A large ensemble is spread across a dark stage under blue lighting, with some performers seated or kneeling and others standing on a raised platform.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre2025

13

The Production

ArtsEd’s June 2025 production of Mike Bartlett’s 13 was staged at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre. The production presented Bartlett’s dark, politically charged vision of a London unsettled by shared dreams, protest and looming conflict.

31 photographs in the curated edit

Director: David Grindley
Lighting Design: Alex Musgrave
Set & Costume Design: Adrian Gee
Sound Design: Eamonn O'Dwyer
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

Close-up of a performer in a dark blazer and white shirt, looking off to the side with a tense, tearful expression against a black background.

Performers dance energetically across a black stage under red and white lights, their hair and arms blurred with fast movement.

A performer stands on an upper platform gripping a railing, watching two blurred performers in the foreground hold papers and a takeaway cup.

Two performers stand close together under a blue umbrella, one with an arm around the other, in cool stage lighting.

A performer balances on an upturned bucket with both hands raised, while others sit or stand around the stage under bright overhead lights.

A performer in a white shirt leans on an upper railing, lit against a dark blue-black stage.

An ensemble kneels and sits across a dim stage, with a central performer standing below a raised platform and warm side light cutting through the darkness.

A performer in a pale blue uniform swings a white garment through the air with a fierce expression, standing behind a metal railing.

One performer kneels and holds another performer’s hands, looking up at them warmly against a black stage background.

A young performer stands alone in a spotlight with hands clasped to his chest, while a small group watches from a blue-lit opening at the side of the dark stage.

Under intense blue lighting, a blonde-haired performer looks down at a phone held close to her face, with another figure blurred behind her.

A wide stage view shows several performers arranged around a central performer standing on a small raised object, while a phone in the foreground records the scene.

Two performers sit close together on the blue-lit stage looking upward, surrounded by other performers standing and sitting in the background.

A performer stands behind a metal railing on a raised platform, facing a blurred performer in the foreground across a dark, spotlighted stage.

A performer leans over a small table with a plate and green-wrapped item, looking anxiously to one side against a black background.

A young performer stands at the front of a shadowy ensemble under deep blue lighting, facing forward with a serious expression.

A seated performer in a blue hoodie studies a tablet in warm, focused stage light against a dark background.

Two performers face each other in a tense, intimate exchange, one gesturing with open hands while the other holds a phone at her side.

A performer stands on a metal bucket at centre stage under a bright spotlight, while others sit or stand around the dark black-box set.

A performer with long braids stands with arms crossed, speaking firmly in warm light as other figures fade into blue shadow behind her.

A performer in a pinstripe suit looks intently toward a blurred figure in camouflage whose raised hands fill the foreground.

An ensemble stands tightly grouped under stage lights, with a performer in a green jacket at the front gesturing as if addressing the audience.

A performer in a blue polo shirt looks off to the side from behind a dark stage barrier, lit against a black background.

Two performers kneel side by side on a dark stage in cool blue light, facing a bright spotlight beam cutting across the empty space beside them.

A performer in a white blouse is shown in close-up against a black background, her expression tense and solemn under stark stage lighting.

A performer stands balanced on a metal bucket at centre stage while others are spaced around him, seated and standing under overhead theatre lights.

Two performers face each other in blue-toned stage light, one speaking animatedly with her hand raised near her forehead.

A performer in an oversized camouflage jacket stands with hands on hips and a serious expression, with two blurred performers behind her.

A performer in a dark pinstripe suit and white shirt looks tensely to one side under blue stage lighting against a black background.

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