Our thoughts
Here you will find our latest blog posts. Expect to read thoughts on the latest news happening within our communities.
A year at Beyond Face - 2024 Edition
From new team members and a growing Youth Company to two full-length productions and a whole bunch of Artist Development opportunities, it’s been rewarding 2024 connecting and creating with global majority artists and awesome partnerships throughout the year!
Why a show inspired by young people isn’t just for young people
How Sitting in the Grey explores our hesitation to act in the face of injustice
Lau’s journey as a writer & We are Here to Write Assistant Faciliator
Drawing on joy and dreams for hope filled futures
A collective statement
A collective statement in response to racism fuelled violence occuring across England.
Beyond Face Associate Artists
A 15 month programme supporting the development of two global majority artists work.
The Importance of Joy and having Fun!
Our Youth Company remind us of why prioritising fun in your life is important.
Partnerships: the good, the bad and the future
Sharing our partnership journey, transgressions we have faced along the way and why we’re now excited for our future collaborations.
Sound Designer Mercedes White and Lighting Designer Nathan Benjamin on their creative journeys
We spoke to our production designers about their personal creative journeys and their new creations on the set of Beyond Face’s ‘Grow Up!’
Our Creative Education Producer, Amy, on her new project ‘Lit Legacies’
Recently, our Creative Education Producer, Amy Saleh launched her new project Lit. Legacies. Below she discusses the conception of Lit.Legacies and the reasons for its necessary existence.
2024 - why we’re grateful for January
It’s cold but we’re still happy to be here!
What’s happening with Beyond Face as a team this month.
Comfort tips for the Winter blues
Some tips for staying cosy this winter period!
Keeping Stories Alive: Bristol Boycott
The Keeping Stories Alive blog is a reflective space to celebrate pioneers and most importantly learn from their stories, in order to know how to apply these actions to our current situations. What is it about this story that sits so deeply with us?
Socialising vs Hibernating - an autumnal dilemma
September onwards often feels like the busiest times of year within the theatre and larger arts industry. Yet with the days getting darker, the weather a bit chillier and the year drawing to a close, it’s also the time of year when we want to hibernate. How is it that these two contrasting things coincide and how do we balance the two?
What makes storytelling a MOJ - moment of joy
The importance of sharing stories and how you can pay a story forward.
Plymouth Open House 2023
Plymouth Open House 2023, a chance for people to learn about our strands of work and enjoy some live performance.
Keeping stories alive: Windrush 75
June 22nd 2023 marked the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain. And as useful as anniversaries are, we don’t want to rely on them only to talk about things that are important. Rather we’d like to keep the stories alive after the day of commemoration for a moment of reflection of why these people are important regardless of the day.
Artist Helen Thomas: My time with Beyond Face
Helen has made the most of our Beyond Face Artist Development offers and was also commissioned by Beyond Face to write a play co-created with young people for With Flying Colours. Here she talks about her creative journey with us.
Meet some members of our Youth Company!
We have invited some of our Youth Company to share about their experience of joining the Youth Company so far and a Moment of Joy (MOJ) from our sessions