Blue light washes the stage as performers in pale dresses move among bright green chairs, casting strong silhouettes and shadows.

PATS Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2025

Mansfield Park

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s world-premiere full production of Louis Emmitt-Stern’s contemporary adaptation of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park was staged in the PATS Theatre in May 2025 as part of Surrey’s Jane Austen at 250 celebrations. Performed by MA Acting graduates in collaboration with BA Theatre Production and MA Stage Management graduates, the production followed an earlier development presentation at Jane Austen’s House.

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Director: Lucy Jane Atkinson
Movement Director: Rachel Birch-Lawson
Lighting Design: Alex Musgrave
Set & Costume Design: Tara Usher
Sound Design: Zachary Woodman
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

The long wooden stage is viewed from one end, with performers seated and standing along both sides beneath the dark lighting rig.

A man in a green coat looks forward through smoky backlight, framed by a blurred figure in the foreground.

A woman in a white dress and a man in a green coat face each other and hold hands against a black background.

Two actors stand beneath hanging clothes with arms extended, while seated figures watch from the dim edges of the stage.

A woman in a red gown stands beside a seated woman in white, both sharply lit against the black stage.

A man stands on the wooden stage facing seated women in white dresses, with ensemble members on green chairs under warm haze.

A man in a grey-green coat watches a blurred woman in teal seated in the foreground under intimate side light.

A blue-lit backstage corridor shows two performers facing each other near equipment, cables and theatre infrastructure.

Two performers sit low on the wooden floor in the foreground while other scenes continue behind them across the stage.

A warmly lit woman in a cream dress smiles sideways against a dark background.

An ensemble sits in a circle of green chairs on the warm wooden stage beneath hanging costumes and a dark metal frame.

An actor in a tan coat and hat points at a woman in a white dress who points back beneath a hanging costume.

A woman in a white dress raises her arms and looks upward in an expressive solo moment.

A man in a green waistcoat and a woman in a patterned dress stand close together, their hands joined and faces tense.

A small seated group occupies the far end of the long wooden stage, casting deep shadows through warm light.

A woman in white and a man in a white shirt speak closely, their hands raised between them.

A man stands just behind a woman in white, holding near her necklace as she looks ahead.

An ensemble in pale period-style costumes moves across a blue-lit floor while two central figures face each other.

A woman in white reads from a paper as a man in a blue-grey coat leans in and points at the page.

A man in a green waistcoat sits on the floor beside a metal truss, warmly lit while others remain in shadow.

A high wide view shows the cast seated around the stage runway with lime green chairs and a lighting frame at the far end.

A woman in a pale floral dress smiles or sings toward the audience, with a red-gowned figure blurred behind her.

A man in a green coat stands facing a woman in white while a seated ensemble watches from one side.

A woman in a bonnet and white dress faces a person in a top hat and green coat against a black stage background.

A warm-lit ballroom tableau places couples around a central pair on the wooden stage.

A close portrait shows a woman in a white dress looking tearful or moved against a black background.

A comic cluster forms beside a metal truss, with a woman leaning from above over seated men in period coats.

A vertical stage view frames a woman standing in a narrow pool of light while others sit nearby in shadow.

A young woman in a pale patterned dress stands in sharp focus, with another figure blurred in the foreground and a green spotlight behind her.

A man in a blue coat gestures animatedly toward a woman in white amid a surrounding dancing ensemble.

A woman in a white dress holds up a book and gestures while seated listeners watch behind her.

Three figures stand widely spaced across the wooden stage under cool blue overhead beams.

A seated woman in a green shawl holds the hands of a standing woman in a pale dress during an intimate conversation.

Two figures lean over an open green book in the foreground, with seated performers softly lit behind them.

A man in a blue coat carries a red suitcase while holding hands with a smiling woman in a white dress.

A lone woman in a long dress stands in a tight spotlight on an otherwise dark wooden stage.

A group gathers around a newspaper on a green chair, reacting with exaggerated curiosity and surprise.

A woman in white smiles with a hand to her chest while facing a man in a green coat.

The full cast sits in a row beneath a metal lighting frame and hanging clothes in a broad stage composition.

A man in a green coat and a woman in a cream dress stand face to face in smoky side light.

A seated woman in a white dress holds a hand to her chest while a tall man stands behind her and others watch.

A technician wearing a headset operates a lighting or sound console in the backstage control area.

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