The funny, affecting, and beautifully queer play, Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew navigates its way through a family’s effort to reconcile the past to plant the seeds for a better future.
With dirt under their fingernails and soil-soaked jeans, 19-year-old Pip is gardening and trying to find themself. But having a father who is more interested in plants than people and a Mum firmly stuck in the past, they’re left alone to ponder life’s questions.
That is, until uncover a jacket one day in the attic that's been gathering dust. Vibrant, bold, and very 1980s, in its pocket, a diary belonging to someone long gone is found. Now swept up in the mystery, Pip is determined to delve into the past to unearth hidden secrets about an old friend their parents don't want to talk about…
This world-premiere production at the Bush Theatre is written by Coral Wylie, directed by Debbie Hannan, and a cast including the writer alongside Olivier and BAFTA Award nominee Omari Douglas.