Under vivid purple spotlights, a woman in a blue dress stands on a central platform as ensemble members kneel around her holding large fabric panels against a brick station set.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd2025

Alice by Heart

The Production

ArtsEd’s March 2025 staging of Alice by Heart was presented at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, with performances from 5–7 March and a double-cast student company. The production formed part of ArtsEd’s public performance programme in Chiswick.

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Director: Ziggie Carter
Musical Director: Giovanna Ryan
Choreographer: Marina Climent Casas
Lighting Design: Chris Mould
Sound Design: James Hassett
Commissioned by: Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd)
Photography: Steve Gregson

A young man sleeps under a brown blanket with his head on a pillow, lit warmly in an intimate close-up.

A woman sits alone on a low bed beneath a tight spotlight, framed by a large brick arch while other performers remain in shadow around the station-like set.

A woman clutches a book to her chest and looks upward with an anxious expression, the dark curve of a brick arch behind her.

Two women stand face to face in close conversation, one in a dark coat holding a book and the other in a grey uniform with a paper cap holding papers.

A woman reads aloud from an open book while a young man lies wrapped in a brown blanket with his head resting on her lap.

A woman in a blue dress and a man in a white shirt stand smiling between tall fabric playing cards held by ensemble members under colorful stage lighting.

A woman in a blue dress sits on a swing inside a circular brick arch as a young man watches from the foreground on a tiled station set.

A woman in a blue dress reaches toward a circular screen in a tiled station wall, where a shadowy figure with raised arms appears behind the fabric.

A seated woman holding an open book looks tense as a smiling man with glasses leans close behind her, with other performers gathered in the background.

A tightly packed ensemble in knitted vests, round tinted glasses and white gloves crowds around a seated girl in a blue dress under saturated blue stage light.

On a smoky stage with a brick underground-station set, two seated performers look toward a girl in a blue dress standing alone beneath a bright blue spotlight.

A girl in a blue dress smiles up at a young man in a white shirt and waistcoat as he leans close to her in an intimate pool of light.

A wide-eyed girl in a blue dress is held from behind by a goggled performer while another kneels in front and reaches for her hand.

A large ensemble dances across a brightly lit stage with a brick station backdrop, raised platform, ladder, crates and patterned floor lighting.

Sitting cross-legged on a round platform, a girl in a blue dress studies an ornate brass prop on a small wooden box under blue and purple light.

Two goggled performers in knitted vests stretch their arms outward in the foreground while an ensemble gathers behind them in vivid magenta and blue light.

A girl in a blue dress hangs upside down with her hands near the floor, supported by surrounding performers kneeling and standing around her.

A young man stands at the front of a chaotic stage tableau as performers crawl, lie and climb around a brick underground-station set lit in purple and yellow.

A stiff-standing young man in a white waistcoat is encircled by an ensemble in tinted glasses, with a girl in a blue dress elevated behind him.

A performer in a white shirt blows into a small horn while holding a trophy-like object, surrounded by others reaching toward him under vivid blue stage light.

A wide stage view shows a brick bridge set with “Way Out” signs, a performer leaning over the top, and a shadowy figure behind a curtain in the arch below.

Two performers lean through a tiled window opening, one in a blue dress smiling upward while the other in a white shirt clasps his hands in tense spotlight.

Couples in red costumes hold each other across a smoky stage, with a central pair in bright magenta light and a brick set behind them.

A performer in a blue dress stands stiffly in front of a dark brick arch as another in a fur coat and feathered headpiece peers over her shoulder.

Beside a weary-looking performer in a blue dress, a performer in a fur coat, gloves, and feathered headpiece gestures outward with a cane under purple lighting.

A dancer in a red dress is lifted high with legs extended wide around a partner, framed by a brick arch and pink-purple stage lights.

A performer in a grey-and-white costume with a large red heart on the front raises both hands, with an oversized mallet behind her against a brick arch set.

A performer in a white shirt and waistcoat sweeps a red-orange cloak open while a performer in a blue dress crouches nearby, startled in dramatic low light.

Under bright white beams and haze, two performers stand on a small platform surrounded by others in varied costumes before a brick wall set.

A young man wrapped in a brown blanket stares ahead while a young woman in a blue dress supports him under tight, dark stage lighting.

A performer in a stained white apron stands at the centre of a dark stage as bright beams of light fan out behind an ensemble clustered around them.

A young woman in a pale blue dress strides across a dim stage, sharply backlit by white beams while other performers remain in shadow.

Under vivid green light, an ensemble hunches in a circle around a young woman crouched on the floor, with a white-coated performer rising at the centre.

A young woman in a blue dress stands alone in a circular spotlight with both hands raised, while the ensemble moves in red and green shadow behind her.

In a close, blue-lit moment, a performer in striped knitwear and overalls rests a hand on the shoulder of a tearful young woman in a blue dress.

A young woman in a blue dress looks upward with a tearful expression, lit dramatically in deep blue and warm highlights.

An ensemble in muted wartime-style clothing clutches metal helmets to their heads and ears under green-yellow stage light.

A young woman in a blue dress sits rigidly on a chair as surrounding performers kneel and raise metal helmets above and around her.

Two performers kneel and embrace at centre stage beneath a blue haze, with silhouetted figures and stacked crates in the background.

A large ensemble gathers around a brick underground-station set, leaning toward a girl standing centre stage beneath bright blue and pink lighting.

A performer in a grey uniform with a red heart on her apron sings with arms outstretched, flanked by dancers in vivid costumes before a brick arch.

A performer in a white feather-trimmed dress stands elevated and singing, while others in colourful period-style costumes look on in surprise under dramatic side lighting.

A performer in a white coat with a red heart grips a long-handled mallet as a grey-uniformed performer leans close, with shadowed figures behind them.

A girl in a blue dress sings into a stand microphone at centre stage, surrounded by ensemble members against the brick station set in warm red light.

Sheets of paper fly above a girl in a blue dress holding up a book or folder, with two performers watching on a smoky, spotlit stage.

In a dim wide stage view, a girl in a blue dress stands on a low platform among scattered papers, with other performers spaced around the brick station set.

A girl in a blue dress sings alone in a focused overhead spotlight, while ensemble members move and crouch in the darker stage space around her.

A smiling performer in a boater hat and oversized coat crosses their arms proudly, with a girl in a blue dress singing just behind them.

A girl in a blue dress stands centre stage under a single spotlight, surrounded by scattered papers, with another performer watching from a staircase at the side.

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