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Sarah Penney

@sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social
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Fiercely adopted northerner from South Wales. Theatre producer, actor, occasional TikTokker. Senior Producer of Middle Child.

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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
My bro got married yesterday. In the biggest council estate move, my Nan took everything that wasn't nailed down. She left with 3 massive bags of sweets (she's a type 1 diabetic), 2 bottles of shots, a pair of flip flops, a branded foam glow stick, 3 tubes of bubbles & the fucking bridesmaid flowers
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Our next free Library Talk is on embedding communities into your practice, with @josielenadavies.bsky.social, on Friday 7 February. Includes a free lunch 🥪 bit.ly/44oStzY
Embedding Communities into Your Practice.
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We're looking to hire a DSM to work on our 2025 production, Biting Point, written by Sid Sagar. Rehearsals start w/c 7 April, touring from 5 May.
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Open Call: Deputy Stage Manager for Biting Point - Middle Child
Middle Child are looking for a deputy stage manager to work on our 2025 production, Biting Point. Apply before 29 January.
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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Bloody Michael Sheen ❤️
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Unlike some theatres, our panto doesn't subsidise the rest of our programme. In fact, it always makes a loss 😵‍💫 Find out more in our latest blog post from senior producer, @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/3VwewlK
A scene from panto, with a female actor dressed as a male lumberjack in wolf clothing. Text says: how much does panto cost to make?£62,582.67

I know what you’re thinking: “We’ve seen the show. Don’t you all just get up there and faff about? Why do you pay the guy who plays Pattie Breadcake? Does he even learn his lines?” 

Well, no. And no.Despite selling 96% of 
our tickets in 2023, Red Riding Hood brought in £38,286.91 at the box office, resulting in a loss of £24,295.76.

As a mid-scale theatre company, such losses impact our budget and put pressure on our ability to produce shows by upping our fundraising target every year.We don’t want to increase ticket prices unless absolutely necessary. As we almost sell out every year, we can’t really sell more tickets either to make up the difference.

So, why do we keep going? 

Because of YOU LOVELY LOT!
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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
During a project as an actor, my body is a temple. During a project as a producer, I swear my body is a kebab shop bin at 2am.
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Our library events are taking a break while we crack on with panto, but return in February with an exciting programme of talks and book clubs. They all include a brekkie or lunch and are free to attend. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/2024/12/11/u...
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Upcoming library events in 2025 - Middle Child
Upcoming Book Club and Library Talk events from Middle Child in Hull, from February to April 2025.
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
How much does our panto, Treasure Island, cost to make? Find out in the latest blog post from senior producer, @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/3VwewlK
A scene from panto, with a female actor dressed as a male lumberjack in wolf clothing. Text says: how much does panto cost to make?
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Applying for DYCP? We've got free templates for the app, budget + timeline in our *Resources*. Save yourself from a Grantium-related disaster by writing it somewhere else first! www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar... also helpful if you wanna know what you need to prep before deciding to apply 📝
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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Coming to a car park near you. 🚗 Really excited for this one. Excellent script, gorgeous team and a really important, punchy story. It's going to be really great, this one.
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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
My favourite part of driving is screaming Chappell Roan at the top of my lungs
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
What you up to this coming weekend, Hullians? Applying for our next Writers' Group, perchance? 😀 Applications close on Tuesday 26 November: bit.ly/2yqQOzF
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Middle Child ​Writers' Group - Middle Child
Middle Child Writers' Group. An introduction to playwriting, led by Hull playwright, Tom Wells. Workshops and support to write your first play.
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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Can't have casual breakfasts without my 17 year old cat trying to get a piece of the action. (Yes, she did get some ham and plenty of Dreamies!)
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The bird app stinks and lots of people are joining BlueSky. We're not sure where that leaves us as a Hull theatre company looking for national connections, so we shared some thoughts on our website. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/2024/11/15/s...
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Should we stay, or should we go? - Middle Child
Audience development manager, Jamie Potter, grapples with the future of theatre companies that use Twitter/X.
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Treasure Island is fast approaching, but there is one role we are yet to cast - our audience announcer! 🎙️ If you have a primary school age child in your life who would love to record our pre-show messages, see our website for more info on how to enter: bit.ly/490ONr3
A white woman in a bright red jacket and white, star-emblazoned astronaut hood, travelling across stage while screaming with her mouth wide open. Text says: "Competition: Be the Voice of Panto!"
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival returns in 2025 and we are already considering our programme of workshops and talks. What would you like to see at next year’s festival, about the art, craft and industry of playwriting?
Travis Alabanza, wearing a black baseball cap and shirt, delivers a workshop to an absorbed and attentive audience, underneath the Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2025 logo. Text says: "Workshops and Talks. What would you like to see?"
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ThickSkin Theatre @thickskintheatre.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We thought we’d have a go at creating a starter pack for UK Theatre Companies. Who are we missing? Who wants to be added? #theatresky #uktheatre #theatrecompany #theatrekids go.bsky.app/4JxZjEB
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We’re compiling a starter pack of folk involved in arts and culture in our home city of Hull. Giz a shout if you’d like to be added. go.bsky.app/Cq3MrbK
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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Every year since 2011 we've produced an affordable, alternative, rock'n'roll panto in an old warehouse in Hull, with our audience choosing which story we stage next. This year, it's the turn of Treasure Island: bit.ly/3L4Dins
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Treasure Island - Family Panto - Middle Child
Treasure Island, the rock'n'roll Hull panto chosen by you. See it at Social on Humber Street from 19-29 Dec 2024.
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Sarah Penney @sarahlouisepenney.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I've just joined Bluesky, and already, my feed has shown me ten photos of cats. Honey, I'm home. #Bluesky
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