We’re delighted to be heading to Llandudno in September for LLAWN festival. This free and family friendly festival is all about bringing people together in new and perhaps unexpected ways. A perfect place to play Faceback! We love connecting people face-to-face – lets see if Facebacks first Welsh game can be the biggest yet! Play … Continue reading
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Faceback gets Funky in Plymouth!
The Faceback team returned to Plymouth Hoe in June for the fabulous Funky Llama festival. Theatre Royal Plymouths inclusive festival, co-created by a creative collective of disabled adults, saw hundreds of festival goers enjoy playing Faceback as the game permeated the festival. Whilst some players were tentative at first, confidence grew as the day went on, … Continue reading
How do you play Faceback?
Looking back over the year one of our summer highlights was definitely Great Estate Festival in Cornwall, where we achieved our highest number of players ever – over 1700 people in 3 days! Find out how they got on in this short video by Will Salter. Continue reading
Connecting people at Proud Eden
We’re filled with pride to be taking Faceback to Proud Eden this weekend! Now in its second year, Proud Eden is a celebration of LGBTQ culture, filling the Biomes with music, live performance and talks for one special evening on Saturday 29th September. Faceback’s social butterflies will be on hand to add a unique layer of … Continue reading
Faceback Outback: Faceback’s international premiere in Western Australia!
Faceback is thrilled to be in Western Australia for the 2017 WA Regional Arts Summit, presented by Country Arts WA in partnership with the City of Mandurah and the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. From 12 – 15 October 2017, Faceback will be in residence at the heart of the Summit, helping WA’s regional arts sector to forge … Continue reading
Faceback founder Katie Etheridge awarded place on School for Social Entrepreneurs programme
The face behind Faceback, Katie Etheridge, has been awarded a place on Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs programme, provided by the School for Social Entrepreneurs. Katie says: “I’m delighted to be joining the School for Social Entrepreneurs. Over the next 12 months I’ll be harnessing the potential of Faceback by evolving the project into a fully … Continue reading
Faceback on the Village Green!
The Faceback team are super excited to be popping up in sunny Southend-on-Sea this Saturday 8th July for Village Green Festival, METAL‘s annual art + music shindig in Chalkwell Park. This years theme is positive protest “to celebrate the wit, humour and positivity of communities coming together to make change”. We’re looking forward to adding a unique layer … Continue reading
Finding a familiar face in the crowd
On 10th June, Faceback returned to Plymouth Hoe for the third consecutive year to help festival goers connect and have fun at Funky Llama Festival: Theatre Royal Plymouth’s brilliant inclusive annual festival programmed by their differently abled steering group, Driving Force. Community Projects Producer for Theatre Royal Plymouth, Sara Baldwin says: “Faceback has been an incredible … Continue reading
Cornwall 365 Cultural Ambassador Celebration
Cornwall 365‘s Cultural Ambassador Celebration kicked off the Faceback year with an all day arty party dedicated to bringing together Cornwall’s Tourism, Heritage and Arts communities under one roof to inform and inspire each other, and make new connections. Faceback was right at home in the mix, helping guests from across Cornwall meet new faces, network with … Continue reading
Faceback connects Artists, Companies and Rural Touring promoters at New Directions ’16
We had a brilliant time at the New Directions ’16 showcase, hosted by National Rural Touring Forum and Carn to Cove, and curated by China Plate. The 3 day event in July aimed to introduce delegates to exciting new work, and to help artists and companies find new contexts for their work in rural touring. Faceback was there to ensure … Continue reading