Silhouetted performers reach around a central bright light and piano in dense smoky backlight.

PATS Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2025

Alice by Heart

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s 2025 student production of Alice by Heart was staged at PATS Theatre, bringing Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik and Jessie Nelson’s Lewis Carroll-inspired musical into GSA’s actor-musician training context. The production was directed by Marcus Bazley with movement direction by Rebecca Wilson and musical direction by Calley Lewis-Meredith.

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Director: Marcus Bazley
Musical Director: Calley Lewis-Meredith
Movement Director: Rebecca Wilson
Lighting Design: Gabriel Finn
Costume Design: Zoë Murdoch
Sound Design: Josh Evans
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

An empty stage with archways, stairs and scattered props is lit by warm and cool beams through haze.

A violinist plays in the foreground while an ensemble performs across a blue-lit set with beds and screens.

A young woman in a blue dress smiles brightly in close-up against a dark stage background.

A wide stage view shows performers spread through a hospital-like set under white and blue overhead beams.

A young woman holding an open book sits closely with a blanket-wrapped young man in warm side light.

A performer arches backwards on a staircase while another performer watches from below in cool blue stage light.

The company surrounds a central table in a colourful wide stage composition with purple, amber and blue lighting.

A young woman in blue watches a shadow silhouette projected onto a screen within the stage archway.

A top-hatted man clasps a young woman’s hands as they face each other under warm theatrical light.

Performers dance as a bed frame or table structure is lifted above them in saturated blue and magenta light.

A young woman with an electric guitar exhales smoke as green patterned light covers the set behind her.

A broad stage view shows the cast spread across platforms and beds beneath green patterned projections.

A performer wearing pink cat ears peers over a green ledge in warm amber light.

The ensemble holds long pale fabric or props overhead in a symmetrical formation under blue and white beams.

Three performers crouch low under green light, looking upward with hands poised in a tense moment.

A cat-eared performer leans from a red-lit doorway, looking out with a playful expression.

A young woman in a blue dress listens to a top-hatted man in the foreground beneath a warm arch.

A flamboyantly dressed performer with a tall white feathered headpiece smiles beside a young woman in blue.

A feathered performer poses high in a vertical frame with one arm raised and coloured lights above.

A young woman in blue comforts a blanket-wrapped young man during an intimate close conversation.

Green patterned light washes over a wide scene as a long yellow cloth stretches above a bed.

A musician sits low with a saxophone beside a child performer, surrounded by green patterned light and shadows.

Performers tumble and laugh around an upright piano, with one lying on the floor and another at the keys.

A performer leaps over a table through green haze while the ensemble watches from around the stage.

A young woman in a blue dress looks tearfully upward in a tight close-up with hard side light.

A tall figure with outstretched arms looms over a young woman in blue under red and orange light.

A wide scene centres a red hoop-skirted figure with the ensemble arranged around the stage.

A red-costumed performer wearing a crown holds a rolled paper against a dark background.

A red-haired musician plays a flute in warm haze against a dark red background.

A performer in cap and suspenders reaches forward while glowing green turtle-shell props cluster behind.

The ensemble clusters around performers carrying glowing green turtle-shell props in a wide stage view.

A young woman in blue holds an electric guitar as turtle-shell performers stand behind her in blue light.

A young woman in blue sits beside a top-hatted man holding a guitar as they face each other.

Two performers sit close on a bench at centre stage beneath a single white overhead beam.

A young woman cradles a top-hatted man’s face as they gaze at each other in close-up.

A young woman in blue and a top-hatted man confront each other on a central platform while others watch.

A red hoop-skirted figure stands before a seated young woman while the ensemble lines the stage.

A young woman in blue stands on steps with an electric guitar, framed by blasting white backlights and the ensemble.

An angled wide view shows a crowd below a red-costumed figure on a staircase in amber haze.

A young woman in blue stands forward in cool light with a pianist blurred behind her.

A young woman in a muted dress sits on a bed with her head bowed while others watch behind.

A young woman in a green dress holds a clarinet against her chest, looking aside in blue-purple light.

A young woman plays violin in close view, her bow cutting diagonally across the frame as others blur behind.

A violinist plays in the foreground toward an ensemble on a warmly lit stage with beams overhead.

A performer stands on a crate at centre stage while others gather around in pools of blue and amber light.

A seated performer exhales a cloud of smoke or vapour while musicians and cast members remain in shadow behind.

An ensemble dances across the stage in vivid red, green and blue lighting, with performers reaching in unison.

Three smiling musicians play guitar, accordion and bass under warm red stage light.

Central seated figures are isolated under a white spotlight while the surrounding ensemble stands in shadow.

The full ensemble fills the stage beneath coloured beams and haze in a broad final tableau.

Two young women stand at the stage edge in blue and magenta side light, watching intently.

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