★★★★★
"timely and deeply relevant"
All That Dazzles
★★★★
"honed and thought-provoking"
London Box Office
★★★★★
"masterful"
The Recs
★★★
"directed with eloquent simplicity"
The Stage
MAGGOTS
by Farah Najib
BUSH THEATRE 27 Jan - 28 Feb 2026
★★★★★
"a searing masterclass in dramatic tension"
Theatre Weekly
★★★★
"beautifully directed"
WhatsOnStage
★★★★
"finely attuned ensemble"
The Reviews Hub
★★★★
"directed with sympathy and sensitivity"
Theatre News
★★★★★
"delivered with comic realism and unnerving restraint"
Everything Theatre
★★★★
"Barton treats the subject with meticulous sensitivity"
Broadway World
★★★★
"impressive"
Theatre and Tonic
★★★
"intimacy and richness"
The Guardian

Photo: Ross Kernahan
She scrubs desperately. Fervently. Furiously. The filth is in the walls and she can feel it in her bones and under her skin.
As the stench in their building intensifies and infestations spread, a lonely group of tenants starts to ask questions. But when the housing association barely lifts a finger in support and pest control “don’t deal with maggots”, the neighbours are left to grapple with their suspicions and fears alone – blurring the boundaries of their usually private lives in the process.
An exploration of the importance of human connection, Maggots questions what it really takes to build community.
Written by Tony Craze Award winner Farah Najib, and produced by Jessie Anand Productions in association with Bush Theatre.
Cast: Sam Baker Jones, Safiyya Ingar, and Marcia Lecky
Director: Jess Barton
Set design & Costume: Caitlin Mawhinney
Lighting Design: Peter Small
Composer & Sound Design: Duramaney Kamara
Casting Director: Fran Cattaneo
Tickets available here.
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