Category: Face Front Blog

Success for DDM Graduate Chris

I joined Face Front’s DDM Drama Group in 2019 when I was 13 years old.  I looked forward to Wednesdays as I went there from school every week. Ray and Sarah Jane were so great, they gave me the confidence I needed and also I discovered I loved acting. I was lucky to be asked…



Spotlight On Placement Callum

In April we were delighted to host Callum, a placement student from Chickenshed. Here’s what he had to say about his time with us at Face Front… I had the great opportunity to do my work experience at Face Front, based in Edmonton Green and I was able to learn a lot from this experience. …



Spotlight on Greg

This Easter term I had the privilege of working with the Blue Sky Actors on Saturday afternoons in Stratford. This group of talented individuals have created not one, not two but three new plays on the theme of “To Be Continued…”. An amazing achievement, but then who was going to direct these pieces? A great…



Spotlight on ‘Whisper Me’ actor Nicky

Hello! My name is Nicky and I’ve just wrapped up on a tour with Face Front, covering the heavy story of Whisper Me Happy Ever After. A couple words that spring out to me when I think about Face Front is family, home, inclusive and belonging. This was my first year being at Face Front…



spotlight on placement student Richard

Hello everyone! I’m Richard, and my Chinese name is Qipeng Wang. I’m from Shanghai, China. I graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy with a degree in Theatre Directing and spent many years working as a director and drama teacher in Shanghai. Currently, I’m pursuing my MA in Applied Theatre at the Royal Central School of…



Spotlight on Interaction participant: ‘Con’

We are used to Face Front participants be awesome in our weekly session, but we would like to shine a light on some fantastic work that InterACTion participant Con has been doing outside of his time with Face Front. In the run up to Christmas 2024, Con (who has lived experience of homelessness) volunteered with…



Face Front Participant turns 100 years old!

In late January, many members of the Face Front family attended InterACTion participant Lydia’s 100th birthday celebrations. Annie Smol MBE gave this heartfelt speech at the event… “To Lydia I’ve known Lydia for nearly 30 years through various theatre projects that we have been involved with. Lydia excels as an actor, singer and a creative…



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