Two performers balance upside down on their hands amid blue light and scattered confetti.

Vault (Crescent), Leake Street2019

CARE

The Production

A movement-driven ensemble piece from The PappyShow celebrating 70 years of the NHS and asking what it means to give and receive care, blending visual theatre, direct-address storytelling and interactive play.

38 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Kane Husbands
Associate Director: Sam Hardie
Lighting Design: Saul Valiunas
Set & Costume Design: Helena Bonner
Sound Design: Roly Botha
Photography: Steve Gregson

A shirtless man sits on a chair in a spotlight while performers stand around him in blue light.

A woman cradles a seated shirtless man as an ensemble stands in a dark circle around them.

Performers crouch together under blue light, reaching toward the floor.

An ensemble stands shoulder to shoulder in casual clothes on a dark stage.

A woman in a sleeveless dark top stands alone speaking in a spotlight.

An ensemble clusters tightly facing forward around a woman in a sleeveless dark top.

Performers dance across a dark stage under blue and purple lights.

Silhouetted performers dance with raised arms beneath intense blue lighting.

A group of performers stands closely in a diagonal huddle under blue light.

Performers crowd and lunge together in blue-purple light.

A woman sits behind a shirtless seated man on a white mat beside a metal bucket.

A man stands on a white mat wrapped in fabric under a spotlight with a bucket nearby.

A woman stands alone addressing the stage while holding a small red object.

A man in a red shirt smiles in the foreground while the ensemble stands behind him.

An ensemble stands in a diagonal line facing forward on a dark stage.

A man in an orange shirt stands ahead of the ensemble with his hands clasped.

A seated man on a white platform gestures upward in red and blue light.

Two silhouetted performers stand face to face holding hands beneath a bright backlight.

Two performers in blue light form an acrobatic lift with one leg extended overhead.

Performers in white hospital-style gowns stand in a line under green light.

Three performers in white gowns stand close together with serious expressions.

An ensemble in white gowns bunches together with hands raised near their faces.

Performers in white gowns bend forward in a line across the stage.

A man in a white gown stands in the foreground while the ensemble lines up behind him.

A man in a white gown speaks with one hand raised as others listen behind him.

A man in a white gown gestures midstage surrounded by performers in matching gowns.

An ensemble in white gowns moves across the stage with raised arms.

Performers under blue light hold bundled white fabric against their chests.

Performers lie and crouch on the floor under blue light while others stand at the back.

Performers leap and kick in blue light as the ensemble watches from behind.

A woman in a loose white T-shirt stands alone against a dark background.

A woman in a white T-shirt stands in the foreground with the ensemble dimly grouped behind her.

An ensemble in white costumes dances in a diagonal line under magenta light.

An ensemble in white costumes jumps and dances under purple lighting.

Two women in white costumes dance together while other performers stand around them.

A performer tumbles upside down while the ensemble watches in purple light.

An ensemble in white costumes stands in a long diagonal line clapping.

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