We are delighted that the spirit of SIHFP lives on and that shows you saw here first are still going strong ❤️ In 2019, Luke Stapleton's @lukestaps short play "Scab" debuted with us, with the fabulous Diana Vucane @di_no_saurus directing and starring the ultra talented Steve Blacker. Last night, I got to see the full length version of this outstanding piece staged by @encompass_productions at @whitebeartheatre in London 🎉🎊 It is certainly one that should be seen, so get yourselves tickets while it's still on! Huge congratulations to Luke, director Jamie Biddle @biddle_mcshwiddle , performer Conor Lowson and Encompass Productions for taking this fantastic piece forward!
Tickets can be bought via /whatson/SCAB
And 2 years ago today was our last show ❤️ We were SO lucky to be able to stage this one, as soon after, the world shut down. We managed to raise money for amazing The Moira Fund and be part of an award winning BBC documentary. I'm still eternally grateful to everyone involved and to everyone who supported us - thank you! 🙏 Really hope that this show created wonderful memories for our creatives and audience - it certainly did for me ❤️ "Stay stunnin'!“ 💕
3 years ago today, Saw It Here First Productions opened its doors and staged its very first show ❤️ This was such an incredible & unforgettable experience with so many wonderful creatives putting in so much hard work. Still so proud of everyone involved and am eternally grateful to them & to everyone who supported us 💕 I hope this event helped create some lasting & loving memories....I certainly know that it did for me ❤️💕
It is with a very heavy heart that due to some recent & unexpected events (mainly health related) we are going to be cancelling our next Saw It Here First Productions show entirely and not continuing with the company from here on. I know this is a huge disappointment and very unexpected, especially after the build-up of the show for all this time and all the hard work we have done over the years....but I'm afraid that this needs to be done.
I am very very sorry to announce this sad news. We also apologise to our chosen charity "Kith and Kids" that we won't be able to support them via our show...so instead, please consider donating whatever you can to their truly wonderful cause by going to their website .uk
Thank you everyone for all your patience, encouragement and support, especially to all of you who have helped and supported us for all these years....I can't even begin to describe how much it has meant to me and still does.
Stay well, stay safe and thank you all ever so much - this has been a truly unforgettable adventure.
Elene xx
Meet the Founder and Producer of Saw It Here First Productions - Elene Hadjidaniel
Elene is of Anglo-Cypriot descent and is also an Audio Describer and playwright.
Through SIHFP, her goal has always been to assist members of the entertainment industry to showcase their work and to raise money for local charities.
Through her voice over work and Audio Description, she has worked on multiple films and TV programmes for clients such as Warner Brothers, National Geographic, Netflix, BFI, Canal Plus, Channel 5 and ITV.
Though she has a background in the theatre and media industry, her written work had never been seen before - until her short play "All That is Gold Does Not Stay" was staged in March 2020 (just before the UK's first lockdown!) - which was performed by Patrick Godfrey and directed by Christine Mears @theladyreturns . Her second play "Unheard" will be staged at SIHFP's next show and will be directed by Natalya Micic @natalyamicic .
We are really looking forward to seeing you back at Theatro Technis @TTechnis very soon! We're hoping to hear news from them soon with confirmation of dates, so keep following us and sharing our work and updates!
Stay well and safe ❤️
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Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year!🎉🎊 May it be a kind one to all of us ❤️
We are currently "pencilled in" to return to Theatro Technis London and perform our show there in the spring of this year, but we are just waiting to hear confirmation from the theatre before we announce any dates. We will of course have to assess things related to the current situation....but the positive news is that things are rolling 👍🏻
Stay well, stay safe and take care ❤️ Keep following us and sharing our updates!
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And so, as that time of year approaches, we want to wish you all a peaceful festive season and hope that 2022 is a wonderful year for you ❤️ It's been a tricky year for a lot of us, and we want to thank you all for your patience and support.....may the new year be a kind one xx Hopefully we'll be able to share our exciting news very soon once we've had a few things confirmed! Until then, keep following us and tell people about us and what we do ❤️
Stay well and stay safe 💕
We met up with Maurice Collins OBE, Co-Founder of the charity we are supporting called "Kith & Kids". A wonderful and generous man who has worked so hard for the charity, which has been around since 1969!!
Hoping to share more news with you all very soon. Keep following us!
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We are so pleased to announce that we have chosen the charity that we will be supporting at our next show! It's a London based charity called Kith & Kids @kithandkids . This amazing charity provides activities, opportunities, information and support for people with a learning disability or autism, their parents and siblings.
More information can be found at .uk
As to when our show will be, we do not have a date yet, but we are now actively looking into staging it at some time next year. So please keep following us and sharing and we will update you all as soon as possible. Thank you everyone for your patience and support!!!!
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Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for the Holiday Prize Draw set up by The Moira Fund. The prize-winner of the holiday to Marmaris was Stephanie Reynolds of Weston, Staffordshire - many congratulations! 🎉🎊🎉🎊
Thank you to everyone who very kindly took part helping to raise a wonderful £3066!!! ❤️ Every penny of this will be spent on families devastated by the loss of a loved one through murder. Thank you all so much 🙏💕
MEET OUR DIRECTORS!
Emily Brown @emily_ruth_brown - Director of "Caleb and Rita" by Jessica Moss
Emily Brown is a Director, Dramaturg and Performer who is currently completing a Masters in Dramaturgy at Birkbeck. Following ten years of training as a performer at Tring Park School for the Performing arts, she undertook a History Degree at King’s College London, during which time she became co-artistic director of the drama society. Emily is currently working on a practice as research performance enquiry into how form can be used to re-shape narratives of history and fictionalised depictions of identity. Other work involves her role as an Associate Artist of theatre company Nothing To Perform, performing in their production GRIP. (Winner of the 2019 Audience Award at the IYAF). She also works as a facilitator for National Youth Theatre, where she has been a member since 2017.
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MEET OUR DIRECTORS!
Ömer Warman @omerwarman - Director of "The Clear Out" by Phil Johnson
Ömer Warman is an IT geek by day, and began performing in 2008. The Lion in Winter in 2015 was his directorial debut, which won awards at a local drama festival. In recent years, Ömer has run fun science events for kids, taught scuba diving on holiday and has been known to lurk in the background on film and TV sets.
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