Dear Annie, I Hate You
This show has given me a new compass in which to navigate the world. All I can say is that I'm thankful that this show exists.
This show has given me a new compass in which to navigate the world. All I can say is that I'm thankful that this show exists.
This show has given me a new compass in which to navigate the world. All I can say is that I'm thankful that this show exists.
This show has given me a new compass in which to navigate the world. All I can say is that I'm thankful that this show exists.
This show has given me a new compass in which to navigate the world. All I can say is that I'm thankful that this show exists.
Anonymous
Audience Review
Anonymous
Audience Review
Anonymous
Audience Review
IT'S 2016. YOU JUST GOT DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN ANEURYSM. BUT THE ONLY THING SCARIER TO YOU THAN DYING IS MISSING OUT ON SPRING BREAK.
Dear Annie, I Hate You is the wickedly funny, multimedia exploration of writer-creator Sam Ipema's real life at 20 when she was hit in the head and diagnosed with a life-threatening brain aneurysm. Hailed as “Masterly” by The Stage, this award-winning piece is sharp, poignant, and "an utterly unpredictable gut-punch that has audiences' laughing, crying, and questioning what they want to do with their little time on this precious blue Earth." (Theatre and Tonic, 5 stars)
"Dear Annie, I Hate You was the funniest, most moving, and most skillfully executed performance that I've seen in years at Edinburgh Fringe."
- Peter Ranscombe, The Lancet
cast & creatives
The multi award-winning team behind Dear Annie, I Hate You after its transfer and upscaled productions at Riverside Studios and Pleasance Courtyard, with even more additions to the family.
SAMANTHA IPEMA
WRITER & PERFORMER
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ELEANOR HOUSE
PERFORMER
JAMES METEYARD
ORIGINAL DIRECTOR & DRAMATURG
HUGO DODSWORTH
SET & LIGHTING DESIGNER
DOUGLAS COGHLAN
CO-VIDEO DESIGNER
ELIOT ALLISON
ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER & OPERATOR
LAURA THOMAS
STAGE MANAGER
HANNAH SANDS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
DAN BALFOUR
SOUND DESIGNER
JADE HACKETT
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
HAZEL MCINTOSCH
COSTUME CONSULTANT
ALICE WORDSWORTH
CURRENT DRAMATURG
DAN LIGHT
CO-VIDEO DESIGNER
NADIA SOHAWON
ASSOCIATE MOVEMENT
ROBIN HELLIER & BETHAN CLARK
FIGHT COORDINATOR
SPECIAL APPEARANCES: KEEGAN CARR AS "PAIGE", KENSEY BERRY AS "JESSIE", CAITLIN MALLORY AS "COURTNEY", EMILY RULE AS "LANEY", GABRIEL MURPHY AS "CHAD", DAN VRYHOF AS "DOCTOR".
+7 BroadwayWorld West End/UK 2025 Award Nominations
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OUR PARTNERSHIPS
Dear Annie, I Hate You aims to raise awareness and provide support for those living with chronic or life-altering conditions and has partnered with HBA Support and Headway, two fantastic charities that support individuals affected by, and living with, brain aneurysms and other brain injuries.
Following its 2024 premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the production received an Arts Council England grant, which enabled a four-week transfer and London debut at Riverside Studios. This supported a successful run of the show and created a strong, flourishing partnerships with both charities.
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Production team
Wild Geese Productions in association with HFH Productions presented Dear Annie, I Hate You at Pleasance Two, Pleasance Courtyard for Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025, following their 4-week Riverside Studios limited run May 2025. The play initially premiered as a Wild Geese Productions theatrical debut at ZOO Playground, Edinburgh Fringe 2024.
Sarah Chamberlain
Head Producer, Wild Geese Productions
Samantha Ipema
Owner & Producer, Wild Geese Productions
Hannah Farley-Hills
Associate Producer, HFH Productions
Tina Dezart
Current Production Manager
Beatrice Galloway
Edinburgh Fringe 2024 Production & Stage Manager
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