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Mudlarking with Francis Barking takes 40 players, and is full.

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Mudlarking with Francis Barking
Gary Campbell

4:00pm to 5:00pm, Sunday 29th June
Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall
Tags: finding talking child-friendly


With heating bills set to rise yet again, it's time to trawl the south bank's beach for its hidden assets. Beware though, there are others with the same idea. Compete with fellow players for the treasure revealed by the low tide, and get off the beach before some other scoundred does you in over a lump of coal.

Meet in the Clore Ballroom; play will take place on the beach nearby. Suitable shoes recommended.
People playing this game: Kerry, Fausto Fonseca, Ana Paula, thorntocon, triley, Julia B, gabsandkids, Elena, Bicameralman, Joe&co, Gwyn Morfey, Robyn W, Lyn Gibbins, Jules, naomi billingham, Richard Layte, Dominic Olliver, lisa sharpe, Charlie Fish, Charlotte P Smith, Kutlu Canlioglu, Jip Slips, James Thorpe, Caroline Gardiner, Chessie, Rebecca Ashton, Rosie, Jennifer Sparks, thesprogs, Tim Stephens and 10 others.On the reserve list: master mead, juliantree, Rrrrach, Jude & Daisy , Jennifer O'Shea, Robert Atwood, StephanieS, Nadaav, Zoe Matzko, Emily, Aafke Remant, Stephanie Swann, Lynn, camilla brown, Sara Gelfgren, dom, Lisa, Sarah, Tricia Pog, Ami, JB2, naamati, Rachael, Giskin, Korhan, Katy,Hari,Harriet, alex bowley, Jonathan Reid, lucie brabbins, Sam Sugarman and more.

Gary Campbell

Gary obtained his BA in theatre design for performance from CSM in 2004. He continued his research with Shunt where he posed as a barman for three years whilst secretly creating performative installations, defining his aesthetic and amassing a vast network of collaborators.

In 2005 he co-founded Coney, a secret society of codenames creating adventures.

Works include Black Box (BAC 05), Valentines (South Bank 06), Self Assembly (BAC 06), NTT (NT foyers 06), Crack the Code (DANA centre 07), Jasper Fforde Book Launch (Swindon 07), A Small Town Anywhere (NT studio 07/BAC 08), The Gold Bug (BAC/Punchdrunk 07/08), The Rubbish Game (DANA centre 08) and Arcade (BAC 08).

As Francis Barking, Gary has developed a number of ambient and pervasive games with the Hide & Seek collective.

Gary is also a founding member of The Stoke Newington International Airport, a new performance space in the centre of N16.


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