PITCHY BREATH

It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the closure of our beloved theatre company Pitchy Breath. After 32 years of amazing storytelling we have taken the decision to close the curtains for the last time. Pitchy was originally set up and run by an amazing team funded by Crawley Borough Council and actively staffed by a team of passionate creatives dedicated to bring the very best community theatre.

Our home was The Hawth in Crawley where we enjoyed amazing support and facilities that allowed us to maintain our free to play model allowing anyone to be part of our creative world.

In 2012 Parkwood Theatres took over the management of The Hawth and in 2019 Pitchy Breath became a Community Interest Company (CIC) to continue the work of this amazing company. When COVID hit we continued with our programme despite theatres being dark and, over the past few years have maintained an impressive programme of high quality shows and workshops.

However, in the current climate we have struggled to find funding or sponsorship, and with rising costs, coupled with our promise to keep this a free-to-play company we simply cannot sustain the company in its current form.

We thank everyone who has been part of this incredible storytelling journey over the past 31 years – your energy, passion and talent have underpinned everything we have achieved. Many of the Pitchy family have moved onto professional careers within the industry proving that we punched very much above our theatrical weight. The theatre may be dark but the echoes still remain.

Thank you.

Tim, Rachel and Sophie