Bush

Parliament Square at the Bush is theatre that believes it knows politics better than professional politicians

16 December 2017 9:00 am

A new play at the Bush with a catchy political title. Parliament Square introduces us to Kat, a young Scots…

Gorbachev and Reagan sign the historic treaty on 8 December 1987 eliminating Soviet and Us intermediate-range and short-range nuclear missiles

The four men who averted the Apocalypse

28 November 2015 9:00 am

Robert Service’s account of the greatest turning point in modern history is unlikely to be bettered, says Sherard Cowper-Coles

We Are Many reviewed: does anyone think this anti-Iraq War film will change anything?

23 May 2015 9:00 am

Big-screen documentaries never change the world. Blackfish has not shortened the queues to see maltreated killer whales leap through hoops…

Memo to Nick Payne: filling your plays with cosmic chit-chat doesn’t make you intelligent

24 May 2014 9:00 am

How do you write a play? Here’s one theory. Put a guy up a tree, throw rocks at him, get…

If you can figure out the mind-boggling plot of Ciphers — join Mensa

25 January 2014 9:00 am

Here’s a heartwarming tale from the London fringe. A company named Above the Stag was merrily plying its trade at…

The National Theatre of Scotland has done more to demean Scotland’s cultural reputation than anything I can think of

27 July 2013 9:00 am

West End producers are itching to get their hands on the new show at the Bush. Mama Mia’s director, Phyllida…