A man stands in a hard spotlight while a blonde performer stretches low across the floor and dancers frame the scene in shadow.

Bellairs Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2022

Holiday Inn

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s 2022 staging of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn was presented at Bellairs Theatre as part of GSA’s autumn season. The production brought the classic songbook musical to the school’s musical theatre performance programme.

49 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nigel West
Musical Director: Alice Brown
Lighting Design: John Rainsforth
Costume Design: Jida Akil
Sound Design: Russell Ditchfield
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A close portrait frames a performer in a feathered headpiece standing in front of a suited partner before red stage curtains.

A wide blue-lit stage shows cabaret dancers in feathered headpieces kicking beside partners in black suits against red curtains.

A woman in a purple gown holding flowers stands beside a man in a checked suit and boater hat near lit dressing-room bulbs.

Several performers support an inverted dancer in an acrobatic lift on a mostly dark stage.

A man in a pale suit and hat opens his arms in warm foreground light while an ensemble stands in deep shadow behind him.

The ensemble dances across a rustic holiday set, with arms and legs extended in a wide burst of movement.

A lone dancer is caught in red side light, extending one arm into a surrounding black stage void.

A man lifts a woman horizontally near the stage edge as red-and-black costumed dancers move behind them.

Two performers in overalls huddle together anxiously against a black background.

A blonde woman in a fur coat clasps her hands in an emotional close-up against a warm gold curtain.

A dark wide composition shows the ensemble in symmetrical formation with raised arms under blue patterned light.

A central dancer holds a woman high under blue overhead beams while the ensemble kneels and poses around them.

A tuxedoed performer is surrounded by women in red feathered headpieces and black-and-gold costumes.

Performers sit in a radio booth beneath a glowing red “ON AIR” sign.

A woman in a blue cardigan smiles while holding a pie at a small table with a telephone and glass nearby.

A woman in a blue cardigan stands in a narrow spotlight with two shadow silhouettes cast on the curtain behind her.

A wide holiday scene shows performers skipping ropes across the stage beneath warm overhead light.

A line of performers in festive costumes kicks forward with raised arms as they move toward the audience.

A woman leans over a desk toward a seated young man, with a Christmas tree glowing dimly behind them.

A man in a white suit stands alone in a circular blue spotlight while dancers line the red-curtained background.

A woman sings into a vintage microphone in close-up, with warm bulbs and chorus members blurred behind her.

A couple dances energetically in front of red curtains while the ensemble fills the blue-lit stage behind them.

A tuxedoed man dips a woman in a dark dress, her leg extended as the chorus watches behind them.

A woman sits on a bed holding bedding, lit warmly against red curtains.

A woman and man hold hands beside a bed under a tight spotlight, with other figures partly hidden in shadow.

Two performers in white shirts dance side by side on a sparse blue-lit stage, each with one arm raised.

A man holds a woman in a romantic lift before red curtains, her leg wrapped around him.

Two performers embrace alone in a broad dark stage space, with a bench set off to one side.

A man in shirt sleeves and suspenders leans beside a standing microphone against red curtains.

A ballroom couple reaches toward each other as dancers in flowing gowns sweep across the blue-lit stage.

A wide ballroom number fills the stage with couples turning in blue light and drifting fabric.

A central couple dances in a blue spotlight while ballroom pairs circle them across the wide stage.

A couple in an orange dress and black suit dances downstage, framed by ensemble dancers and blue overhead beams.

A couple kisses beside red curtains, their silhouettes falling sharply on the backdrop.

A man in a robe speaks into a wall telephone, isolated by cool blue side light.

Performers in bright red and floral costumes gather in a lively ensemble scene against red curtains.

A smiling woman in a floral dress and large pink hat reaches her arms outward as dancers blur behind her.

Two men in suits huddle close against a black background, one gesturing outward with comic urgency.

A man in a light suit stands alone in a circular blue spotlight beneath small strings of lights.

Women in red, white and blue costumes form a symmetrical chorus pattern with layered raised arms.

A man leaps from a small platform beside red curtains, isolated against a black stage.

Dancers perform on a holiday set as a fountain of stage sparks erupts in the foreground.

A woman in a red patterned dress gazes offstage in close-up against red curtains.

A wide cool-lit stage shows a Christmas tree, a desk area and a suspended microphone boom above the performers.

A man gently touches a woman’s face beside a brightly lit Christmas tree.

A blonde woman in a blue gown reacts near a column, her shadow falling across the set wall.

A wedding scene gathers around a central couple as petals or confetti fall through purple light.

The ensemble stretches across the stage in a final formation, with a woman in a cream dress centered under blue and red lights.

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