Maria Cristina Petitti
Storyteller
I was the co-founding Artistic Director of Hoo Hah House Productions, where I produced and directed a range of critically acclaimed and ambitious shows. Alongside my work with HHHP, I collaborated on short films, festivals, live shows, scratch nights, and interdisciplinary projects across the arts.
There is nothing I wouldn't try.
Here is a selection of works:
DIRECTOR:
ZERO - dramatic reading, (Norwegian Embassy) - 2025
(2nd AD) LARGO (short-film) - longlisted for Academy Awards - 2024
Ivy Bridge (short-film) - 2024
So… You Knew? (Barons Court Theatre) | 2023
BRAVE FACE (Los Angeles) | 2023
(Film Director) BRAVE FACE - the trailer (London) | 2023
(Movement Director) FLUMPS (Barons Court Theatre & Colchester Fringe) | 2022
(AD) NOMAD (Arcola Theatre) | 2021
BRAVE FACE (EdFringe2021) | 2022
(Movement & AD) 12 (Greenhouse Theatre) | 2021
PRODUCER:
ZERO - dramatic reading, (Norwegian Embassy) - 2025
Cyclopes & The Clouds (The Cockpit) | 2025
CODACHROME (Cockpit) | 2025
BRAVE FACE (Los Angeles) | 2023
Hoo Hahalloween (Dona Bar) | 2022
FLUMPS (Barons Court Theatre & Colchester Fringe) | 2022
I AM JUST A LITTLE BIT OCD (London Tour) | 2022
THE GLASS FLOWER SOCIETY (The Cockpit) | 2022
EXPLORING EXPRESSION (Rome, Italy) | December - June 2022
BRAVE FACE (EdFringe2021) | 2021
For a full CV, please get in contact.
"Directed by Maria Cristina Petitti and produced by Hoohah Productions, Brave Face is a play that everyone should see at least once in their lifetime. It is powerful, hilarious and heartbreaking, all in its 50-minute runtime."
★★★★★ - The Indiependent
Director
"What a powerful & energetic performance from Maria Cristina Petitti."
Marisa Carnesky
Actor
“And isn't Maria a treasure! You're very lucky to have found her as a producer - I don't think I've ever felt so warmly appreciated by someone I've just met - and I imagine she has the same effect on everyone. Grapple her to thy soul with hoops of steel, if you haven't already...”
Freelance videographer
Producer