An ensemble reaches upward under bright blue beams as a performer in an ornate coat stands high on stilts with a staff and another kneels center stage.

Rayne Theatre, Chickenshed2021

EverAfter – A Mixed Up Fairytale!

The Production

Chickenshed’s Christmas Show EverAfter – A Mixed Up Fairytale! brought together Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin and The Twelve Dancing Princesses in a large-scale inclusive family production at the Rayne Theatre.

50 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Belinda McGuirk
Lighting Design: Andrew Caddies
Set Design: Andrew Caddies
Commissioned by: Chickenshed Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

An empty gothic stone arch with ivy and a crest frames open wooden doors, with fog and a bright shaft of light spilling onto the stage.

Seven performers gather on a mostly bare stage under warm spotlights, some seated and some standing, against a black curtain.

A performer in a plaid coat holds papers and looks on as another in a bright pink top throws both arms up with an exaggerated open-mouthed expression.

Two performers hold hands in front of a small house set, one standing in a dark purple dress and the other crouching as both point upward.

In close blue and amber light, a performer in a purple velvet dress rests a hand on a bespectacled performer in a brown coat, both looking tense.

A performer in a brown coat leans in with arms around two younger performers in front of a painted house set.

A blonde performer crouches beside a large stylized tree trunk while another performer peers from behind it in pink-purple stage light.

Two young performers wearing bright yellow satchels stand close together in dark blue light, one resting a hand on the other's shoulder.

Performers move through thick low fog in a blue-lit forest set with towering stylized trees, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

Four performers dance energetically in a blue-lit forest set, arms outstretched and knees lifted as hair and loose costumes swing with the movement.

A performer in a pale jacket lunges and points upward toward another performer seen from behind in a dark, ornate cloak, under moody blue forest lighting.

A performer in bright yellow sleeves stands close behind two children, one looking sideways while the other stares ahead wide-eyed in the blue-lit woods.

A large ensemble fills the stage in a tense formation, some crouching with long poles while others cluster at the centre beneath vivid purple and green light.

A lone performer is caught mid-acrobatic flip across a dim stage, framed by oversized blue tree shapes and a narrow shaft of light.

An ensemble stands in a wide line with arms crossed overhead, silhouetted under blue and green beams that cast leafy patterns across the stage floor.

At centre stage, one performer lifts another in a bright circular spotlight while groups of performers watch from the edges of the dark blue forest set.

Two performers smile and lean into each other in a close embrace, bathed in soft blue light against a painted forest backdrop.

A performer in a floral headpiece and bright pink skirt sits on a throne framed by blue curtains, holding a pink fan as other performers gather around and above.

A tall performer in an embroidered dark cloak stands elevated on stilts with a staff, while children and adults look on in the blue-green forest setting.

A group of performers cluster in sculptural poses under blue lighting on a forest-like stage, with one performer kneeling apart and reaching upward and another standing on a staircase behind them.

One performer lifts another over their shoulders from behind dark wooden panels, surrounded by blue haze and tilted set pieces.

A brightly lit stage shows a decorated gingerbread-house-like set at center, with performers gathered on either side under red, yellow and purple beams.

Several performers lift a performer in a black cape above a decorated wooden set, while another stands to the side under purple and yellow spotlights.

Performers in dark capes and casual costumes move together in a low, prowling formation under blue lighting, with candy-patterned set pieces behind them.

In near darkness, a small group of performers stands close together in a narrow blue spotlight on a textured stage floor.

A performer in a blue velvet cloak raises a clawed hand beneath vivid green light beams, with other hands reaching up from below.

A large ensemble of young performers crowd together onstage, reaching and reacting in different directions under cool blue lighting.

Dancers leap and spin across a wide stage waving red fabric, with a larger ensemble gathered behind them under blue, purple and pink lights.

A group of children crowd around and lift a child in an orange jacket, their hands raised toward him in warm stage light.

A performer in an ornate dark robe stands elevated on narrow stilts, while two performers in green kneel nearby against a blue and purple castle-like set.

An ensemble spreads across stone stairs and balconies draped with ivy, creating a lively multi-level scene under cool blue stage lighting.

A young performer stands in a spotlight against a stone wall with ivy, while shadowed performers below lift a long dark prop diagonally across the stage.

A large ensemble poses and crouches together with long dark strips of fabric beneath vivid green, blue and purple beams in a smoky forest-framed set.

Performers move across a wide stage in blue and purple light, with tree-like arches, patterned floor projections and a low cloud of fog.

A performer in a purple velvet dress sits on the back of a prone performer in a yellow shirt, surrounded by blue speckled light with stairs behind them.

A seated performer in a yellow shirt cradles a performer in a purple dress on the stairs, while two others watch from above and blue fog fills the stage.

Two pairs of performers are held in dramatic lifts on a blue-lit stage, with mist behind them and castle scenery in the background.

Two performers lie closely intertwined on the floor in blue light, one in a purple dress and one in a yellow shirt, with smoke drifting above them.

A young performer in a playful costume sits in an ornate curtained throne as two performers push it forward through a castle courtyard set.

A performer in a floral headpiece and patterned lace top stands hands on hips in sharp focus, with other cast members blurred on a blue-lit stage behind.

A large ensemble moves across a wide stage carrying long staffs, framed by giant tree-like set pieces under vivid blue and green beams.

Two performers stand close together in a pool of light, one cradling a white swaddled bundle as the other wraps an arm around them against a blue forest backdrop.

An ensemble crouches and gathers with staffs on a stone courtyard set, while two foreground performers pose back to back with raised arms.

A solo performer sings into a handheld microphone in cool blue light, with two blurred dancers moving behind them.

A wide stage view shows performers dancing beneath purple and blue spotlights, with green tree-shaped set pieces and patterned light across the floor.

Two performers leap through a tall doorway into purple haze, surrounded by a dark stone-and-vine set.

A small group performs in a dim spotlight behind vertical translucent panels, gathered around a simple hut-like structure on the dark stage.

An energetic ensemble dance fills the stage, with a foreground performer suspended mid-leap and others jumping behind under bright blue and purple lighting.

The ensemble kneels and reaches upward in unison beneath swirling blue projections across the tree-like set and back screen.

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