Backstage Project at Rose Bruford College — production hero photograph

Rose Bruford College2023

Backstage Project

The Production

Backstage Project was a Rose Bruford College practical production project centred on backstage and stage-management work within the college’s theatre-production environment. The archive documents the college’s hands-on training culture across performance, technical and production practice.

35 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

Group seated around tables with laptops and notebooks in an ornate room lined with bookshelves.

Person in a hoodie, cap and face mask sanding a wooden panel as dust catches the window light.

Person beside a mannequin wearing a bright pink sequinned costume with a blue belt.

Two people work on large wooden frames in a workshop filled with timber, tools and wall art.

Person writes at a cluttered desk under a spotlight, with cast lists and a February 2023 calendar pinned behind.

Person in blue overalls uses a heat gun on a glossy panel in front of an orange and black gridded set piece.

Miniature set model with tiled floor, small table and chairs, open doors and suspended scenic pieces.

Two people use cordless drills on wood at a workshop bench, with screws and tools scattered in the foreground.

Person works with white fabric at a table in a sunlit costume room with mannequins and garment racks.

Person wearing goggles and a respirator operates a router on wood while another works at a bench behind.

Person examines a rack of ornate costumes, holding a bright pink embroidered jacket.

Group gathered around laptops and a scale model in an ornate room with a chandelier.

Person pins white fabric beside a lit sewing machine on a cutting mat.

Two people in safety glasses work near a black metal frame and red welding screen.

Person adjusts another person's blue work jacket over a chunky orange turtleneck.

Detailed scale model of a room with bed, table, chairs, bunting and shelves.

Person sews blue sequinned fabric on a sewing machine in a sunlit workroom.

Person presents a laptop showing a set design to others in a workshop.

Person fits a curved plywood panel to a wooden frame beside a bright window.

Group at a table with laptops and a white scale model of a stage design.

Person adjusts a blue belt on a mannequin wearing a pink sequinned costume against a black backdrop.

Person uses a clamp on a wooden structure in a workshop filled with timber, tools and set pieces.

Person works at a laptop on a table in a warmly lit room with dark wood panelling and notebooks nearby.

Two people review costume sketches and sequinned fabric swatches spread across a table.

Two people laugh over costume drawings and a red sequinned fabric swatch at a table by large windows.

Costumes displayed on mannequins, including a yellow outfit with a silver apron and ornate patterned coats.

Person drills into a wooden frame while others look on, one holding a laptop showing a set design.

Two people sit at a table with paperwork, a tape measure and a tablet; one writes notes.

Person guides fabric through a sewing machine beside thread spools and a window.

Three people look at a white scale model set inside a black box in a wood-panelled room.

Person in a white sweatshirt looks at a tablet among shelves of props and storage boxes.

Person in safety glasses and a red hoodie sands a piece of wood in a workshop.

Group gathers around a worktable with laptops, sewing machines, fabric and cutting mats in a costume room.

Person holds up a teal costume vest with gold braid and red buttons on a crowded clothing rack.

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