A veiled performer stands centre stage with hands pressed together while two others lean in from either side on a studio set with portraits behind them.

On Location, London2024

A Picture of Health

The Production

Theatre of Debate’s A Picture of Health is Sudha Bhuchar’s issue-based play about vaccination, colonial history and the women of the Mysore royal family, inspired by Thomas Hickey’s The Three Queens of Mysore. The production toured schools and public audiences with Theatre of Debate’s facilitated post-show debate format.

28 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nigel Townsend
Associate Director: Debra Cougill
Set & Costume Design: Rachana Jadhav
Commissioned by: Theatre of Debate
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in a blue blouse and purple-and-gold drape gestures outward as if speaking, with warm wooden panelling behind her.

Two performers face each other across a staged display of framed portraits, steps, and a red carpet against a wooden backdrop.

A stern performer in a red military-style coat holds out a black folder toward a blurred performer in the foreground.

A performer in a pink top and green embroidered drape raises one hand and looks upward, caught mid-speech.

Two performers face each other with hands pressed together in a respectful gesture before an ornate blue stage structure.

A performer wrapped in purple-and-gold fabric stands on blue steps and bends toward another performer kneeling with hands clasped.

A worried-looking performer turns toward a hand holding a thin metal tool in the foreground, with portrait props behind him.

One performer grimaces as another presses a metal instrument to his upper arm in a tense staged moment.

A seated performer covers his face with one hand while another rests a hand on his shoulder beside large painted portrait props.

A performer in a green sari raises one hand in a poised gesture while another stands behind with hands clasped, with blue tiered seating and decorative set pieces behind them.

In a tight, intimate moment, a performer in a pale blue top gently touches the chin of a performer in a green sari, who looks uneasy against a dark stage background.

A performer in a bright red military-style coat gestures outward while holding papers, with another performer seated behind him watching from beside a large sketch.

A performer in a green sari steps out through a large gold picture frame onto a small platform, with a red carpeted stair and framed drawings around the set.

A performer wrapped in a light blue headscarf holds a floral cloth bundle and looks up at another performer in close conversation.

A performer in a blue headscarf kneels beside another lying on a platform, carefully pulling a vivid orange cloth over their body.

A performer in a blue headscarf stands barefoot with hands clasped beside a platform covered in orange fabric, under a large framed portrait on a wood-panelled set.

A performer in a waistcoat holds a small notebook and looks intently at another performer in the foreground, with bright blue stage set pieces behind him.

A performer in a purple patterned sari gestures while holding a grey folder, as another crouches with food in hand and a third stands facing them in the foreground.

Seated on a stage bench, a performer in a green outfit reaches toward an older performer in a waistcoat, who looks down with a weary posture.

Two performers stand close together on a brightly lit stage with peacock-like set pieces, one in a green sari and the other pointing firmly offstage.

An older performer in an apron presses a small metal tool to another performer’s upper arm as they grimace and pull away under rehearsal-room lighting.

A seated performer in a purple and gold drape raises one hand in front of a turquoise ornamental arch, facing a blurred figure in the foreground.

A performer in a green sari points toward a large gold-framed portrait of three traditionally dressed women on a wood-panelled stage wall.

An older performer in an apron touches a metal tool to a woman’s outstretched arm while she grimaces, with another performer behind her supporting the arm.

Two performers sit side by side against a wood-panelled wall, one studying a small object while the other clasps their hands with a pleading expression.

A veiled performer stands inside a large gold frame holding an older performer’s hand, while two blurred figures at the sides press their palms together.

A performer in a blue headscarf cradles an orange-draped performer in an intimate, emotional moment beside a framed portrait backdrop.

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