An ensemble in tracksuits lifts and throws chairs overhead in a vivid purple-lit stage picture.

Crescent, The Vaults, London2019

BOYS

The Production

The PappyShow’s BOYS is a joyful, physical ensemble work celebrating male tenderness, vulnerability and community, sharing young men of colour’s experiences through movement, dialogue and contemporary sound.

36 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Kane Husbands
Associate Director: Rachel Hosker, Sam Hardie
Choreographer: Laura Meaton
Lighting Design: Saul Valiunas
Set & Costume Design: Helena Bonner
Sound Design: Roly Botha
Photography: Steve Gregson

A group of performers stands in a tight cluster on a dark stage between two bright blue lights.

A man in a blue top addresses another performer while black balloons float beside them in blue light.

A performer stands under blue light as the ensemble watches and confetti scatters across the stage.

A group of performers in dark tracksuits moves across the blue-lit stage as one figure blurs in the foreground.

Several performers crowd around a man in dark clothing, holding him as he arches backward under blue light.

The ensemble stands along the back of the stage while two performers lie or kneel in a pool of blue light.

One performer stands apart in the foreground while a row of others watch from the shadows behind him.

A line of performers in dark sportswear faces the audience on a sparsely lit black stage.

Two performers stand at the front in blue light with other figures receding into darkness behind them.

A performer sits low behind a chair with his legs wide apart under a narrow spotlight.

Performers surround a man standing on a chair as another chair flies through purple light overhead.

Performers pose on and around chairs with arms extended beneath purple stage lights.

Performers in white vests and shorts sit among chairs and discarded clothing under purple light.

A performer balances upside down on one hand while others seated and standing behind watch under purple light.

Performers in white athletic clothes lean forward together at the side of a red-lit stage.

A group in white athletic clothes walks across a red-lit stage while one performer raises an arm behind them.

A smiling performer in a white vest steps forward with an ensemble grouped behind him.

A performer in white stands smiling at centre stage while other performers laugh and watch behind him.

Three performers in white lead a dance sequence as the ensemble moves behind them in warm red and purple light.

One performer lifts another off the floor as the ensemble watches from the side under magenta light.

Two performers in white athletic clothes bend into a close duet in a pool of magenta light.

A performer in a white vest stands with one hand on his hip facing another man in the foreground darkness.

Performers in white clothes kneel, stand and move across a wide blue-lit stage.

A group in white forms a loose circle under bright blue backlights on the dark stage.

A lone performer moves across an empty blue-lit stage with a long shadow in the foreground.

A single performer stands facing the audience in silhouette between two bright blue lights.

A performer in a white vest and shorts stands alone on a dark stage framed by blue lights.

Two performers in white vests press their heads together in an intense blue-lit duet.

One performer bends over another lying on the floor in a dark blue pool of light.

Performers in brightly colored casual clothes stand spaced across the stage under blue and purple light.

A performer in an orange hoodie smiles while hugging another performer in colourful clothes.

A colourful group clusters together as one performer points outward under purple stage light.

The ensemble gathers in a tight colourful cluster with several performers crouching at the front.

Performers in bright casual clothes strike a wide dance formation under red and purple lights.

The ensemble forms a colourful layered tableau with arms pointing upward and outward.

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