A rabbit-masked figure stands at the center of a clustered ensemble pose beneath small star-like lights.

Bellairs Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2023

Away

The Production

Production photography for Guildford School of Acting’s February 2023 staging of Michael Gow’s Away, presented as part of GSA’s performance programme. The archive documents the production at Bellairs Theatre.

44 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Andrew Davidson
Movement Director: Anna Tringham
Lighting Design: Simeon Miller
Set & Costume Design: Elliott Squire
Sound Design: David Lewington
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A lone performer stands in a circular spotlight on an otherwise dark wooden stage beneath dramatic beams of light.

A performer draped in pale fabric slumps over a chair on a magenta-lit wooden stage as another figure stands far in the background.

An ensemble dances beneath a mirror ball, with starburst light and blue shadows spreading across the wooden floor.

A blonde woman looks tensely toward a blurred person in the foreground whose hands are raised mid-gesture.

A solitary performer sits near the edge of an expansive white stage beneath a cool blue-lit backdrop.

A woman sings or speaks into a vintage microphone while pointing outward on a pale stage.

Performers stretch and ripple long pale fabric across the wooden stage in a dark, atmospheric movement sequence.

Two performers in pale costumes move across a dark wooden stage, one reaching outward while the other stands farther back with hands to their head.

A woman in a red dress stands close behind a man in a pale jacket, both lit against black space.

Performers in summer costumes spread across a wooden stage beneath haze and overhead lights.

A blonde performer carries a small folding chair and patterned fabric bundles against a black background.

A woman in a green dress stands alone on the wooden stage beneath looping string lights.

A performer in a summer dress dances beside a sailor-capped performer while others sit watching around the platform.

A woman stands beside a glowing bare lamp, raising both hands against the surrounding darkness.

Two performers share a close embrace, one holding the other's face under warm stage light.

A solitary performer in a rust-colored top stands high against a glowing amber backdrop, framed by darkness below.

A woman stands with arms wide and a paper in hand while other performers watch from behind on the bright stage.

A wide stage view shows two performers gesturing in movement while several others lie motionless on the wooden floor.

A woman in a turquoise outfit smiles broadly with both hands lifted against a dark stage background.

An ensemble is spaced across a white stage while a performer in rust trousers lunges forward with a scarf-like cloth.

A blonde woman stands with arms folded beside a costume rail and hanging garments on a dark stage.

A tearful woman in a green dress fills the foreground while a man in a pale jacket stands blurred behind her.

A rabbit-masked figure and a woman in a pale dress stand in a red pool of light with shadow silhouettes behind them.

A woman in a patterned dress clasps hands with a sailor-capped performer in a close face-to-face moment.

A man with a shoulder bag supports a crying woman as they cross a bright white stage.

A rabbit-masked figure dances among formally dressed performers under a disco ball and colored stage lights.

A performer reaches one hand forward with an emotional expression against a deep black background.

A large rabbit-masked figure looms in the foreground while two women stand beyond it in blue and green light.

A bald performer wearing a grass skirt stands at a vintage microphone in front of striped fabric panels.

Three performers kneel close together on the wooden stage, gathered in an intimate exchange under warm light.

Several performers move around a large white sheet or wave-like cloth on a stage with a bright pale backdrop.

Two performers in hats stand close together, one smiling brightly while the other reacts with a startled expression and papers in hand.

A woman in turquoise holds hands with a woman in a red dress who stretches one arm upward in performance.

A lone woman stands in a spotlight on a pale stage with a bucket, mop and sparse set pieces behind her.

A smiling woman in a green checked dress is caught close up with her hair sweeping sideways as a man blurs behind her.

A young man looks upward with one hand raised, isolated in smoky warm light.

A group gathers tightly around a seated man on a low platform before a striped beach-style backdrop.

A performer crouches behind an open suitcase at center stage, framed by a clothing rail and blue drapery.

A dim wide stage view places a blonde woman in the foreground light, with shadowed performers and a silhouetted figure above.

A young man in a pale jacket smiles toward a blurred woman in the foreground on a dark stage.

A woman with glasses confronts a blonde woman at close range, gripping her arm during a tense exchange.

A performer runs forward through smoky overhead light while other figures stand spaced across the rear of the stage.

One woman gently steadies another by the arm in a close, quiet moment against a pale backdrop.

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