A brand-new concept in wellness, FeelPlay is the innovative new experience that invites audiences
to play their way to improved mental health from Olivier award-winning immersive theatre creator
Kit Green. It’s a giant adult sized playground paired with a soon-to-be-award-winning mind enhancing digital app.
The adult-only inflatable playground, which will be seen as part of three of the UK’s leading outdoor
festivals, hopes to help grown-ups re-connect with the joyful, carefree, and restorative power of
play! The last two years have moved the needle on the importance of accessible outdoor space and
its connection to our mental health and wellbeing and, in this post-pandemic landscape, FeelPlay’s
world premiere now takes on a new meaning. You can cut-loose on a guided tour of the playground
at festivals across the country or, for those who want to cultivate a little play in their lives from the
comfort of their own home, you can download the FeelPlay app and jump into the 30-minute audio
adventure.
This satire on the wellness industry both questions a specific kind of mental-health provision whilst
delivering a genuinely feel-good and empowering experience.
FeelPlay creator Kit Green comments, “I created FeelPlay to collectively explore difficult
issues in a way that is fun, accessible and original. It asks if current provisions that are highly
medicalised and cheap for governments to commission go far enough. I think we can do better than that! FeelPlay invites its visitors to get involved without putting pressure on them – it is simply a way to make connections, have fun and feel good and genuinely empowered!”
Co-commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and Without Walls, the large-
scale inflatable playground bounced its way across the UK, premiering at Brighton Festival in May before touring to Winchester’s Hat Fair in July and Greenwich+Docklands International Festival in
August. FeelPlay is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Bradley Hemmings, Artistic Director of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival comments, “GDIF always sets out to offer audiences a chance to see the world anew, and so we’re delighted to be working with Kit Green on FeelPlay, which promises to be an uplifting and joyous antidote to the challenging times we’ve all been living through”
Produced by Kevin Wratten for Split Second