Bush Theatre announces full cast and creatives for Before We Forget
by Best of Theatre Staff on Friday 7 August 2026, 11:48 am in Cast Changes and Announcements
The Bush Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Before We Forget, a new devised production from its 18-25 Young Company, running on the main Holloway stage from 18 to 22 August.
The Bush Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Before We Forget, a community production created by its 18-25 Bush Young Company and director Amber Ruby. The show plays the theatre's main Holloway stage from 18 to 22 August at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee on 22 August at 2.30pm and a press night on 20 August at 7pm.
What if you could relive every moment of your life with perfect clarity, or erase forever the memories you would rather leave behind? With Recall, you can - but every choice comes at a cost. In a world where memories are a commodity, the employees of Recall, the corporation reshaping how humanity remembers, find themselves caught between loyalty to the company that pays their bills and a growing resistance determined to expose the truth. As the lines between memory, identity and profit begin to blur, friendships fracture, families are tested, and impossible choices must be made.
Co-created by the Bush Young Company and Amber Ruby, and directed by Amber Ruby, Before We Forget is an urgent new devised production exploring what we choose to remember, what we choose to forget, and what it means to stay human in an increasingly virtual world.
The cast is Abbey Oyetunde, Ayan Philip, Ethan Simm, Jess Senanayake, Jet Lama, Josephine Surminski, Lawrence Ssonko, Mannan Guled, Mason Thomas-Downes, Meg Gillard, Mohamed Hashi, Olise Essien, Priscilla Oshinibosi, Rosie Owen, Ruweyda Sheik-Ali, Shekinah Singh, Shermya, Vikas Gogana and Zarmeeneh Khan.
The creative team is completed by sound designer Josh Anio Grigg, lighting designer Aaron Molloy, set and costume designer Georgia Wilmot, production dramaturge Frey Kwa Hawking and production manager Corey Bovell.
The 18-25 Bush Young Company is a training ground for new talent in the theatre industry, with previous members going on to work at companies including the RSC, the Almeida and the Royal Court, and to have plays commissioned by the Bush Theatre. Two freelance directors have joined the Bush team to oversee the company: Bashiie Baptiste leads the 14-17 age group and Amber Ruby the 18-25 age group. Young Company productions have taken over the main Holloway stage each summer for the past five years.
Tickets for Before We Forget are priced at GBP 10.