A performer in an orange coat grips a lit lantern beneath a large red umbrella, their face sharply lit by red and blue stage light.

Rose Bruford College2022

Mammalia

The Production

Mammalia was a Rose Bruford College European Theatre Arts production performed at the College in 2022. The archive documents work from Rose Bruford’s international, ensemble-focused theatre-making programme.

21 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Thomas Wilson
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

An ensemble is spread across a dark stage with a bathtub, lamps, a camera tripod, and blue light beams cutting through the space.

Four performers in pale nightclothes clutch one another anxiously under red and blue lighting, with a camera and glowing screen behind them.

Three performers in white dresses stand barefoot on a makeshift platform while others lie curled beneath it in blue stage light.

Two performers lean toward each other with mouths wide open in a heightened comic or confrontational moment, framed by purple lighting.

A wide stage tableau shows several performers lying prone while three others cluster on a raised bed before a large projected close-up.

A performer in a pale blue robe holds a smaller performer in black close under pink and blue lighting.

Three performers gather tightly around a glowing lantern beneath a large umbrella, their faces lit in intense red-orange light.

A barefoot performer stands on a low central mound as the ensemble holds still around the stage in cool blue light.

Three performers in ornate pale dresses pose closely together before a pink-lit projection of their enlarged figures.

Under blue and pink stage light, a performer in a pale flowing dress steadies a large upright tire while another performer lies partly through it, with an ensemble and camera tripod visible around them.

Several performers huddle closely around an open folder or stand beneath a red umbrella, their faces lit dramatically in red against deep blue stage haze.

Two performers in red tights and white tops lounge in a white bathtub amid cluttered props, with a CRT television showing static behind them in blue light.

A red-haired performer cradles a white-headed dummy marked with red lettering, while three performers in pale, period-like costumes watch under warm stage lighting.

A lone performer in a white lace robe and head covering stands still beneath a blue strip light, framed by a red abstract projection and shadowed figures below.

An ensemble gathers around a low black tub-like set piece as a performer in a black coat with fluffy white cuffs stands elevated above them in blue haze.

Three performers in layered cream and white costumes recline together on a dark platform, posed against a large blue-toned projection.

A performer sits thoughtfully beside a white bathtub where two red-legged performers recline, with a glowing CRT television and blue-green haze behind them.

Performers in white costumes sit around a black plastic-wrapped table, facing forward against a large orange, flame-like projection.

A group of performers sit among black plastic-wrapped set pieces, with one seated in the foreground staring forward under purple-blue lighting.

A group of performers in pale and dark costumes hold still on a dim stage, with one kneeling front centre, another standing elevated behind, and blue-red lighting over scattered set pieces.

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