Climb aboard a 1970s school bus and hear memories of those impacted by the Bussing Out policy, which sent Black and South Asian children from inner-city schools to mostly white areas.
Monday 20 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Luton Point (Church Street Entrance/Exit)
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Suitable for audiences and workshop participants aged 8+. Those aged under-16 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Theatre in the Mill’s interactive installation BUSSING OUT is coming to Luton this spring.
The powerful exhibition reveals a hidden piece of British history – one that shaped the identity of many global majority children who arrived in Bradford, and many other cities across the UK, during the 1960s and 1970s.
Bussing Out reveals the little-known government policy active between 1965 – 1976 that promoted the ‘dispersal’ of inner-city ‘immigrant’ children out to predominantly white schools in rural areas.
Though framed as promoting integration, this policy left parents without a choice in their children’s schools, and often disrupted children’s education, community ties, wellbeing and left a largely undocumented legacy for the families and children affected.
Written and directed by Artistic Director Dr Shabina Aslam, the installation gathers shared heritage and memories of migration, belonging and education.
The Installation
Bussing Out takes place inside a reimagined school bus, combining audio-visual storytelling with real testimonies and reconstructed memory.
You are invited to spend time in the space with the sequences, create your own connections and narratives, and to embrace the stillness.
The installation is open to the public:
- Monday 20 April – Friday 24 April: 10:00 – 16:00 daily
- Saturday 25 April: 11:00 – 16:00
- Sunday 26 April – CLOSED
- Monday 27 April – Friday 1 May: 10:00 – 16:00 daily
- Saturday 2 May: 11:00 – 16:00
To come by the installation, please sign up to express your interest here.
The experience is also accompanied by workshops and the opportunity to talk with the team on site.
Learn more about the time slots for the workshops and how to go about booking to attend for free here.
Luton Point (Church Street Entrance/Exit)
Luton Point, 37, Point Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 2LJ
(Located inside Luton Point at the entrance/exit to Church Street, right next to the Indoor Market)
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Luton Point (Church Street Entrance/Exit)
Luton Point, 37, Point Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 2LJ (Located inside Luton Point at the entrance/exit to Church Street, right next to the Indoor Market)The Church Street entrance at Luton Point is accessible via public transport.
Bus: You can travel to Luton Point by Bus. Bus services to Central Square in Luton Point are provided by Arriva Beds and Bucks.
Train: The nearest train station to Luton Point is Luton Train Station.
Credits/supporters
Bussing Out is a Theatre in the Mill project presented by Revoluton Arts, supported by Arts Council England.
Credit: Theatre in the Mill
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