Silhouetted performers surround a bright pool of blue light beneath haze, with seated figures in the foreground.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd2019

Machinal

The Production

ArtsEd’s 2019 MA Acting production of Sophie Treadwell’s expressionist drama Machinal was staged at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre in Chiswick. Part of the MA summer season alongside Andorra, the production was dedicated to the memory of ArtsEd MA alumnus Andrew Stainthorpe.

42 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Jess Edwards
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

A young woman faces forward in harsh red light behind a horizontal rail, her expression tense and direct.

A blue-lit stage is arranged like an office or tribunal, with seated figures at desks facing two performers in the centre.

A performer sits on a metal table beside a floating balloon, with her shadow sharply projected on the blue wall.

A lone figure kneels on the floor before a glowing yellow doorway in a saturated blue stage.

A couple kneels on a patterned rug in blue light, kissing closely on the floor.

Two silhouetted figures pose in front of a glowing yellow doorway, one arm lifted dramatically upward.

Several performers stand among desks as a central figure looks upward through blue haze.

A performer crouches behind a checkered table while another slumps back in a chair under yellow-green light.

Two performers sit opposite each other at a checkered table in a yellow-lit version of the geometric set.

A performer reaches up toward a pale balloon tied to a metal table in cool blue light.

A performer stands alone with hands raised near her face, lit sharply against a dark red background.

The empty set glows in deep blue, its central doorway and floor lines creating a stark geometric space.

A man stands on a white rug in the foreground while a woman appears in a bright blue doorway behind him.

A group of performers gathers in a tight blue-lit circle, their bodies mostly in silhouette.

A man carries a woman across the blue-lit stage in a sweeping movement over a rug.

A seated couple shares a quiet moment on a rug, with a shadowed figure visible high in the background.

Two performers stand close together in blue light, one holding the other from behind.

A red-lit stage frames several dark figures spaced across the set around a central blue doorway.

An empty red-lit stage recedes toward a pale central doorway beneath a single blue beam.

A pram stands centre stage beneath a red doorway, with a dark figure seated behind it.

A silhouetted pram and figures cut across a red and blue stage picture.

A couple embraces standing on a rug in a blue-purple wash, surrounded by the open stage.

A lone young woman stands in a bright blue doorway with her hands near her face.

A woman stands in a bright doorway while a body lies stretched out on a pale rug below.

Two performers lie together on a rug in a wide blue stage, with another figure standing in the doorway behind them.

Several performers move low across the floor in a smoky blue stage, with one figure bent over another.

Two people sit close together at a black table in a wide, pale blue stage space.

A seated performer at a metal table faces another standing figure, with a large chair shadow on the wall.

A performer stands centre stage with arms lifted, framed by desks and darkness behind.

Three performers in dark overalls stand close together in blue light, looking at one another.

Five performers sit or stand behind an upper rail, lit from above in a greenish darkness.

Three performers stand tightly together in a narrow shaft of blue light against blackness.

Four performers in dark overalls cluster together, raising cups in a bright blue-lit scene with a red doorway behind.

A wide blue set shows a lone standing figure, a seated person at centre, and large shadows cast across the walls.

A young woman stands rigidly in front of a horizontal rail while a smiling man looms closely behind her.

A young man holds both hands to his ears under blue light, looking anxious.

A line of performers stands in shadow at the back of the stage beneath a strong blue overhead beam.

A wide blue office-like arrangement shows performers at desks beneath haze and an upper viewing level.

Several performers crawl and bend over a dark patch on the floor under purple-blue light.

A woman sits on a metal table beneath a balloon while a man stands nearby holding up a small object.

A couple stands in a blue doorway within a red stage, framed by a white rug in the foreground.

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