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Meet Our Director, Jake Hankey!

“Jake is a performer and director from Newton-le-Willows. After receiving a First Class Honours Degree in Musical theatre, Jake graduated in 2020 and co-founded New AJE Productions, alongside Eliza. They produced and appeared in a Live Stream of [Title of Show], organised an agent showcase in the North-West and created digital media for The Civic Trust Awards and Manchester band, Madame Claude.

Following this he spent 6 months at sea as Lead Production Vocalist for ‘Viking Cruises', which marked his professional debut. Since then he has starred in Pantomimes across the UK and a Sun dishwasher commercial.

He then moved to Dubai where he spent the last 2 years as a Director and a Musical Theatre BTEC Course leader.

His directing credits include Little Shop of Horrors (Howard Ashman & Alan Menken), A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness), Shrek the Musical (David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori) and The Wind in the Willows (Julian Fellowes, George Stiles & Anthony Drewe).

As a performer, Jake appeared with Congress Players in their 2015 production of Les Misérables and is so excited to be returning to work with such a great company.”

We look forward to welcoming Jake back to Congress Players, this time as part of our 2027 production team!

Have you registered to audition?!
www.congressplayers.co.uk/sweetcharity

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locked out lifestyle🍦🥞🍕🔓✌🏼😔

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You guessed it…. Congress Players 2027 Production

SWEET CHARITY ❤️

“We are incredibly excited to be bringing this classic musical to the stage, but we won’t be approaching the show in quite the way you might expect. We have developed a fresh and distinctive interpretation of the piece, exploring the characters and story from a different perspective while retaining the heart, humour, music and energy that make Sweet Charity such a brilliant show.”
- Jake Hankey, Director

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DuBYE for now x

What a crazy two years 🫪

(This dump could’ve been 50 pics easy)

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pitch n pups x

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my big fat Greek holiday 🌺

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More on the Rhythm of Life ⚡️

💃🏻: @elizamaekyffin @jake_hankey
🧥: @feeshields @lisascottlee1
💡: @t.sheriff_
🖥️: @illuminate_production_group
🎭: @johnnysl1
🏠: @dubaiperformingarts @newcoventgardentheatredxb

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The Cheshire Cat 💗🐾

📄: @elizamaekyffin @jake_hankey
🧥: @feeshields @lisascottlee1
💡: @t.sheriff_
🎭: @johnnysl1
🏠: @dubaiperformingarts @newcoventgardentheatredxb

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Who are you 🐛🎼

💃🏻: @missnay_dance
🎼: @elizamaekyffin @jake_hankey
🧥: @feeshields @lisascottlee1
💡: @t.sheriff_
🖥️: @illuminate_production_group
🎭: @johnnysl1
🏠: @dubaiperformingarts @newcoventgardentheatredxb

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Sweet Charity 🎩🎼

🎼: @elizamaekyffin @jake_hankey
🧥: @feeshields @lisascottlee1
💡: @t.sheriff_
🖥️: @illuminate_production_group
📸: @s4baphotography
🎭: @johnnysl1
🏠: @dubaiperformingarts @newcoventgardentheatredxb

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The Rhythm of Life

💃🏻: @elizamaekyffin
🎼: @jake_hankey
🧥: @feeshields @lisascottlee1
💡: @t.sheriff_
🖥️: @illuminate_production_group
🎭: @johnnysl1
📸: @s4baphotography
🏠: @dubaiperformingarts @newcoventgardentheatredxb

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Set You Free 2026
A project I’m proud to have helped bring to life. Grateful to the team🙏🏼 Onto the next one!

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