Category: Face Front Blog

My Time Volunteering with Face Front

I’m currently in my third year at Goldsmiths university, attending Face Front two days a week on work placement. Since I’ve started getting to know the team, I’ve come to understand how important play and theatre truly is. I currently attend DDM which is a group designed for young people who are interested in performance…



Reflections on stepping down from the board after almost 13 years

I joined the board in February 2009, a few months after the company had dramatised a short story I had written, as part of an evening of short plays called Tales of Edmonton. This event was produced by the Millfield Theatre, and directed by Catrin Thomas, who is now a fellow board member. The experience…



Save Stratford Circus!

Newham council wants to cut access to arts and culture. During the lockdown the mayor of Newham closed the nationally recognised Stratford Circus Arts Centre which was home to our Blue Sky Actors. Newham council made this decision to turn the arts centre into a youth zone. Whilst we support the notion of more youth services in Newham, Stratford…



Face Front Fest 21

“It’s not what happens – but how you react to it” This is a quote from our previous Artistic Director and founder of Face Front Inclusive Theatre: Annie Smol. We have it written down on a post-it note that has prime location in the Face Front office (taped to the filling cabinet)! The ‘Face Front…



In Loving Memory of Isadora – Forever in Our Hearts❤

Earlier this year, beloved InterACTion group member Isadora, sadly passed away at 90 years young. This is why at the end of the final episode of our radio drama ‘Mr & Mystery’, you will hear a dedication to her: In Loving Memory of Isadora  Forever in Our Hearts. Whilst it’s not about anyone having ‘favourites’…



Introducing DDM

YouTube: https://youtu.be/CHMLN1jqLRQ DDM is our performing arts group for young people to begin to experience Drama, Dance and Music. Young people attend for between 18 – 24 months and then they are encouraged to move on to integrated or mainstream arts activities.  Quotes from some of the artists: “I love DDM, I really, really, really enjoy…



The whole cast of 'The Myth of Marvo's Millions' take a bow at the end of their performance in front of a packed audience who we can see from behind. The audience are clapping wildly while actors from Face Front's 'Broken Silence' inclusive drama group for disabled adults are smiling triumphantly. They stand are wearing costumes of circus performers. This production was part of 'Face Front Fest' in 2019, which took place in Enfield's Dugdale Theatre.

Culture in Enfield Under Threat

Recent news of a move to restructure the Cultural team at Enfield Council, which would put at risk the jobs of Paul Everitt and others is shocking, sad, and rather short sited. A recent article in Enfield Dispatch cited a petition that has been raised by Emma Rigby where she states: For years Paul Everitt…



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