Washing Machine of Destiny

22/09/2026

Cian is a former student from the same Access All Areas drama course Luca is on in London. A very special night in store!

22/07/2026

Superstar Luca is performing in Exeter this week at Cygnet Theatre, in Ambitious Performers' "Peter Pan Returns". Catch it (and him) if you can - its gonna be stunning! Scan the QR code for tickets.

13/07/2026

Exciting news on Philip's Beckett omnibus show front, and we need you help!
As Beckett says in Endgame “The end is in the beginning….and yet you go on” and for fellow-actor Sarah & Philip its going on to Northern Ireland this September, to tour and perform our show and run Beckett-themed workshops and talks across the six counties. More details to follow.
Our key objective in that project has been to grow the Beckett community, particularly those audiences who have little or no experience of Beckett's work. This is theatre exploring what it is to be alive.
We want this new venture overseas to be as accessible as possible, which means:
- Keeping ticket prices affordable
- Funding free workshop places and seats for young people
- Getting us and all our kit over to and around N Ireland, in the back of a car
So we need your help. We’ve set up a Crowdfunder page here:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-end-is-in-the-beginning
Do visit, please donate if you are able to, and please share this too. So we can “try again, fail again, fail better…” in Northern Ireland this Autumn. Thank you good people.

Bringing Beckett back to Northern Ireland. Help us bring The End Is In The Beginning to audiences this September.

13/05/2026

Luca is still off being a star in London, but see Philip’s latest theatrical adventures…the last chances to catch this show before we return in the Autumn.
Our audiences say: "A heart warmer, in these days of bonkersdom!", "Utterly compelling performances. One of the best pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen", "On the edge of my seat. Full of twists and turns”, "We were transfixed! What a treat”.

Tickets for Ashburton: https://wegottickets.com/f/17685

10/04/2026

Whilst Luca is off to Central School Of Speech & Drama doing his theatre course in London and (still) being a star, do come and catch Philip in a quantum comedy for curious people. He says "I am very excited to be working/acting with Rose Reynolds (Netflix, RSC, BBC) to perform Simon Stephens' THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE". Premiering at Crediton Arts Centre Fri 24th + Sat 25th April. Directed by our very own Pippa Marriott no less. Touring living rooms and theatres later in the year.

15/01/2026

Raw Writing are delighted to announce that we'll be running two FREE workshops at Exeter Library next month. We're going to be focusing on writing for the joy of it. Limited places - book yours now!

18/07/2025

🌀 The Washing Machine of Destiny: Still Spinning (Even if It’s Been a Bit Quiet Lately…) 🌀

It’s been a while since we last posted an update – but that’s not because nothing’s been happening. Quite the opposite!

We were planning to launch a brand-new show this year, but life, as it often does, reshuffled the schedule. So our next full production is now set for 2026. In the meantime, we’ve been throwing ourselves into some brilliant creative projects we’re really proud of. Here’s what we’ve been up to...

🎧 Soundscapes at Exeter College
Since spring, we’ve been running two inclusive theatre workshops with a teenage group at Exeter College.

With around 20 participants – mostly students, but some staff too – we’ve been co-creating a rich soundscape: voices, everyday sounds, music, and stories about stress, overwhelm, and how we cope. It’s heartfelt, expressive, and (in true Washing Machine of Destiny style) unexpectedly funny too.

🎬 Philip and Luca are editing the final piece over summer, and we’ll be premiering it this Autumn.

📚 ‘Other’ Stories with The Turning Tides Project CIC
Luca and I are thrilled to be part of “And ‘Other’ Stories”, a multi-artist project led by Turning Tides, focused on the lived experiences of disabled artists.

As part of this, we’ll be taking our workshop model into Pathfield Special School in Barnstaple this September, working with a younger age group to collect and make stories together. These creative pieces will join the And ‘Other’ Stories online archive, alongside work from other artists across Devon.

🎭 Back at Kairos College
We were also invited to return to Kairos College, near South Brent – part of the Breakthrough Transformation Trust, offering therapeutic education for neurodiverse young adults.

There, we ran a Forum Theatre workshop with students and staff. Together, we explored options when confronted by everyday challenges, specifically for those who are autistic.

Luca said:

“I really enjoyed meeting the group. I loved how passionate they were about the workshop. Acting out the scenes and trying different responses was so fun and useful – it helped all of us think in new ways.”

Phil added:

“Today we made theatre that will be useful for people to live better lives.”

📣 The End Is in the Beginning – New Page Alert!

Many of you already know about The End is in the Beginning – the duet Samuel Beckett show Philip is making with Sarah White.
We’re excited to share that the project now has its own page where you can follow its journey, development, and future tour plans.

👉 Give it a follow here: The End Is in the Beginning - The Beckett Omnibus

So while we’ve been quiet online, we’ve been deep in collaboration, creativity, and story-making. Thanks for sticking with us — and watch this space for more soon. 💙🌀

01/07/2025

Please come and see Philip's current show he is touring, The End Is in the Beginning - The Beckett Omnibus! It's superb!

We were thrilled to have Washing Machine of Destiny's Luca Saunders come and watch our show The End Is in the Beginning - The Beckett Omnibus, and were very grateful to receive his powerful feedback:

“It was a very interesting performance, I really loved it. Some of the scenes I could really relate to. The one that sticks out in my mind is where the woman actor (Sarah) speaks very fast with just a torch lighting her mouth (it's an extract from Not I). For me it was describing what my neurodiverse mind is sometimes like. All of these 'difficult to make-out' thoughts flying into my head at 100mph, it can feel too much! Claustrophobic – not physically but mentally, trapped by my own thoughts. Definitely go and see this show, it’s intense, emotional, dreamlike but also laugh-out-loud funny.”

Thank you, Luca! It means a lot to get the thumbs up from such a talented young neurodivergent performer. We’re proud to bring The End Is in the Beginning to audiences of all ages — because we believe Beckett is for everyone.

Tickets soon available here www.linktr.ee/bestfofbeckett

05/03/2025

Thank You for the Amazing Response to The End Is in the Beginning - The Beckett Omnibus 🎭

Philip and Sarah (and the production team) have been blown away by the excitement and support. Huge thanks to everyone who’s reached out, shared the news, and shown interest in this intimate celebration of Samuel Beckett’s work.

If you missed it, this new performance weaves together 16 of Beckett’s plays, prose, and poems, offering a fresh and immersive way to experience his language. Meet his unforgettable characters as they struggle to tell their stories—a moving, thought-provoking, and often darkly funny tribute to trying again, failing again, failing better.

Here’s where you can catch this show so far:

📍 Fri 4th April – Studios, Bath (Get your tickets here www.roseberryroadstudios.com/events-exhibitions/the-end-is-in-the-beginning-the-beckett-omnibus)

📍 Fri 2nd May – Crediton Arts Centre (Not yet on their website to book)

📍 Ashburton Arts Centre (Date in May tbc)

📍 Thurs 15th May – Bude Literary Festival

We’ll also be performing in living rooms, schools, and universities, creating truly up-close experiences of Beckett’s world. With other theatre venues in the talks too!

Could your living room be a theatre for the night? If you’ve got a space that can fit around 20 people, we’d love to bring the show to you. Living room theatre is a unique, intimate way to experience live performance—drop us a message if you’re interested in hosting!

📸 Photo by Dan Ball

25/02/2025

The End Is in the Beginning - The Beckett Omnibus 🎭

A bicycle, a giant mouth, old boots, audience on stage, a bevvy of bananas, a mystery phone call, frantic clowning, beguiling stillness. The end is in the beginning, and yet you go on…

Living Room Theatre presents 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, an intimate, two-hander remixing 13 of Samuel Beckett’s plays, prose, and poems. Featuring 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 (The Washing Machine of Destiny) and 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 (Beyond Paradise, The Cull), this 80-minute collision of the comic and the tragic invites audiences into a Beckettian world of looping words, unraveling time, and familiar absurdities.

Whether you are stepping into Beckett’s work for the first time or tracing new echoes in well-worn lines, this is a performance to witness, to inhabit, to endure.

📢 Please note: This is not the second play by The Washing Machine of Destiny coming later this year—this is a separate encounter, a distinct brush with Beckett.

📍 Tour begins April – dates to follow soon.

Come. Wait. See.