A red-caped performer stands behind a large hoop framing a seated tricorn-hatted performer.

VAULT Festival, London2019

Alf the Highwayman

The Production

Brave Bold Drama’s family show follows Alf, a highwayman who snatches treasured possessions and must learn there are better ways to play. The production combines imaginative play, original songs, vibrant characters and audience participation.

28 photographs in the curated edit

Photography: Steve Gregson

Two performers move on a dark stage, one leaning with an arm overhead while the other swings a rope beside crates and scattered props.

A performer sits at the base of a tall purple-lit fabric tent on a dark stage.

A performer with a guitar cups their hands around their mouth under purple stage lighting.

A performer with a guitar stands under purple light while another performer sits near a fabric tent.

A performer lies on the floor beneath a hanging fabric tent amid scattered stage props.

A performer stands inside a white hoop-like skirt frame with gauzy white fabric around their shoulders.

A performer in a white skirt tosses juggling balls into the air on a dark stage.

A performer in a white skirt juggles while another performer works with ropes in the background.

A smiling performer reaches toward an airborne juggling ball in the foreground while another performer stands blurred behind.

A performer looks upward as a hat flies through the air beside hanging fabric on a dark stage.

A red-caped performer holding a stuffed toy stands beside a fabric tent while another performer lies on the floor.

A red-caped performer faces forward while holding a stuffed toy against their chest.

A performer in a tricorn hat, cape and red neckerchief stands with a sack over one shoulder.

A red-caped performer clutches a stuffed toy close while standing near hanging fabric.

A red-caped performer stands at one side of the stage while a tricorn-hatted performer kneels inside a hoop.

A tricorn-hatted performer holds a stuffed toy while a red-caped performer reaches toward him from behind.

A red-caped performer crouches on a wooden crate near a tall fabric tent.

A red-caped performer leans and gestures over a seated tricorn-hatted performer.

A red-caped performer bends toward a seated tricorn-hatted performer with hands at his bag.

A red-caped performer raises a green object while a seated tricorn-hatted performer looks up.

A tricorn-hatted performer holds a hoop around a red-caped performer and a stuffed toy.

A red-caped performer points outward while a caped tricorn-hatted performer stands beside them with a hoop over his shoulder.

A tricorn-hatted performer lunges forward holding a green object with a hoop around his body.

A performer in a white dress reaches for juggling balls while a tricorn-hatted performer stands behind.

A performer holds a hoop around their face while another performer stands behind with arms folded.

Two performers sit on the floor in front of a fabric tent, gesturing as they face each other.

Two performers stand on stacked crates with translucent fabric stretched behind them like sails.

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