Support FULL: 

If you believe in the transformative power of community theatre, consider supporting "FULL". Your contribution will help us bring this impactful project to life and reach a wider audience.

About the Project:

"FULL" is a 6 -month interview led community theatre project that amplifies the voices and stories of food bank employees & volunteers, and users in London.

Over 6 months, we interviewed food bank employees & volunteers - recording their personal stories, challenges, and triumphs. These stories have been crafted into a recorded delivery piece that combines the power of theatre with the authenticity of real-life experiences to cast a spotlight on the experiences and resilience of those connected to The Hive food bank.

• Lead Artist, Playwright, co-Director: Lizzie Clarke

• Dramaturg and co-Director: Sînziana Cojocărescu

• Sound Designer: Daniel Balfour

• Performers: Theo St Claire, Zakiyyah Deen, Yvonne Riley, Mathew Wernham

• Producer: Claire Gilbert

• Partner Venue: St Mary's Church Islington

• Food Bank: The Hive

This has been made possible with the support of Arts Council England & Friends of Drama Centre (in memory of Aaron Harris)

Alongside the project we have run workshops for the local community where they were paid to attend - this included sessions on Movement, Acting & Writing

Lead artist Lizzie Clarke:

Lizzie is a London-based working class actor, screenwriter and BÉZNĂ Theatre associate. In 2018 she participated in interviews with refugees & people seeking asylum for the show ILLEGALISED, which she later acted in (2019). She witnessed first hand the great impact work based on interviews had on audiences & on the people who inspired it. During lockdown Lizzie volunteered at a food bank run by St Mary’s Church Hornsey Rise where she met a wide range of people in need of support & willing to help others. This experience inspired Lizzie to start creating FULL. Lizzie is a BFI-funded screenwriter, her first short film NED & ME (2020), was accepted in the Clermont-Ferrand & This is England, Margate, Bolton International, FICBUEU, British Shorts, Berlin film festivals & has been nominated at the ASWAN female film makers festival for Best Short. Lizzie won Best Writer at the Midlands Movies awards & NED & ME is now available on Amazon Prime. Lizzie's writing asks questions about social and systemic injustice from a character-driven point of view.

About The Hive:

The Hive is situated out St Mary’s Hornsey Rise, Ashley Road N19 3AD, Please donate at the church from 10-3pm Monday-Friday or contact hivefoodbank@gmail.com if you’d like to donate at a different time.

If you’d like to support but can’t get to The Hive in person, you can donate via their CAF page – they’re grateful for anything you can give, large or small. All donations go towards food supplies for the people they support. Thank you!

Donate to The Hive Food Bank using CAF donation page

They need new volunteers! Contact hivefoodbank@gmail.com if you’d like to help at Wednesday evening distribution shifts or Tuesday afternoon re-stocks.