A lone man stands in a small blue spotlight within the roped square on a dark stage.

The Cavern, VAULT Festival2019

Jade City

The Production

A Belfast-set two-hander about lifelong friends Sas and Monty, exploring escapism, toxic masculinity and the damage of a violent past.

31 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Katherine Nesbitt
Lighting Design: Timothy Kelly
Set Design: Timothy Kelly
Sound Design: Michael Mormecha
Photography: Steve Gregson

Two men stand apart inside a roped square beneath pink and amber spotlights on a dark stage.

A man in a grey T-shirt gestures with both hands while a man in a pale green polo stands behind the ropes under blue and amber light.

Two men stand behind glowing ropes as the man in grey raises one hand under warm stage light.

A man in a grey T-shirt stands in front of a man in a pale green polo, both lit warmly against a dark background.

The man in a pale green polo reaches toward the shoulder of the man in grey under blue stage light.

Two men stand separated inside the roped stage area, one with his head lowered beneath blue and amber lights.

A man in a grey T-shirt clutches his chest and speaks under red light beside the stage ropes.

Two men lean forward at the ropes under red light, one in pale green behind the other in grey.

A man in pale green grips the ropes in the foreground while the man in grey points from behind under red light.

Two men face each other across the roped square in a boxing stance under red light.

A man in grey stands at the ropes under a red overhead light while a man in pale green watches behind him.

Two men crouch and stand near each other inside the roped square beneath a narrow overhead spotlight.

Two men lean toward each other across a glowing rope in warm stage light.

Two men stand across the ropes from each other under vivid green light, one raising an arm upward.

Two men move through green beams inside the roped stage area, with one arm thrown out into the light.

The man in grey holds his hands near his face while the man in pale green stands opposite him inside the ropes.

A man in grey is lit in teal light while another man is seen blurred in the foreground.

The man in pale green leans close with clasped hands toward the man in grey under cool blue light.

Two men stand facing each other across the ropes in a dim blue-lit stage space.

Two men stand in a blue-lit roped square beneath a strong overhead spotlight.

A man in grey reaches out with his mouth open while a man in pale green stands behind him in blue light.

A man in grey bends forward with one hand near his mouth while a man in pale green faces him in blue light.

Two men stand very close face to face, the man in grey seen from behind and the man in pale green facing him.

The man in grey grips the shirt of the man in pale green in a tight dark-lit confrontation.

Two men stand apart among glowing rope lines in a dark amber-lit stage space.

A man in grey holds his hands near his mouth while a man in pale green bends toward him beside bright rope lines.

Two men press against each other at the ropes under warm light, their hands locked together.

A man in pale green stands in the foreground beside a glowing rope while a man in grey stands farther back in warm low light.

Two men stand close together holding hands near the glowing ropes on a warm-lit stage.

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