A blue-lit ensemble performs beneath large arches, with translucent umbrellas and a central figure caught in motion.

Bellairs Theatre, Ivy Arts Centre, University of Surrey2024

Amélie The Musical

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s MA Musical Theatre production of Amélie The Musical was staged at the Bellairs Theatre in the Ivy Arts Centre, with MA Musical Theatre performers working alongside BA Theatre Production and MA Stage Management students. Based on the film, the musical follows Amélie’s imaginative journey toward connection, kindness and finding her voice.

48 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nicholas Scrivens
Musical Director: Kevin Michael Cripps
Choreographer: Taira Foo
Movement Director: Taira Foo
Lighting Design: Brett Kasza
Set Design: Ben Rogers
Costume Design: Zoë Murdoch
Sound Design: Josh Evans
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A woman sits at a café table speaking on a telephone beside a wooden box and glasses.

A warm café scene fills the arched set, with performers dancing and sitting at tables beneath a red sign.

A young performer peers beside a small table holding a fishbowl, isolated against darkness.

A vast arched stage frames a small Métropolitain entrance with two performers separated in deep space.

A group in magenta robes sings and reaches upward in purple theatrical light.

A seated artist paints a portrait of a young woman under a small lamp in a dark corner of the stage.

A lone woman stands with arms open in a small pool of light under vast dark blue arches.

Two performers in warm-toned costumes lean together with raised hands against a black background.

A neon-purple street scene stretches beneath the arches, with a sex shop sign and ensemble spread across the stage.

A smiling performer in overalls lifts both arms joyfully while others stand in the background.

A wide blue stage picture shows a central performer in a coat, with others collapsed or kneeling beneath the arches.

An older man and a young woman lean toward each other across a small table in warm light.

A performer in a white suit, sunglasses and feathered wings poses under pink light with the ensemble behind.

A dancer leads a group through blue patterned light beneath the arches, with hair and arms in motion.

A woman leans over a lit score beside a lighting console in a warm, dark backstage control area.

A group clusters tightly around a small glowing object held up by one performer.

Two seated performers face inward from separate spotlights while a shadowed group gathers between them.

A performer dressed as a garden gnome stands in a spotlight while the ensemble surrounds the scene.

A woman crouches beside an oversized red telephone prop, holding the corded receiver near her mouth.

A dark ensemble cluster presses around two central performers, creating an intimate huddle against black space.

A lone dancer in white moves at center stage beneath blue arches, surrounded by wide empty space.

A performer in a brown suit extends one hand while holding an orange paper airplane.

A figure in sunglasses and a coat stands with a basket before an ensemble holding raised strips or sticks.

A young couple kiss beside a green door against a black background.

A performer stands in golden side light while others crouch low around small lights on the floor.

Backstage, one young woman applies makeup to another in a corridor lined with lockers.

A red-lit group reaches upward on one side of the stage while two performers sit and stand apart on the other.

A lone performer stands in a white spotlight holding a box as shadowed figures wait behind.

An ensemble raises black-and-white placards overhead in cool blue stage light.

A performer in a red cap and translucent green poncho sings with one arm lifted as others react behind.

Two performers meet at a bright green door under magenta and blue light, with figures watching behind.

An ensemble dances beneath the arches while two front figures in sunglasses stand at microphones.

A performer dressed as a nun holds a black folder in sharp light against a dark purple background.

Two women embrace warmly against a black background.

A lone performer stands in a small pool of light within a dark arched stage.

A seated woman offers an orange paper bird to a standing woman in a brown coat.

A magenta-lit kiosk sits center stage as performers gather around it beneath the arched set.

A distressed seated woman at a table is comforted by two others in red smoky light.

A performer in a blue outfit and cap kicks high against a black background.

Two performers embrace near the curved edge of the set in a dark side-lit stage picture.

A crowd holds strips or scarves overhead in strong blue-white light.

A warm café tableau places a single performer center stage beneath a red sign, with tables and musicians at the sides.

A tight group gathers around a central woman in a patterned dress, singing or speaking toward the audience.

Performers crowd around a person holding a clear umbrella in cool blue stage light.

A bright ensemble pose fills the stage beneath green-yellow arches and a central spotlight.

A smiling person stands below a powerful white beam of light in an overhead backstage rig.

A full ensemble stands beneath the arches with two central figures forward and confetti scattered on the floor.

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