A wide stage view shows performers spaced across a hazy set, pierced by strong white beams of theatrical light.

Jack Studio Theatre, Brockley2026

Edward II

The Production

Alex Pearson Productions, in association with Glass Splinters, presented a fresh all-female staging of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II at the Jack Studio Theatre, exploring love, violence, political duty and legacy in a claustrophobic court after Gaveston is recalled from exile.

37 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Alex Pearson
Lighting Design: Steve Lowe
Set & Costume Design: Eve Oakley
Sound Design: Hannah Clancy

A grand piano sits in silhouette before a saturated red backdrop framed by black curtains.

A red-haired performer sits framed between draped curtains, looking upward in cool blue light on the bedroom set.

The full stage is shown in cool blue light as several performers spread across the space, with one figure kneeling dramatically at the side.

A red-haired performer leans in and grips a seated crowned performer by the shoulders under cool blue light.

A seated performer is seen through translucent lace curtains, with cool blue light glowing behind the fabric.

A red-haired performer stands elevated with arms raised while two others remain lower in the warm-lit bedroom set.

A performer in a white shirt holds a gold crown carefully in both hands against a purple-lit background.

A red-haired performer in a black leather coat holds a long prop weapon while another performer kneels beside her on the stage.

A lone suited performer sits on the edge of a bed beneath tall translucent curtains and a bright overhead light.

A performer in a shirt and tie stands sharply in the foreground while a red-haired performer in a green dress is blurred behind her.

A suited performer grips the head of a distressed red-haired performer in a tense physical struggle near the bed.

The empty stage glows in cool blue light, with draped curtains framing the bed at the centre.

A crowned performer and a red-haired performer face each other at close range, hands raised between them in an intense exchange.

A long-haired performer in a suit sits alone on a red chair, casting a large shadow across a green-lit floor.

A crowned performer raises an object toward another performer as the surrounding cast reacts across the bedroom set.

A red-haired performer in a green dress stands with arms open, singing or speaking toward the audience.

A crowned performer stands in front of the bed with hands clasped, looking aside in blue and white stage light.

A smiling red-haired performer is held from behind by another performer in a warm, close embrace.

Performers move across a red-lit stage in a heightened action scene around the bed.

Two performers sit closely together, one in a black leather coat cradling a suited performer against a plain lit wall.

A performer in a white shirt stands anxiously in a pool of red light against a dark background.

One performer kneels near the steps while another sits upright on a red couch at the back of the curtained set.

A red-haired performer in a shirt and tie stands rigidly in the foreground while a suited performer watches from behind.

A crowned performer kisses a red-haired performer in front of blue drapes and the bed.

Three suited performers stand together under blue light, one pointing firmly toward something offstage.

Three performers stand in deep blue darkness beneath a strong diagonal beam of light, creating a silhouetted stage picture.

A crowned performer embraces a suited performer from behind, both caught in tense close-up against blue drapery.

A red-haired performer in a black leather coat holds a cane or long prop while lit warmly against the curtained set.

A red-haired performer touches the face of a suited performer as they stand close together in a tender exchange.

A red-haired performer in a shirt and tie holds a long prop gun across her body under cool blue lighting.

A seated red-haired performer in a shirt and tie is steadied by one performer while another stands behind her.

A crowned performer holds a red-haired performer from behind as she leans back with a cane in her hand.

The cast stands in a line across the stage with arms raised beneath bright multicoloured theatrical lighting.

A crowned performer supports a red-haired performer as she raises one arm upward into the blue light.

A red-haired performer stands alone before the curtained bed, holding a long prop beneath a blue overhead light.

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