An artist talk with Patrick Blenkarn and Laurel Green, Creative Directors of STUDIO FUNFUG and core artists from the team behind asses.masses. asses.masses is an internationally touring videogame for the stage designed to be played live by an audience in a theatre as an epic eight-hour collective journey. It will be coming to Broadway Cinema, Nottingham, on Sat 21 March 2026. Join Patrick and Laurel for a conversation and inside look at their practice of bridging games and performance to foster civic engagement, democratic collaboration, and social action. Together, Patrick and Laurel will dig into how asses.masses was made, take apart its dramaturgy, and discuss what touring the show internationally for over 50 performances has taught them. They will reflect on the ways in which playing together shapes how we live, work, and build community. This talk will be followed by a Q&A with Patrick and Laurel, chaired by Joe Strickland, Creative Director of award-winning Nottingham-based theatre company Chronic Insanity. Friday 20 March 2026, 5:30pm - 7.15pm. Doors open: 5.30pm | Talk start: 5:40pm | Q&A: 6:45pm | Finish: 7:15pm