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Award winning UK theatre company // everything theatrical, digital, gig, immersive, and interactive // Staging 12 shows in 12 months

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · Dec 22

In 2024 we staged, developed and supported 23 productions, bringing our company total to 120 in 5 years!!!!

Thank you so much to everyone we've worked with for the past year (and 5 years tbh) who has helped us reach this incredible number of shows produced, people worked with, and stories told :)

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17h

🎤 I’m an Artist in Residence at Summit’25!

Thrilled to share that I’ll be staging some of our archive of work at Summit’25.

Taking place later this month on 21st & 22nd October, don’t miss your chance to catch pieces representing the past, present, and future of our work as part of the lineup!

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PyCon UK @pyconuk.org · 1d

🎭✨ The world premiere of Ada — written by Emily Holyoake & performed by @chronicinsanity.bsky.social at #PyConUK2025 — is on YouTube! 👉 buff.ly/PzPqzBv

Emily also shared her reflections on writing Ada in our blog 👉 buff.ly/U6Ej0NQ

💜 Huge thanks to Emily & the Chronic Insanity team for their work!

PYCON UK 2025: Ada by Emily Holyoake, a rehearsed reading

This year at PyCon UK, you’re warmly invited to a world premiere: Ada, a brand-new play inspired by Ada Lovelace, written by Emily Holyoake, and staged as a rehearsed reading by Nottingham-based…

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Tom Black @tomblack.uk · 2d

NEW SHOW: Dean Rodgers and I have made a jubensha-inspired interactive murder mystery experience, just in time for Hallowe'en. Come down to @theatredeli.bsky.social to play one of 12 intricately-crafted suspects, each with their own secrets to uncover.
www.theatredeli.co.uk/Event/enddat...

Alibi: Dead Air - 28/10/2025 19:30:00

Twelve suspects and one of you is the killer - in this Halloween murder mystery game.

www.theatredeli.co.uk

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 2d

Our acclaimed TTRPG theatre show All Falls Down comes to @broadwaycinema.bsky.social for one night only on Saturday October 25th at 19:30!

The show invites you into a thrilling story where your choices shape the fate of a friend group stranded after a plane crash.

broadway.org.uk/whats-on/all...

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI we're looking for an assistant producer for our upcoming on stage production of A Doll's House, set in the world of The Sims.

We'll be rehearsing/performing in the first week of December in Nottingham, £500 fee.

If you're interested, drop us a message expressing your interest :)

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 4d

A Dolls House - This show applies the game mechanics of popular franchise ‘The Sims’ with the classic 1879 play ‘A Dolls House’.

We are also opening up the role of an assistant producer for this show, so get in touch with an EOI if you’d like to be considered for the role! (4/4)

Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 4d

Live Service Play - Written by Jacob Kay, this piece will explore conflict, colonialism & what happens when war zones are withdrawn from. The setting is a recently rediscovered live service game, where players find broken civilisation, people left behind, and fragments of a forgotten story (3/4)

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 4d

Tooth Fairy Inc - Written by Jamie Drew and Joe Strickland, this is a family-friendly immersive audio show, which will bring magical creatures to life for children and take them on an audio-driven adventure in their own home (2/4)

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 4d

We are incredibly excited to announce that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social have awarded us funding for a new project!

We’re partnering with the @vipstudio.bsky.social to develop three new digital theatre pieces in November-December this year, with details of their release to be announced soon (1/4)

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 8d

We've got (crowd) funding!!!

We have successfully been funded to make the first ever play-at-home English language Jubensha in the UK. Thanks to everyone who chipped in :)

If you missed out on a copy, be not afraid, we still have 20 odd available on Kickstarter

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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PyCon UK @pyconuk.org · 9d

💜 Huge thanks to all the supporters of #PyConUK2025! 🐍

🌟 @bennettoxford.bsky.social , Bloomberg, Flok Health, Snapshot AI, @jetbrains.com , @isoc-pulse.bsky.social , @chronicinsanity.bsky.social , Burendo, GrowthInvest, @europython.eu Society, @python.org , @djangoproject.com Software Foundation 🌟

Sponsors – PyCon UK 2025

PyCon UK Friday 19th September to Monday 22nd September 2025, Contact Theatre, Manchester

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 9d

🎮 Our Award-winning gaming comedy with @dogmouththeatre.bsky.social SLUTS WITH CONSOLES is on tour this October

📍 Old Fire Station, Oxford
🕦 4pm (60 mins, no interval)
📅 5 October

📍 Porter's Theatre, Cardiff
🕦 8pm (60 mins, no interval)
📅 10 OCTOBER

www.dogmouththeatre.co.uk/sluts-with-c...

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 10d

If you want a copy of our play-at-home English language Jubensha, All Falls Down: Sorroborough, you only have a few hours left to be guaranteed a copy through our Kickstarter :)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 10d

I’m an Official Contributor at Summit’25!

Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining the lineup of inspiring sector speakers as an Official Contributor at Summit’25.

Discover the full programme and learn more immersiveexperience.network/summit25

Looking forward to connecting, see you at the Summit!

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 11d

48 hours to go on our Kickstarter for All Falls Down: Sorroborough and we are 300% funded!!!

Thanks for the support all, it means the world to us that our 1st foray into Jubensha has been so enthusiastically received :)

Less than 40 copies left, so grab one now

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 12d

Had a wonderful time this weekend debuting two new shows, Tate Accompli and Strangers: A Magic Play, at the Invitational theatre Festival with COLAB Theatre and at our new Nottingham-based immersive and Jubensha venue, Insanity Heights :)

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 15d

We're bringing our brand new interactive theatre show to Nottingham this Sunday, September 28th :)

Tate Accompli is our new table-top theatre show live show about what happens if you try and steal art from the public for your own private gain.

Find out more at www.eventbrite.com/cc/insanity-...

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 16d

We've been chosen to attend Watersprite Hubs 2025, which helps talented emerging filmmakers to develop their skills and take their next steps towards a career in film.

Thanks again to @waterspritefilm.bsky.social and the Victoria Wood Foundation for the opportunity

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17d

We only have one week left on our Kickstarter, so if you haven't grabbed a copy of the game yet and still want one head to the link below now :)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

All Falls Down: Sorroborough

A play-at-home English-language Jubensha where your friends are both your allies… and your suspects.

www.kickstarter.com

Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17d

Meet the characters for our play-at-home Jubensha All Falls Down: Sorroborough!

Emma - Independent legal associate, pilot, and community builder. Emma is a bright light and a magnet for others.

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17d

Meet the characters for our play-at-home Jubensha All Falls Down: Sorroborough!

Dayo - A paralegal in London, they’ve worked hard and there are many options ahead. Some call them a bookworm but they just lack Dayo’s confidence and smarts.

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17d

Meet the characters for our play-at-home Jubensha All Falls Down: Sorroborough!

Charlie - A student for the arts for life, Charlie runs a reasonably successful fashion business and is self-expression incarnate. They are never afraid to carve their own path.

Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17d

Meet the characters for our play-at-home Jubensha All Falls Down: Sorroborough!

Ben - Found the love of their life early and now juggling a job, a marriage, and a young kid. Ben is the life of the party and allergic to boredom.

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Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social · 17d

Meet the characters for our play-at-home Jubensha All Falls Down: Sorroborough!

Ali - After studying economics and moving back to Singapore they are keen to escape again and will throw themselves into any situation. Ali experiences perennial growth and wouldn’t want it any other way.

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Tibs @tibs.bsky.social · 17d

It was absolutely incredible!

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