Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts

Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts was a dance and performing arts school in the United Kingdom. Founded by the dance teacher Pauline Bush in Nottingham in 1914,[1] and later with branches in Romford, Essex and London; it was bombed out during the Second World War and then moved to a former boys' school East Grinstead. The Romford branch closed in 1974 and the East Grinstead branch in 1989. After Pauline Bush's death, the school was run by her daughter Noreen and her husband Victor Leopold. Later their son Paul Kimm joined them, and he remained Principal until the school closed.

Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts
Location
United Kingdom
Coordinates51.1464°N 0.0178°W / 51.1464; -0.0178
Information
TypeIndependent
Established1914
FounderPauline Bush
Closed1989
SpecialistDance/Performing Arts
Websitehttp://www.bush-davies.com

Productions

In May 1959, Marjorie Davies produced and directed the musical "What Katy Did" by Jo Masters, which starred students of the Bush Davies School with Pat Goh as Katy.

In 1974, Susan Passmore and Raymond Bishop produced the annual July performance 'Time Steps' in celebration of the school's Diamond Jubilee in the Adeline Genee Theatre. The 330-seat theatre opened in 1967 on land gifted by the school with a performance of Coppelia. The school staged an annual production each summer. The Theatre was demolished by the owners of the residential care home that now operates in Charters Towers and the grounds of the old school.

Notable students

References
  1. "Bush Telegraph", Bush-Davies School, East Grinstead, July 1974
  2. Ali, Safira. "Reunion for former Romford dance college – 37 years on". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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