A lone performer sits hunched on a folding chair in a red-orange spotlight, with the audience surrounding the dark stage.

Seven Dials Playhouse2023

katzenmusik

The Production

London Youth Theatre presented Tom Fowler’s katzenmusik at Seven Dials Playhouse as its inaugural production in the venue and part of its 2023 “Fury” season. The young company production ran in April 2023 and explored social inequality and community unrest in Burnside Town.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Sammy Glover
Lighting Design: Jessica Brigham
Sound Design: Gareth Swindail-Parry
Commissioned by: London Youth Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A wide, empty central playing space is surrounded by seated people under deep blue lighting, with several objects hanging from above.

A group of performers stand close together in blue stage light, facing forward beneath dangling ropes and suspended objects.

A furry, knotted bundle hangs from a chain against a saturated blue background, edged with pink and orange light.

A performer in a red sweater looks upward toward a bright teal stage light, with a blurred hanging object behind them.

An ensemble clusters together on a blue-lit stage, many looking upward toward suspended objects overhead.

Two performers stand very close face to face, one leaning in with an intense expression under warm red lighting.

Performers gather in the centre of an in-the-round stage, some seated and some gesturing, beneath red and blue lights and hanging props.

Three seated performers share an intimate moment, with one holding another’s hands while a third listens beside them in blue and red light.

A performer in the foreground clasps his hands and looks upward, while another stands apart in the background under blue stage lighting.

A line of performers sits shoulder to shoulder in deep blue-purple light, hands on knees and faces turned forward in a tense, focused tableau.

Four kneeling performers raise brightly coloured cups under red and green stage lights, with red petals scattered on the floor and an ensemble seated behind them.

In a wide black-box theatre view, a central performer stands with a notebook as seated performers around the room raise their hands under red overhead lighting.

A tightly packed group of performers leans toward a smartphone held in the foreground, their faces lit by intense purple-blue stage light.

One performer sits on the floor in front of a row of seated performers, leaning back on one hand under warm red stage light.

Performers move through a confrontation in the round, with one pair reaching toward each other while the seated ensemble watches under red and white lights.

A performer with glasses holds a pencil and notebook in a close, still moment, lit by red stage light against a dark background.

A performer stands alone holding a bright red garment, looking distressed under a tight spotlight with the seated ensemble blurred behind.

Two seated performers face each other in blue stage light, one holding a small plastic basket while the other gestures in conversation.

Two performers sit side by side at centre stage under vivid blue lighting, one gesturing outward while the other watches, surrounded by a dim seated ensemble.

Four performers gather low on the stage around a mound of red petals, with a seated circle behind them and green-red overhead lighting.

A performer in a brown hoodie stands tensely in blue light, flanked behind by two performers in police-style costumes with folded arms.

A long-haired performer in a grey top looks distressed toward another performer in the foreground, lit by intense pink-red stage light.

In a theatre-in-the-round setting, performers in police-style costumes stand apart while another sits near scattered red petals under cool blue light.

A large ensemble reaches upward across the dark stage, with one performer kneeling among red petals beneath dramatic red and violet lights.

A performer wearing glasses, a white shirt and a red scarf raises one hand in a small gesture, with other performers blurred behind.

A seated performer in a red sweater faces forward in blue light, while another performer kneels in the dim background among a seated circle.

A performer in a pale overshirt clasps her hands and looks upward, isolated in deep blue stage lighting.

A kneeling performer behind a chair points outward, with two others standing behind and red petals scattered on the floor under blue lights.

An ensemble moves and gestures energetically across the stage, surrounded by blue lighting, hanging props and scattered red petals.

Two performers sit close together under blue stage light, one looking sideways at the other while dimly lit figures sit around them.

A performer in an oversized pale jacket points a finger during a tense exchange with another performer in a grey blazer and red patterned shirt.

In a wide black-box stage view, performers sit in a circle around two chairs as one stands center stage beneath red and purple lights and hanging props.

Three performers stand at different depths reading from papers, with a bespectacled performer in the foreground lit by vivid blue stage light.

Two performers stand apart on a red-speckled stage floor, surrounded by seated performers and overhead hanging props in warm and cool light.

A performer in a pale button-up shirt stands thoughtfully with a hand to his chin, framed by pink and blue light and blurred seated performers behind.

A large ensemble fills the stage, several performers raising their arms beneath hanging props and colored lights, with red fragments scattered on the floor.

A solo performer stands center stage with both hands raised while the seated ensemble watches from a circle around the red-speckled floor.

A performer in a grey blazer points upward under red spotlights, with a row of seated performers watching behind.

A large ensemble stands across the stage with arms lifted toward the audience beneath blue, amber and pink lights.

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