A performer in a black cap, headset microphone and feathered black costume holds one arm out in teal stage light, with shadowy plants and another figure behind.

Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College, Sidcup2022

Good Mourning!

The Production

Good Mourning! was a devised performance project from Rose Bruford College’s European Theatre Arts cohort, presented in the College’s Barn Theatre at Sidcup.

30 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Leo Sykes
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

A group of performers in varied period-style costumes cluster around folding chairs under blue lighting, some crouching and gesturing energetically.

A performer in a dark sequinned jacket faces forward with both hands raised, lit dimly against a black background.

Under smoky red and green lighting, performers are spread across the stage, with one silhouetted figure standing on a chair and pointing.

Two performers face each other closely and smile while holding hands, with other costumed performers watching in the background under bright stage lights.

A performer in a black jacket and fishnet tights jumps rope mid-air, while another performer in a waistcoat stands nearby holding the rope.

A mound of greenery lies in a narrow pool of blue-green light on a dark stage, with a performer in a pale dress standing to one side.

A performer in a pink blazer sings into a handheld microphone while reaching toward a seated masked performer holding up a red rose.

A seated performer in black smiles as another performer in a blue vest leans over their shoulders, with other figures blurred in the dim background.

In red stage light, a performer in white carries a folded chair while another performer behind them lifts a wooden chair overhead.

Under teal stage light, a performer in a dark shirt concentrates while holding a white wire coat hanger around their extended hand, with red hangers hanging nearby.

In deep blue lighting, a silhouetted performer balances upside down in the foreground while other performers and chairs are arranged across the stage behind them.

A performer in a pink blazer sings or speaks into a handheld microphone, lit by a bright blue stage light and haze behind them.

Centre stage, a performer in a black dress raises both arms wide under blue spotlights, holding a thin cord against a dark set with plants and props.

A close-up shows a performer in a blue sleeveless top leaning over another performer wrapped in black, looking directly outward in an intimate stage moment.

An ensemble in stylised costumes gathers around a mound of greenery, with one performer reaching forward and another raising both hands under blue haze.

A smiling performer in a pink jacket and long pale skirt strides forward holding a microphone, with musicians and other performers in blue-purple light behind.

Warm side light catches a performer seated at a piano with their hands on the keys, a microphone positioned nearby and another performer blurred in the background.

A performer in a pink jacket bends dramatically to dangle a red rose above someone emerging from a mound of greenery, as the ensemble watches in blue light.

A performer in a pink jacket holds a red rose straight out toward the audience, while another performer stands behind in purple-blue stage light.

A performer kneels in the foreground holding daisies, wearing a black outfit with a white pleated ruff, while a costumed ensemble gathers among flowers under blue-purple stage light.

In red and green haze, a performer in a sculptural striped costume turns in the foreground as others reach and move across the dim stage behind them.

Three performers stand under teal light aiming looped cord props toward the audience while another performer lies curled on the floor among plants and chairs.

A close performer in a black outfit and white pleated ruff holds daisies with one hand behind their head, with blurred figures and pink-blue lighting behind.

Two performers dance together smiling at centre stage, surrounded by others in varied costumes, plants and props, with one person lying on the floor behind them.

Under deep blue lighting, a performer in black perches on the shoulders of a seated performer while another sits just behind, creating a tense physical tableau.

Several performers in period-inspired costumes aim looped cord props across the blue-lit stage toward a curled figure on the floor.

A busy blue-lit scene shows one performer draped over another with a bouquet, while a performer in a blue dress crawls through greenery and others watch nearby.

A performer in pink raises a small chair overhead behind a seated black-clad performer, as others gather around under cool blue stage lights.

A performer in black sits on the floor beside a mound of greenery and flowers, while another in a pale skirt stands quietly behind in dim red-blue light.

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