A group of performers crouch and lean toward a seated figure in a low armchair, under green-blue stage light with a large projected seated woman behind them.

Rose Theatre, Sidcup2022

Before (Again)

The Production

Rose Bruford College’s May 2022 production of J. B. Priestley’s Before (Again) was staged at the Rose Theatre in Sidcup. The production was photographed by Steve Gregson during its run from 20–24 May 2022.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Steven Dykes
Lighting Design: Jason Ahn
Set Design: Sarah Duguid
Costume Design: Sarah Duguid
Sound Design: Seisha Butler
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

An empty stage set like a living room sits in blue darkness, with house-shaped panels projecting ocean waves and a pair of large eyes.

A silhouetted performer stands before house-shaped panels filled with dark blue stormy sea projections, while another figure sits in shadow nearby.

A seated performer holding a book faces forward as another stands behind speaking on a phone, with a bright projected lighthouse and rocky coast filling the backdrop.

A performer stands center stage before a coastal projection overlaid with a large smiling face, while another sits in an armchair to the side.

A suited performer stands in the foreground holding a glass, while a smiling performer in a blue patterned dress stands near an armchair on the coastal living-room set.

Two performers stand very close, facing each other intently, against a bright blue projected ocean and rocky shoreline.

Several performers are spaced across a dim living-room stage, with large projected family-style portraits covering the house-shaped backdrop.

A performer in a headscarf and coat sits in a patterned armchair looking upward, framed by a projected rocky coastline and lighthouse building behind her.

In near darkness, silhouetted performers stand and sit on a sparse stage as house-shaped panels project a large, gritty close-up of a helmeted figure beside a vehicle.

A man in a loosened tie sits on the floor while a woman sits in a blue armchair beside a small table with drinks, backed by house-shaped panels projecting a lighthouse at sunset.

A man in a blue jacket stands near a seated woman holding a glass, with a bottle and tumblers on a small table between them and a projected coastal house behind.

Two performers stand close together in warm light, the man looking down as the woman faces forward tensely, framed by a lighthouse and ocean sunset projection.

A man in a blue suit stands alone before a purple-blue ocean sunset projection, looking off to the side in a quiet, reflective moment.

A woman in an orange headscarf and grey jacket looks upward under warm stage light against a dark blue projected backdrop.

Three performers stand across a living-room set with armchairs and a drinks table, while tall panels behind them project a lighthouse and coastal sunset.

Six performers gather across a furnished stage as house-shaped panels behind them project large faded faces, creating a layered, memory-like atmosphere.

A woman in an orange headscarf gestures with both hands while speaking to a blonde woman at close range, with other performers partly visible around them.

A man in a blue suit stands sternly in the foreground as, behind him, a woman in an orange headscarf reaches out dramatically beside another woman under a lighthouse projection.

A seated performer in a blue armchair holds an open case while another stands behind her pointing, with a bright coastal projection filling the stage.

A performer stands with arms spread as if speaking, while another watches from a blue armchair beside lounge furniture and a large projected smiling portrait.

Two performers stand apart in a living-room set, backed by a large projection of two people embracing over a rocky shoreline.

A suited performer stands center stage looking upward, surrounded by other performers and lounge chairs before a projected lighthouse and seaside scene.

Three performers face one another across the stage, with one seated low in an armchair and a stormy ocean projection behind them.

An ensemble is spread across a living-room stage, with large projected portraits and house-shaped coastal panels looming behind them.

A performer in a striped dress leans on the back of an armchair while another stands at a distance, both framed by a blue ocean projection.

A lone performer in dark clothing stands before a huge projected portrait over a lighthouse-at-dusk backdrop, with a small table of glasses nearby.

In a close, dimly lit moment, a performer in a coat and headscarf looks forward while a suited performer stands behind her.

Two performers sit close together under blue light, one gently holding the other's face, with a lighthouse and rocky coast projected behind them.

Under blue stage light, two women in outdoor jackets hold each other face-to-face while a man in a suit watches from behind against a projected house backdrop.

At center stage, two women embrace tightly as one cradles the other's face, while several performers watch in a blue-lit living-room set with coastal projections.

A wide, dark stage shows silhouetted performers among living-room furniture, with large blue eye projections spread across house-shaped panels.

A woman in a white sweater holds a green bottle and looks upward, lit in intense blue, with blurred performers behind her.

A woman in a white sweater and red skirt holds a glass out to the side while another in a gray coat and pink headscarf stands beside her under blue projected light.

An ensemble fills the blue-lit stage in a tense tableau, with raised hands, seated figures, and one performer low on the floor amid living-room furniture and large projections.

Performers sit and stand across the stage in a still ensemble arrangement, backed by huge projected faces on house-shaped panels in cool blue light.

In a close, blue-lit scene beside an armchair, a seated man in a suit is touched on the head by one performer while another grips his shoulder.

In near darkness with magenta pools of light, performers stand around the stage while one person sits facing a large projection of a seated woman.

Three women occupy a bright stage with coastal and eye projections: one stands center, one holds a dark garment at left, and one sits in a blue armchair reading a red book.

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