Faye completed an MA in Theatre Design at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She was a finalist for the Linbury Prize for Stage Design, and worked with English Touring Opera. Her designs were exhibited at the National Theatre.
Faye completed a traineeship with English National Opera. She received a bursary from the Royal Opera House and shadowed the designer Robert Jones for the production Andrea Chénier.
Faye's design credits include: Così fan tutte directed by Paul Higgins and Così directed by Wayne Harrison (Kings Head Theatre); The Lighthouse directed by Danielle McIven (The Space); Ulla's Odyssey directed by Valentina Ceschi (Kings Pace); a touring season of plays for the White Horse Theatre Company; revival designer for La traviata directed by Robin Norton Hayle (The Tricycle); the set for The Good Soul of Szechuan directed by Partick Sandford (Bristol Old Vic Studio); and the costumes for Time and The Conways directed by Jenny Stephens (Circomedia).