A dancer spins on a bed with white fabric flaring around her under blue and magenta stage light.

PATS Studio Theatre2023

Company

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s March 2023 student production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company was presented at PATS Studio Theatre. The production formed part of GSA musical theatre training, with students taking on the ensemble roles in Sondheim’s landmark musical.

44 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Alison Pollard
Lighting Design: Kieron Johnson
Set Design: Roger Ness
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

An ensemble gathers closely around a seated performer at centre stage under blue and magenta light.

The empty blue-lit stage is seen from the back with tiered stairs, benches and a geometric balcony framing the space.

A headset-wearing technician works at a control desk beside glowing monitors backstage.

Two performers in blue costumes laugh as one applies makeup to another in a backstage dressing area.

A seated performer is isolated in a tight pool of light against a black stage.

A performer in red leans over the shoulders of a seated performer in a warmly lit intimate pose against black.

A woman in a red suit stands in a wide stance facing two men beside a bar unit on the open stage.

A woman in red sits astride a performer lying on the floor while another performer watches from behind a bar.

A seated performer holds a drink and addresses the space from the edge of a blue-lit stairway.

A smiling couple pose closely together in bright stage light before a geometric set wall.

A lone performer stands on an upper balcony behind a patterned railing in cool blue light.

A performer sits cross-legged alone on the stage floor beneath blue shadow patterns.

Two performers recline closely together, one leaning protectively over the other in low blue and pink light.

Three brightly costumed performers strike playful arm poses in a tight musical-theatre grouping.

A cluster of performers crowd around a seated man, reaching outward as if reacting to something offstage.

A performer in a red waistcoat sings with open hands between geometric set panels.

A performer stands arms outstretched beneath the balcony, framed by the dark stage and glowing set.

Two performers sit close together on a bench, smiling at one another in a quiet blue-lit moment.

A bride in a white dress sits on the floor with arms raised while the wedding table and ensemble remain behind her.

A bride in white reacts beside a kitchen unit as steam or smoke rises dramatically behind her.

A bride in a veil stands in sharp focus with a tuxedoed man blurred behind her in the background.

A groom in a blue suit sings upward in a close frame with the balcony glowing behind him.

An ensemble stands in darkness around a lit birthday cake, their faces illuminated by the candles.

A man in a suit sings with arms spread wide beneath saturated blue and magenta stage lights.

A colourful ensemble advances toward the audience with arms open under pink and blue lighting.

A tightly composed ensemble kneels and stands in a spotlight holding round props against a dark stage.

A vertical stack of performers forms a playful purple-lit pyramid on the stairs.

A silhouetted line of dancers stretches across the stage in blue haze and overhead beams.

The ensemble sweeps across the stage in motion with hats extended beneath magenta lights.

A jubilant ensemble poses with hats radiating outward around a central performer under vivid blue and pink light.

A bed scene is framed symmetrically in a deep blue wash, with performers spaced across benches and the centre.

Two performers sit close together on a bed, one leaning in while the other stares ahead under cool blue light.

Two performers embrace on a bed at centre stage, surrounded by blue light and discarded clothing.

A performer leans toward a woman seated on a bed, holding her leg in a tense blue-lit exchange.

Several performers lounge and gather on a bed in a low, moody bedroom tableau.

A performer in a yellow dress stands centred on a bed, glowing against the dark blue stage.

Three performers sit at a small cocktail table as one raises a hand emphatically in conversation.

At a cocktail table, a seated performer turns toward another who lounges with a martini glass nearby.

Performers are spread across the stage levels while a man sits hunched on a chair in the foreground.

A solo performer stands small beneath high blue beams in a wide view of the stage.

A performer in a blue suit sings in close-up against a black background.

A performer bends over a small birthday cake on a table in a pool of purple-blue light.

The full ensemble fills the stage in a wide finale formation beneath blue beams and disco-like floor patterns.

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