A silhouetted performer stands center stage in a bright blue backlight, with others spaced across a dark rubble-strewn set.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd2023

Babel

The Production

ArtsEd’s 2023 BA Acting staging of Lucy Chau Lai-Tuen’s Babel was performed in the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre. Told through intimate personal stories, the drama examines the human cost of discord and disenfranchisement amid major London incidents.

41 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Lucy Sheen
Lighting Design: Chris Mould
Set Design: Laura Ann Price
Costume Design: Natalie Johnson
Sound Design: Hattie North
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in a green corduroy jacket stands foreground with arms crossed, while several others look on behind him against a broken concrete set.

A large ensemble stands across the full stage under smoky lights, framed by rubble, stairs, and bold green and red side panels.

A performer stands behind a railing on a raised platform, clutching bundled fabric under warm red lighting and small hanging bulbs.

A performer in a sleeveless brown top points sharply while speaking, with others watching tensely around a ruined concrete set.

An ensemble spreads across a cracked, rubble-filled stage, with one suited performer elevated on stairs in the smoky background.

A performer crouches beside a large rock in near darkness, their face lit from below by a phone held in both hands.

Three performers sit close together in low light, with the right performer looking down at a phone that illuminates his face.

Under orange smoke and dramatic overhead light, performers gather across the rubble set as some seated figures watch others reach upward.

A lone performer sits in a dark doorway between two bright blue tarps on a broken concrete wall set.

Two performers sit closely between crumpled blue tarps, one curled up with knees hugged while the other leans behind her in a worried, intimate moment.

Three performers gather low onstage between blue tarps, with one seated smiling upward beside a crumpled fast-food paper bag as the others lean in attentively.

Three men in waistcoat and suits stand with mouths open beside a tall red panel marked with a white lightning bolt, lit by a harsh side spotlight.

A man in a red tracksuit and wired black vest holds up a small device at center stage, with other performers spaced behind him on a smoky ruined set.

A young man in a grey suit with a red tie and lightning badge clasps his hands in front of him, looking anxiously to the side under warm stage light.

A large ensemble stands spread across a grey rubble-strewn stage, centered on a man in a red tracksuit beneath shafts of smoky overhead light.

An ensemble fills a multi-level ruined concrete set, with performers standing on rocks, stairs and platforms under spotlights and drifting smoke.

A woman in a black jacket stands on rubble-strewn steps gesturing intensely, while two seated performers look up at her in the broken concrete set.

A seated man with mottled red stage makeup on his neck and hands stares forward tensely while a woman in a long brown blazer stands behind him.

On a rubble-strewn stage, a woman in a brown suit reaches toward a seated man as another man grips his shoulders and a fourth performer hunches nearby in distress.

A young woman stands alone with hands clasped, lit against a jagged concrete-like set with a serious, inward expression.

A wide stage view shows a performer standing on a block and gesturing to seated performers around her, under blue and amber spotlights on a ruined set.

A young woman leans on an upper railing, hands clasped and looking outward, surrounded by broken panels and small hanging frames in the dark.

An elevated performer stands at a railing under smoky blue light while a suited performer stands to one side and seated figures look upward in the foreground.

A woman in an orange sweater stands at the front with clenched fists, with seated performers behind her and two figures elevated on the rubble set.

A full-stage view shows groups of performers seated on both sides of a central ruined structure, with an elevated figure lit above and green and red side walls framing the scene.

A young woman sits between bright blue tarpaulins, one hand on her chest as she speaks in warm, focused light.

A woman in a loose grey cardigan points forcefully across the stage with her mouth open, while a man in a black leather jacket watches behind her.

A young woman in a grey jacket stands alert before a green-lit wall with dark shadow patterns, while another performer sits behind her looking concerned.

A young performer in an oversized grey jacket speaks with arms outstretched, while two seated performers watch on a dim, rubble-strewn stage.

One performer gently holds another's face in both hands as they stand close together before a broken concrete set and scattered debris.

An ensemble stands spread across a smoky stage of rubble and blue tarpaulin, with a performer in a cream cardigan centered under bright overhead lights.

A performer in a blue suit sits on a concrete-like bench pointing sharply offstage, while another in a leather coat and rust-colored headscarf stands beside them.

Two performers sit on a rough stone-like bench; one in a denim jacket looks toward the other, who leans forward as if speaking.

A standing performer in a green plaid shirt covers their face with both hands, while a performer in a leather coat and rust-colored headscarf looks up at them.

A large ensemble gathers on and around rubble under dramatic orange and white stage lights, with one performer kneeling and reaching upward.

A performer in a bright blue suit stands elevated among broken set pieces beside an armchair, lit by a spotlight above others seated below.

A suited performer stands center stage with one hand to their chest, surrounded by seated and standing performers on a ruined concrete set.

A performer in a leather coat and rust-colored headscarf faces forward with a small smile, hands raised in black fingerless gloves against dark red lighting.

A large ensemble stands across the stage with arms raised toward the audience, framed by red and green side walls and smoky overhead lighting.

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