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Award-winning producers of @cleanthemusical & work by Sam Chittenden
Next up A Ship’s Wake, Criterion New Writing @criterion_theatre 21 Nov
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Meet the facilitator! 🔥🔥 We’re absolutely thrilled to have Sam Chittenden returning to Rising Phoenix at the end of January with her brilliant 6 week ‘Introduction to Directing’ course ✨ Sam is an award-winning playwright and director based in Sussex with a plethora of notable credits to her name - ◆ Her musical Clean won Best New Play @brightonfringe in 2019, and Outstanding Show in 2021. ◆Sam has been nominated for an Infallibles Award (Sary), selected for @fringeencoreseries 2019 @sohoplayhousenyc (Metamorphosis) and nominated for @fringeencoreseries 2024 (Chemistry). ◆Sam is a regular director at @brightonnewventuretheatre where her last production was Sarah Ruhl’s version of Eurydice. Last year Sam directed her four-person adaptation of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. In 2024 Sam led a cohort of brilliant budding theatre directors through her 6 week course - covering the essentials of rehearsing a piece of theatre and exploring specific areas in the director’s toolkit - all culminating in an incredible showcase, before an audience in Brighton ✨🔥 Fancy being a part of our 2026 cohort & making your directorial debut here at Rising Phoenix? Contact risingphoenix.hello@gmail.com for more details 📸 Photo from the 2024 Introduction to Directing showcase, credit @jys.photos #risingphoenix #artscollective #theatre #director #theatredirector #directing #directingactors #actors #actor #actorslife
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Are you keen to get into directing but not sure where to start? Perhaps you’ve directed a bit but you’re looking to hone your craft? Could this be the year? 🔥 On 26th January our 6 week ‘Introduction to Directing’ course kicks off and we still have space for you! Award-winning playwright & director Sam Chittenden @different_theatre is back to guide you through the fundamentals of rehearsing a piece of theatre, with each weekly session covering specific areas in a director’s toolkit ✨ And to top it all off… the course will culminate in a short rehearsal process working with local actors to stage a 10 minute extract as part of a showcase event to an audience in Brighton! Full details below - 🗓️Sessions: Jan 26th, Feb 2nd/9th/16th, March 2nd/9th ⏰6.30-9.30pm 🗓️Rehearsals: 13th/14th March, showcase 14th March 📍The Old Net Loft @btnseafront 🎟️£200 (payment plans available) Email risingphoenix.hello@gmail.com to book your place! 📸 taken by @jys.photos at last year’s Directing showcase, featuring @amelialeigh.actor #risingphoenix #artscollective #theatre #stage #theatredirector #director #actor #actorslife
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Returning next year due to popular demand!!🔥✨ We’re absolutely delighted to have award-winning director & playwright Sam Chittenden returning early next year with this brilliant 6 week Introduction to Directing course. Are you keen to get into directing but not sure where to start? Perhaps you’ve directed a bit but you’re looking to hone your craft? Look no further! 🔥 The course culminates in the chance to direct a 10 minute extract and have it performed before an audience in Brighton - in 2024 this was SUCH a special evening and we can’t wait to see who will be next & what you will be directing! Full details below: 🗓️Jan 26th, Feb 2nd/9th/16th, March 2nd/9th ⏰6.30-9.30pm 🗓️Rehearsals 13th/14th March, showcase 14th March 📍The Old Net Loft @btnseafront 🎟️£200 (payment plans available) Email risingphoenix.hello@gmail.com with any questions, or to book your place! #risingphoenix #artscollective #theatre #stage #theatredirector #director #actor #actorslife
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What an experience! I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to perform on The Criterion stage as part of their New Writing Showcase. A huge thanks to all involved, particularly Penny Gkritzapi @pennygkritzapi our Director and Sam Chittenden @different_theatre our incredible writer. What a brilliant team and thanks for having me 🥰 #westenddebut #newwritingshowcase #onthestage
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What a thrill to get to play on the amazing stage @criterion_theatre with this brilliant bunch. Thanks for trusting us with A Ship’s Wake, Sam, @different_theatre and for your brilliant direction @pennygkritzapi I hope this wonderful play has a long and happy journey. Excited to see where iit goes next! Thank you, @benmayactor @thedavidvickery @kmcsor @lindamcdade @rebeccapickering6 🤗😘 to everyone who came to support and to the Criterion and @felixcmosse for making it all happen 🙌 📷 @camillacapel @kmcsor 🤗
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This Friday at 2pm @criterion_theatre #newwriting 21.11.2025 No need to book, just rock up x
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#ashipswake By @different_theatre aka Sam Chittenden Directed by @pennygkritzapi @criterion_theatre Part of their New Writing programme 2025 Cast: @sallyvanderpump @rebeccapickering6 @lindamcdade @thedavidvickery @benmayactor And myself 💚 It’s on Nov 21st at 2pm No need to book Would love to see ye there! 🎭
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🩸 WHAT’S ON THE SLAB TODAY — FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 🩸 Today’s Brighton HorrorFest lineup is to die for… 👻 SARY – 18:30 by @different_theatre A feminist folk-horror drawn from the Sussex legend of ‘Ol’ Sary Weaver’. Teeth-gnashing, shape-shifting and witchcraft meet female sexuality and loss in this eerie English tale. 🦇 THE VAMPIRE BALL II – 19:00 @yellow.book.bar Ballgowns, fangs, and frolicking! The undead return for a night of vampiric cocktails, dancing and DJ Freakwensiz. 🩸 Free entry | Strictly 18+ | Open until late 🎭 THE WORST OF THE WITCHCRAFT AND VAGRANCY ACT – 20:00 @witchcraftandvagrancy Neo-folk, gothic rock, and tales of murder and misery combine in this HorrorFest exclusive from The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act. Expect the sinister side of folk music, haunting, harrowing, and unforgettable. 📍 Sweet @ The Yellow Book 🎟️ Tickets & info: brightonhorrorfest.com #halloween🎃# #sussex #whatsonsussex #lovebrighton #brightontheatre #fringe #brightonevents #brightonfestivals #fringefestival #brightonlife #visitbrighton #supportthearts #supportlocal
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I’m very excited to be playing Harriet in a staged reading of a brilliant new play, A Ship’s Wake by Sam Chittenden of @different_theatre directed by @pennygkritzapi and alongside @thedavidvickery @rebeccapickering6 @kmcsor @benmayactor @lindamcdade It will be on @criterion_theatre as part of their new writing showcase on Friday November 21 from 2pm-3.30pm. We’d love to see you there! #newwriting #rehearsedreading #actor #criteriontheatre Thank you for the 📸 @rebeccapickering6 @kmcsor 🙏🏼
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🩸 WHAT’S ON THE SLAB TOMORROW — FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER 🩸 Tomorrow’s Brighton HorrorFest lineup is to die for… 👻 SARY – 18:30 A feminist folk-horror drawn from the Sussex legend of ‘Ol’ Sary Weaver’. Teeth-gnashing, shape-shifting and witchcraft meet female sexuality and loss in this eerie English tale. 🦇 THE VAMPIRE BALL II – 19:00 Ballgowns, fangs, and frolicking! The undead return for a night of vampiric cocktails, dancing and DJ Freakwensiz. 🩸 Free entry | Strictly 18+ | Open until late 🎭 THE WORST OF THE WITCHCRAFT AND VAGRANCY ACT – 20:00 Neo-folk, gothic rock, and tales of murder and misery combine in this HorrorFest exclusive from The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act. Expect the sinister side of folk music — haunting, harrowing, and unforgettable. 📍 Sweet @ The Yellow Book 🎟️ Tickets & info: brightonhorrorfest.com
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👁️ Something wicked this way comes… Brighton Horrorfest returns in just 2 days bringing 13 nights of multi-award-winning horror, spellbinding rising stars, and spine-tingling fun to Sweet @ The Yellow Book. The programme lays in our bio..will you uncover it? 🎟️ Get tickets now at www.brightonhorrorfest.com #music #spokenword #poetry #newwriting #comedy #alternativecomedy #brighton #whatsonbrighton #brightonandhove #whatsonbrightonandhove #halloween #horror #cabaret #spookyseason #spoopyseason #halloween🎃 #sussex #whatsonsussex #lovebrighton #brightontheatre #fringe #brightonevents #brightonfestivals #brightonlife #visitbrighton #supportthearts #supportlocal
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Tick… tock… the countdown continues… ⏰ Only 3 days left until Brighton Horrorfest claws its way back from the shadow! Join us for 13 nights of spine-chilling shows, dark laughter, and wicked fun at Sweet @ The Yellow Book celebrating 10 years of frights! 👀 🎟️ Tickets on sale now at www.brightonhorrorfest.com #halloween #horror #cabaret #spookyseason #halloween🎃 #sussex #whatsonsussex #lovebrighton #lgbtqia #brightontheatre #fringe #brightonevents #brightonfestivals #fringefestival #brightonlife #visitbrighton #supportthearts #supportlocal
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