An intense red backlight silhouettes a dramatic raised figure over a bed as others crouch around the scene.

Bridewell Theatre2025

Alice by Heart

The Production

London School of Musical Theatre’s 2025 production of Alice by Heart was staged at Bridewell Theatre with two alternating student casts. The production set Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson and Duncan Sheik’s musical in a 1941 London Underground shelter during the Blitz.

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Director: Shaun Kerrison
Musical Director: Dave Rose
Choreographer: Taylor Walker
Lighting Design: Adam King
Set & Costume Design: Anthony Lamble
Sound Design: David Beckham
Commissioned by: London School of Musical Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A young woman in blue stands alone on a marked stage before a brilliant starburst backlight.

Two performers in pale costumes sit on a bed in a central pool of cyan and purple light, with benches and a ladder visible around the stage.

Two performers face each other with raised hands in purple-blue light, caught in a playful mid-gesture exchange.

An ensemble leans forward under blue and white beams around a central young woman and a bald man in pale costume.

Three women gather closely around a glowing glass object, their faces lit in green-blue stage light.

A woman in a long coat stands alone with arms spread in a bright aisle as green and blue beams cut through the dark stage.

A group reaches urgently toward offstage, with a young woman in an apron at the front under purple-blue beams.

A young woman in a blue dress sits against a dark structure, looking upward with her hand tucked beneath her chin.

Performers fling their arms and bodies around a central bed and ladder in a wide blue-lit movement tableau.

A line of performers reaches toward a man in the foreground beneath a vivid pink wash.

Performers climb and gather around a tall A-frame ladder in blue-purple haze.

A young woman grips a patterned railing in blue light, her face tense against the dark background.

A red-lit wide stage frames performers spaced around a tall ladder with figures posed on it.

A couple in pale costumes embrace at center stage while surrounding performers move through warm red light.

Two silhouetted performers pose in dense red haze around a bright backlight.

A performer in an oversized hat gestures animatedly at the front while a woman in blue stands behind in purple light.

Performers form an arch of outstretched arms over a central pair in saturated magenta light.

A performer in a red-cross dress stands between two playing-card-costumed figures under pink stage light.

Two performers dance hand in hand in a dark blue space with a vivid green light glowing behind them.

A group crowds around a person lying in bed, with hands and faces focused inward.

A performer in a green coat and hat leans toward the camera with a grin beside a woman in blue against red backlight.

A performer lifts a chair-like frame in silhouette against intense red beams while others move around a bed.

A silhouetted figure with arms thrown wide stands before red beams and a seated ensemble.

Two performers crawl low across a stage floor striped with green patterned light.

A tightly packed group reaches forward with startled expressions in green-blue light.

An ensemble dances across a floor covered in vivid green web-like light patterns.

Two young women in blue-toned costumes face each other closely, one holding the other's shoulders.

A crowned performer in a fur-trimmed cape leans by a backstage structure, hands at the collar in cool green-blue light.

An ensemble surrounds a young woman standing inside a circular set piece under blue overhead light.

A man in pale costume stands at a distance facing a seated young woman across a patterned blue-green floor.

A man wrapped in a blanket looks anxiously from behind a chair in low blue light.

A bald man in white gently touches a young woman's mouth or chin as she closes her eyes under blue light.

A wide red-lit scene shows an ensemble seated in a semicircle around a bright triangular structure.

A crowned performer in a white cape gestures emphatically toward someone in the foreground, lit by blue and red light.

A performer in a red-cross dress stands center with arms spread as the ensemble reacts under bright spotlights.

A crowned woman in a red-cross costume holds a young woman in blue close as both face forward under blue light.

A green-coated performer aims an arm dramatically behind a crowned performer in a red-cross costume.

A performer in a large hat bends toward a young woman in blue while shadowy figures watch from benches.

A woman in blue stands center with arms raised as the ensemble reaches inward around her in cool light.

A woman in blue balances on a chair with arms outstretched while the ensemble surrounds her in deep blue light.

A bald man in white holds a young woman in blue from behind as she looks outward, both framed by darkness.

A young woman kneels by a bed beneath a radiant blue-white starburst.

The full ensemble is arranged around beds and benches with a young woman centered under cool blue stage light.

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