A group of performers in dark costumes pose low and upright on a dim stage, framed by blue-green flame-like projections and shadowy text across the set.

Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College, Sidcup2021

How the Devil Met Mary

The Production

How the Devil Met Mary was an 18+ Rose Bruford College cabaret-style student production directed by Jan-Willem van den Bosch. Billed as a decadent date with death, it framed Mary’s infernal journey through a dark late-night cabaret world.

37 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Jan-Willem van den Bosch
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in a cap stands at an overhead projector, casting silhouetted figures onto a backdrop in a focused pool of light.

A performer in a leather coat, bow tie and suspenders sings or shouts into a vintage microphone with one fist raised under red stage light.

Performers in black dancewear and fishnets form a cabaret-style tableau on the floor and platform, with raised legs and hands in bright red and white light.

A performer in fishnets reclines with feet toward the audience beside glass mugs, gazing out under cool blue stage lighting.

An ensemble in black costumes moves across a dim stage with raised legs and floor poses, lit by small spotlights and flanked by stag heads.

A performer in a bowler hat sits at an upright piano in low light, with a mannequin head placed on top.

Performers gather around an open suitcase, several holding glowing white sticks while another stands in a yellow apron under cool theatrical light.

Two performers stand behind translucent hanging panels in blue light, one with hands on hips and the other facing forward in a sleeveless black costume.

A close-up performer with dramatic makeup, bow tie and suspenders stands at a vintage microphone against a dark stage.

Two performers stand close together in low light, one staring upward while the other reaches an open hand toward something above.

An ensemble in black stagewear holds up colorful scarves and blankets around a seated performer draped in a plaid shawl.

A performer in a black hat and trench coat stands hands on hips, their face partly hidden by dramatic shadow.

Performers in black leotards and fishnets crouch and pose under a stained-glass-style projection, with two others lit on a raised platform behind.

One performer in a red tracksuit leans in making horn shapes with their fingers beside another in a white tracksuit under warm stage light.

A performer in a leather jacket stands with arms spread while another sits watching and a third reclines blurred in the foreground.

A horn-haired performer grins while holding a small flame above a laughing seated performer, with a pianist and mannequin head visible behind them.

A wide stage scene shows an ensemble advancing with arms raised between tables and chairs under red lighting, while a performer works at a piano to the side.

A smiling performer in a black hat and black leotard stands in front of blurred ensemble members under warm stage lighting.

Two trench-coated performers in hats stand before a blue projected investigation-board backdrop, one pointing outward as red lines cross their face and costume.

A performer in an orange tracksuit beams with both arms raised high, surrounded by other performers in dramatic low stage lighting.

Two performers face each other across a wooden table with glass mugs, while a blue-lit group sits in shadow upstage.

A performer lit in blue and red stares out from the centre as surrounding performers raise their hands in a dark, crowded scene.

A performer in black stands front-facing under red-white light while three dancers behind them face away with arms lifted.

A performer in a black leather coat gestures outward while singing or speaking into a vintage microphone under blue and red stage lights.

Performers in black outfits and pale jackets hold decorated cardboard boxes over their heads and faces, patterned with circular projected light.

Two performers lean toward each other across a small wooden table with glass mugs in an intimate, dimly lit exchange.

Dancers in black bodysuits pose and reach under a large projected comic-style “POW!” graphic in vivid green and blue.

Three performers in black bodysuits and patterned tights sit side by side on a bare stage, facing forward under cool light.

A front performer in a leather jacket raises both arms as an ensemble behind them echoes the gesture in red-tinted stage light.

In near darkness, one performer holds a lit red candle beside their face while another in a black harness looks up at the flame.

Around a small table with a white mannequin head, a performer in a red tracksuit speaks to three others in stylised stage makeup and cabaret-style costumes.

A lone performer in a light trench coat holds a cigarette-like prop under a cool spotlight, with a blue projection of papers behind her.

An ensemble in black leotards and tights gathers in low amber light, with three performers in an intimate exchange at the front and others turned away behind them.

A wide stage view shows the ensemble dancing with arms reaching upward among wooden tables, chairs, a piano and red-blue theatrical lighting.

A performer in a black leather jacket and dark stage makeup gestures with both hands as if singing or addressing the audience under red-tinted light.

A performer in a white vest with bright green face paint stands tensely in the foreground, while others linger near a blue-lit doorway and a wooden table.

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