An ensemble in period-style costumes surrounds a performer in a bright orange dress as long white fabric streams across the stage beneath purple haze and an upper balcony.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre2025

Emilia

The Production

ArtsEd’s MA Acting production of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s Emilia was staged at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre in June 2025. Directed by Karoline Gable, the production brought Emilia Bassano’s story vividly across the centuries with passion, fury, laughter and song.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Karoline Gable
Movement Director: Rachael Alleyne
Lighting Design: Simeon Miller
Set & Costume Design: Carla Goodman
Sound Design: James Hassett
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in a white vest holds an open book and gazes upward in a tight spotlight against a dark background.

A wide stage tableau shows performers gathered around a circular platform and metal balcony, with draped fabric and glowing lanterns overhead.

Two performers in period-style dresses face each other closely, one in orange leaning forward with an urgent gesture toward the other in dark burgundy.

Two performers in ornate period costumes smile at each other while holding hands in warm stage light.

Performers pose across two levels of a scaffolded set, with five on the balcony above and a group in colorful gowns below under blue lighting.

A performer in a vivid orange dress clasps their hands at their chest, lit red against a shadowed ensemble and arched set behind.

A seated performer in a black ornate dress grips a metal pole and looks upward, with another performer seated behind in softer focus.

A tightly clustered ensemble in bright period gowns moves under a glowing green arch and purple overhead light, with shadowed figures on the balcony.

A performer in an orange dress stands alone on the upper balcony while groups sit and kneel below around white fabric on the stage.

A performer in an orange corseted dress sits in warm side light, looking upward with a calm, intent expression against a dark stage background.

A performer in an ornate cream costume with a large black ruff speaks with both hands raised, while another performer in orange stands close behind.

A lone performer in a full orange gown sits center stage beneath a large white arch, with white fabric spread across the floor in front.

On a scaffolded set with a balcony, four performers stand or sit above while another in an orange dress watches from the stage below.

A performer in an embroidered cream costume and black ruff holds an open bundle of papers, looking forward under bright stage light.

An ensemble fills the stage in layered period costumes, with dancers in flowing skirts below a balcony lined with performers against a blue-lit backdrop.

Two performers stand very close beneath a large white arch, one in a bright orange dress and the other in a red vest, framed by dark scaffolding.

A performer in an orange dress with white puff sleeves gestures with open hands as if speaking, lit warmly in front of the arched set.

A wide smoky stage scene shows performers spread across levels and groupings, with a central figure in an orange gown standing under overhead spotlights.

A performer in a voluminous cream floral costume holds a quill and paper, smiling upward with an animated expression.

A veiled performer and a performer in a red doublet kiss on a raised platform as an ensemble in period-style costumes applauds beneath lanterns and white drapes.

A performer in a bright orange period-style dress leans over a table with an open book and quill, looking sharply to the side under warm stage light.

A performer sits low among metal scaffolding, wrapped in an orange skirt and holding grey fabric, while another figure watches from the shadows behind the rails.

An ensemble reacts with exaggerated shock around a performer doing the splits, framed by a glowing green arch on the stage.

Two performers stand close together in warm light, one holding the other's arm and speaking animatedly, with white laundry hanging behind them.

A wide stage tableau shows performers in period-style costumes gathered around a central platform, with two figures on an upper balcony under blue and white light.

A performer in an orange dress cradles a white cloth bundle against their chest, looking upward as two others stand softly out of focus behind.

A performer in a blue bodice and orange skirt sits on the stage floor, half-smiling beside the set's white arch and metal scaffold.

Loose papers fall over three performers on an upper platform while a larger group below looks up across the scaffolded stage.

A performer in a black period-style dress gestures with both hands while speaking, with another performer seated behind them in softer focus.

A performer in a bright orange dress kneels over a long white cloth at center stage, surrounded by others under blue smoky light and a large white arch.

Several performers gather closely around a seated performer in an orange dress, holding her arms amid billowing white fabric beneath a large white arch.

A performer in an orange bodice stares wide-eyed with both hands raised, caught in warm stage light against a dark set.

Two performers stand close together under pink-red lighting, one in black period costume and the other in an orange dress holding an open notebook and quill.

A wide stage view shows one performer on an upper platform above a group seated and standing below around benches and a white arch.

Two performers embrace tightly onstage, one in an orange dress and the other in a cream period costume, framed by a dark background and white arch.

A full ensemble in period-inspired costumes stands in paired formations across the stage, with three performers on an upper platform and draped fabric lit blue and purple.

A seated performer in a vivid orange dress looks to the side in warm, intimate light against a dark background.

A performer stands alone on an upper platform under amber light, addressing a shadowed group gathered below on the stage.

A performer in an ornate cream period costume holds both hands up while speaking intensely, with another performer blurred behind her.

On a smoky stage, a seated performer in a bright orange dress faces a standing performer in a green bodice and cream skirt beside a white arch and chairs.

A performer in a voluminous orange gown stands alone beneath a large white arch, lifting the skirt as white fabric lies across the front of the stage.

Two performers in period-style layered costumes laugh together in a close, warmly lit moment on stage.

A performer in an orange dress stands spotlighted at center while others sit around them, with another performer watching from an upper balcony.

Under pink-red stage lighting, a performer in an orange dress and white capelet holds a sheet of paper as other performers stand and sit behind them.

A performer in an orange dress reads from a paper at center stage while an ensemble crouches, sits, and reacts around them under purple overhead lights.

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