Date & Time :
Weds 14th Oct 11am-4pm
Thurs 15th Oct 11am-4pm
Fri 16th Oct 11am-4pm
Weds 21st Oct 11am-4pm
Thus 22nd Oct 11am-4pm
Fri 23rd Oct 11am-4pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Anita’s Room, Brighton Dome
Led by: Petra Massey, Founder Member & Associate of Spymonkey
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🌟 Find your confidence
🌟 Find your community
🌟 Find your funny – and maybe even find yourself
Laughter really can be the best medicine! If you’ve experienced substance use challenges, this unique series of comedy & clowning workshops is for you. Through play, performance, & connection, you’ll discover the healing power of humour – & have a good laugh while you’re at it. Whether you’ve never set foot on a stage or you’re just curious to try something new, Finding Your Funny helps boost self-esteem, build confidence, & create a strong sense of belonging. It’s a safe & supported space to be silly & turn life’s messiness into moments of joy.
Join Spymonkey’s Petra Massey, a world-class comedy performer, teacher, & co-founder of the legendary international comedy troupe Spymonkey. With 40 years of experience in making people laugh, Petra brings warmth, wisdom, & a whole lot of fun to every workshop. Petra will be assisted by the inimitable clown Peter Mielniczek & Kennedy Street Recovery Hub’s Sam Hunt, certified professional recovery coach.
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If you’re curious but not quite ready to commit, join us for a relaxed 3-hour taster workshop with Petra Massey.
Mon Oct 5th 1pm-4pm at Anita’s Room, Brighton Dome
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To sign up, please apply via the booking link above.
If you’ve not registered with Kennedy Street Recovery , please complete the following referral form: https://kennedystfoundation.my.site.com/s/ksr-referral
Come laugh with us. Heal with us. And most importantly, find your funny.
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At Kennedy Street Recovery, we create safe, welcoming spaces where people can connect, grow and rebuild their lives. Based in Brighton, our recovery hub offers peer-led support, workshops and sober socials designed to help people explore recovery in a way that feels right for them. Whether it’s through conversation, creativity or shared experience, everything we do is about building community, boosting confidence and reminding people they’re not alone on their journey.
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“This has proven that I have recovered cognitive function. It has boosted my self esteem and confidence. I have been able to ‘show-up’ both logistically, interpersonally and creatively. It has been useful and encouraging to meet with others who are in recovery and see how it has been a boost to all of us who are in various different mental health journeys” — Andy
“The first thing FYF did was restore my sense of humour. I was laughing at myself within half an hour – without shame. That meant everything.” — Simon
“Whether you want to perform or just grow as a person, this is for you. Petra creates a space where failure is safe and often hilarious. You’ll leave changed – and grinning.” — Danny
For more information about our bursaries, please click here.
BA (Hons) in Performing Arts at Middlesex University. Trained with Philippe Gaulier and John Wright in London.
Joined Swiss action theatre, Karl’s Kuhne Gassenchau (KKG) in 1996 for Grand Paradis, S.T.E.I.N.B.R.U.C.H (1997), and Stau in 1998. In 1999 she headlined with KKG on tour with Circus Knie. She starred in Cirque Images’ series Solstrom (2003) for Bravo TV. Performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05, and at the Barbican in “Office Party Xmas 2007”, which transferred to the Pleasance London in 2011.
Starred in two seasons of the BBC comedy sci-fi Hyperdrive, 2006-07 as regular crew member “Sandstrom” the enhanced human, and appears in season 2 of ‘Miranda’, and Comedy Cuts & Headcases for ITV (2008-2009).
Hosted and performed for the German based dinner theatre ‘Palazzo Productions’ in Amsterdam with Spymonkey (2008/09) and Stuttgart (2010)
Director for Wet Picnic (2008-11), The Two Wrongies (2010-11), Swank (2011), Hijinx Theatre (2012), Extant (2012), Naive Dance (2013), Slightly Fat Features (2012-14), Likely Story (2014) slapstick consultant for the film installation Trip Hazard (2013)
Petra performed in ‘Never Try this at Home’ (2014) with Told by An Idiot directed by Paul Hunter at Birmingham Rep, Traverse Edinburgh, Sheffield Studio and Soho Theatre and ‘The Bee’ a production conceived by Japan’s celebrated director and playwright Hideki Noda in Paris, Luxembourg and Germany in 2014. Member of Shakespeare’s Globe 2015 acting company, performing Mistress Overdone in Dominic Dromgoole’s ‘Measure For Measure’ and Chorus Leader in Adele Thomson’s ‘Oresteia’.
Currently starring as Boozy Skunkton, host of Spiegelworld’s Atomic Saloon at The Venetian, Las Vegas.
