A lone performer lies stretched across a wooden table between empty chairs, isolated in a blue spotlight on a dark rustic stage.

Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College, Sidcup2022

Homestead

The Production

Rose Bruford College staged Steven Dykes’ Homestead, a reimagining of Lorca’s La Casa de Bernarda Alba relocated to rural Texas in the turbulent 1950s. The production formed part of the College’s ATA Barn Season at the Barn Theatre, Sidcup.

50 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Steven Dykes
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

Two performers in black costumes stand close together holding small books, their mouths open in alarm under warm orange light.

Seven performers in dark period-style clothing pose around a formal dining table on a wooden-walled stage, with one standing prominently at the front.

Two performers in headscarves and floral dresses smile with their arms around each other while looking down at a small object in their hands.

A performer in a white nightgown holds an enamel basin at chest height, looking tense under soft stage light.

Two performers in patterned dresses and headscarves pull a large white sheet taut between them across the wooden stage.

In blue, smoky light, several performers are spaced around a table as one bends over a dark spill on the floor.

One performer in white nightwear leans over a wooden table while another sits below it in the foreground, both lit by cool blue stage light.

Four performers rush across the wooden stage, with the front performer in overalls leaping and waving a cloth under red-orange light.

A performer in black with a headscarf and gloves sits at a set dining table beside a book, looking sideways with a wary expression.

Two performers in pale clothing sit on a wooden table under a cool blue spotlight, framed by dark wood walls and long shadows on the stage floor.

Across a wooden table, a performer in a floral dress and headscarf leans forward intensely toward a seated performer in black with glasses.

A performer in a floral dress and headscarf leans against a dark bookshelf as blue patterned light washes the wooden wall behind them.

In a tense ensemble moment, performers in dark dresses move around wooden chairs while one raises a knife-like object and another reaches out.

A seated performer in a dark dress rests one hand on a wooden table, looking offstage with an alert expression in blue haze.

A performer in a bright blue skirt lies curled on the floor while others stand around a wooden table under stark blue and red stage lighting.

A performer in a floral dress holds an open hand fan and looks to the side in warm, intimate stage light.

Under red lighting, performers move across a wooden stage with scattered chairs, two clasping hands mid-dance while another stands on a table.

A performer in black with round glasses peeks cautiously around a tall wooden doorway into darkness.

A barefoot performer in a pink dress stands on a wooden table with arms outstretched as three others watch under blue stage light.

A performer in a white nightdress lies across a polished wooden table, reaching forward under cool blue stage lighting.

Six performers in dark costumes fill a wooden room set, with one leaning toward another seated on the floor near a microphone in a tense tableau.

A performer in overalls holds a glowing lantern aloft against a dark blue stage, looking off to the side with a worried expression.

A seated performer in a floral dress holds an open fan and smiles at another performer leaning animatedly across a wooden table.

Barefoot on a wooden table, a performer in a white nightdress and robe reaches out with a small object while another watches from the background.

A close-up of a performer in a floral apron and black headscarf, lit warmly against a rustic wooden wall with a stern expression.

Several performers gather around someone on hands and knees amid spilled liquid and scattered glass, under dramatic blue and red stage light.

A young performer in a patterned dress and headscarf kneels on a polished wooden floor with cloths nearby, lit by intense red stage light.

Two performers in white nightgowns sit on the floor before a large table while a third in black sits above them in cool blue haze.

A standing performer in a white blouse and blue skirt clasps hands with a seated performer in a headscarf, while another watches from a chair behind them.

A lone performer in black sits in dim blue light beside an empty wooden chair, against a slatted wooden wall streaked with narrow beams of light.

A performer in a floral apron and lace head covering adjusts the fabric under warm amber light, with wooden chairs and a plank wall behind.

A performer in a black dress holds a narrow blade-like prop at the throat of a tense performer in a pale dress, while two others watch among chairs and boxes.

A performer in a pale blouse and yellow skirt braces both hands on a large wooden bookcase, staring forward under mottled red and green stage light.

A performer in a floral dress stands alone against a dark stage, clutching a small dark prop with a worried expression under red overhead light.

One performer in a white nightgown stands on a dining table gesturing upward, while another sits on the floor below in cool blue light.

A performer in a headscarf and apron grips another performer's shoulders in a close, tense exchange before a wooden bookcase.

A wide stage view shows several performers spaced across a wooden-walled set under blue and red light, with a chair, bench, and one performer crouched near the floor.

A black-clad performer reaches around another performer's head near a yellow headwrap as both lean together with mouths open in an intense exchange.

Performers in dark clothing and gloves gather around a set with wooden walls and a laid table, with two figures standing tensely in the foreground.

A performer in a white nightdress and robe laughs with her head tilted back while stretching a bare leg onto a wooden table in warm amber light.

Three performers are spaced across a rustic wooden stage: one seated in a polka-dot dress, one standing barefoot in a white nightdress, and one seated in a rocking chair under blue-pink light.

A performer in a dark coat over a white dress holds a shotgun at waist height under purple stage light against a dark backstage setting.

A performer in a white robe leans forward wide-eyed as another in a polka-dot dress and headscarf grips her shoulders in warm light.

Two performers in pale nightclothes huddle tightly, both looking upward with alarm under blue and pink stage lighting.

A performer in a flowing white robe gestures emphatically while confronting another in a pale nightdress at close range under blue-magenta light.

In a wide stage scene, a dark-coated performer points a shotgun toward a barefoot performer while others raise hands or cover themselves near a wooden rocking chair.

One performer lies on the blue-lit floor reaching upward as another in a white nightdress stands over them, with an empty rocking chair nearby.

A performer in patterned pajamas raises a long curved blade overhead behind two performers low to the floor, while others watch from the background in tense blue-red light.

A pajama-clad performer sits barefoot on a crate in the foreground while others linger near rustic wooden walls and a rocking chair in moody multicolored light.

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