A performer stands with arms outstretched in front of an ensemble blurred beneath a large translucent plastic sheet in a leafy outdoor setting.

Rose Bruford College2021

Adrift: an Odyssey

The Production

Rose Bruford College’s Adrift: an Odyssey was an open-air musical adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, created with young refugees as part of the college’s MA Actor Musicianship and Theatre for Young Audiences performance work.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Tony Graham
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

An ensemble sings, dances and plays instruments beneath a bright green outdoor dome stage draped with blue and green fabric.

A performer with long braided hair clutches a clarinet to her chest on the green-lit dome stage, with a cellist blurred behind.

Three performers dance forward with raised arms while musicians play behind them under the bright green dome canopy.

A clarinet-holding performer stands with head bowed near the edge of the stage, while a cellist plays behind against dense greenery.

A performer strides forward holding a wooden sign reading “HUMANITY” as musicians with accordion, violin, guitar and cello gather behind on an outdoor terrace.

A close-up of a violinist playing with a focused expression, with a drummer blurred in the green stage background.

Performers crouch and lean forward on the grass while playing electric guitar, cello, saxophone and woodwind instruments in a wooded outdoor space.

A lone performer stands on an open paved terrace with one arm raised beside a red garment hanging in midair, with more red fabric on the ground.

A tightly grouped ensemble sings and gestures upward while holding accordion, saxophone, clarinet and violin in a grassy outdoor setting.

Under a lime-green geodesic canopy draped with blue fabric, two performers stand at the front of a stage while others sit or stand behind them with instruments.

A performer crouches low on the ground wearing a pink pig snout and playing a clarinet, with long hair falling forward.

On a grassy lawn, a performer walks toward the camera carrying a large string instrument and bow, while three others gesture together in the background.

An ensemble dances and plays instruments across a wooden stage beneath blue drapes and a bright green canopy.

Seated performers cluster closely together onstage, one in the centre wearing a pink pig snout and holding their hands curled under their chin while another holds a violin.

Several performers lift one performer horizontally through the air outdoors, their arms outstretched as if flying.

A performer on the green-canopied stage holds a cello and bow while speaking or singing, with another performer in the background.

Outdoors on grass, performers gather around a large blue fish puppet and flowing blue fabric while a violinist stands raised on a small platform behind them.

A solo performer in a red waistcoat stands beside the canopy edge, reaching both hands outward with an expressive face against a leafy backdrop.

An outdoor ensemble performs with violins, guitar, accordion and cello as several performers in pig snouts raise their arms in a lively group scene.

Two performers in waistcoats clasp hands at centre stage, one holding a violin, with musicians watching behind under a green canopy.

In a garden performance, a singer with an accordion gestures at a microphone while nearby musicians play violin, bassoon and cello.

Outdoor performers in period-style waistcoats move in a lively line, including a musician with a violin and another carrying a tray with a decorated loaf.

One performer raises a drumstick beside a snare drum while another holds up a wooden sign reading “ATHENA” against a leafy backdrop.

A large ensemble dances and plays instruments across a raised outdoor stage beneath a bright green domed canopy draped with blue fabric.

Performers in waistcoats pose dramatically on grass, with one seated wide-legged on a wooden percussion box and another lifted on someone’s shoulders behind.

Several musicians crouch closely on stage with violin and saxophone, looking tensely to one side against the green canopy backdrop.

A clarinet player performs in close foreground on a lawn, with other performers and instruments spaced behind among trees.

A performer crouches anxiously in front while three others stand behind with raised or outstretched hands in a wooded outdoor setting.

A performer runs across the grass toward an ensemble carrying a large blue fish-like prop with flowing blue fabric.

A red-haired performer stands with a double bass and bow in a grassy outdoor setting, with costumed musicians playing accordion, saxophone, bassoon, flute and percussion behind her.

Under a bright green geodesic canopy with blue drapes, a performer in a red waistcoat raises both arms while musicians around them play and sing.

A tender stage moment under the green canopy, as one performer leans their head against another who holds a clarinet, with other cast members gathered close by.

On the canopy stage, a performer holds a guitar upright at centre while others lie on the floor with instruments and a performer at left aims a bow dramatically.

In a wooded outdoor space, several performers lift a singing or calling performer into the air while others move around them with instruments nearby.

An outdoor ensemble performs beneath trees, with musicians on cello, bassoon, electric guitar and drum while one performer holds up a sign reading “ATHENA.”

A violinist leads a moving group along an outdoor path, followed by performers in flowing red skirts and layered period-style costumes.

On a lawn beside trees, a performer stands with a double bass and extends her bow while several cast members kneel nearby watching her.

A close stage view shows one performer reaching forward under the green canopy while a violinist plays beside them and another musician stands behind.

A wide view of the lime-green geodesic stage shows two performers holding hands at the front, with musicians behind them and translucent fabric billowing overhead.

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