A woman in red sits alone at a bar table beside a vertical Jimmy's Bar sign in smoky blue light.

PATS Theatre2025

Grab Me A Gondola

The Production

Guildford School of Acting revived James Gilbert and Julian More’s 1956 British musical comedy Grab Me A Gondola with BA (Hons) Musical Theatre students at PATS Theatre. The production formed part of a GSA and University of Surrey Tonmeister collaboration to preserve the complete score in a 2025 cast recording, described by GSA as the first full-scale production for 60 years.

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Director: Stewart Nicholls
Musical Director: Brady Mould
Choreographer: Stewart Nicholls
Lighting Design: Gabriel Finn
Set Design: Rog Ness
Costume Design: Alice McNicholas
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

Two dancers leap at the edges of a colourful ensemble scene beneath a yellow balcony set.

A young man in a striped shirt grips a red pole while a woman in an orange dress clings to him anxiously.

An empty stage with arched balcony scenery glows in purple light and haze.

A woman in a red dress holds green strands and a cocktail glass, posing under warm stage light.

A brightly costumed ensemble lines the stage in a choreographed musical number under saturated theatre lights.

A man in a white nautical-style uniform and a man in a hat gesture urgently, with other performers watching behind them.

A woman in a red dress throws both arms upward while a kneeling man looks up at her and others stand behind.

A man in a checked suit and a woman in a yellow dress sit on a red bench, gesturing toward something offstage.

A suited performer stands near a bright circle of light on the stage floor, with a red car prop and other cast members behind.

Performers cluster around a desk as one leaps with arms raised and a small object flies overhead.

An ensemble poses around a woman in red under purple spotlights, with a seated performer watching from the side.

A woman in a blue blouse and orange trousers clasps hands with a woman in a yellow dress in an urgent exchange.

A woman in a red dress stands alone in a wide pool of purple light beneath the balcony set.

Dancers move through blue and purple light, with a central figure lifted into the air.

A young man in a patterned blue jacket sings or pleads with one hand reaching forward.

A large ensemble jumps and reaches forward in a bright frontal musical formation.

A blonde woman in red sits at a small table with a man, while two women stand in the hazy background.

Backstage in blue light, a person adjusts a performer's hair or makeup at his forehead.

A man in red kneels with a hand to his chest while the chorus forms triangular hand shapes behind him.

Two men in red and yellow trousers lunge and dance at centre stage as the ensemble reacts around them.

Three women in bright dresses raise both arms in the foreground while the ensemble watches behind them.

A seated man and woman in pale costumes drink from glasses, with the woman tipping her head back.

A woman in a yellow dress kicks high while holding hands with a man in a pale suit.

A blonde woman in a red dress reclines dramatically in a red chair against a dark background.

Several performers lie and crouch in a comic pile across the stage, with others posed behind them.

A man in a white suit sits on a chaise holding a newspaper, surrounded by feathered and striped cabaret-style dancers.

Two performers in striped outfits leap in synchrony under red and blue stage light.

A performer in a red cape spreads the fabric wide at centre stage while others line up behind.

A red-lit stage scene shows a dancer posing at centre, performers reclining on a chaise and an ensemble reaching in from the side.

A lone seated performer in a brown costume sits in a small spotlight on an otherwise dark stage.

Performers in animal-print swimwear dance toward the audience in front of a striped tent set.

A smiling performer in animal-print costume waves red and teal fabric, with dancers behind her.

A man in a grey suit and a blonde woman in red point accusingly at each other across the stage.

A woman in red stands alone in a wide spotlight, with a striped tent and deck chairs behind her.

A blonde woman in red is lit by dotted yellow light, her hand on her chest and face turned upward.

An ensemble dances in front of a winged scenic backdrop, with a woman in a blue dress low at centre.

A performer holds a woman in a green dress high in a split-legged lift while the ensemble crosses behind.

A man in a tuxedo holds a paper at a party scene, smiling cautiously as others blur behind him.

A woman in a pink formal dress and a man in a tuxedo stand close together holding drinks, both looking concerned.

A technician operates a theatre control console, with rows of glowing faders leading toward the camera.

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