatre is staging a multi-city Odyssey

In episodes developed with communities around England, the production aims to tell ‘a story of resilience and healing and hope’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023