A large ensemble kneels and stands in a celebratory pose with arms outstretched, framed by red theatre curtains, smoky spotlights, and a lit proscenium.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre2022

Miss Littlewood

The Production

ArtsEd’s March 2022 staging of Sam Kenyon’s musical Miss Littlewood explored the life and legacy of Joan Littlewood, from the East End to the West End and the revolutionary Theatre Workshop. The production was performed at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Samantha Dye
Musical Director: Giovanna Ryan
Choreographer: Jamie Harris
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

An empty smoky stage shows a central microphone stand before a raised platform with twin staircases and musicians seated in shadow beneath it.

A performer in a blue jacket stands alone in a bright spotlight on a smoky stage, with stairs, seated figures, and a projected number behind them.

Two performers stand close together under stage light, one smiling with hands on the other's shoulders while the other looks ahead tensely.

A performer stands centre stage in a circular spotlight facing an ensemble gathered on stairs and a raised platform marked 1926.

Two performers lean toward each other smiling as one offers a small paper or card into the other's outstretched hands.

An ensemble lifts several performers in a lively group formation under blue-white stage lighting, with arms raised and movement across the stage.

A performer in a blue cap and mustard cardigan sits quietly on a stool in warm side light, with another figure blurred in the dark background.

A wide stage view shows an ensemble clustered on and around twin staircases and a raised platform displaying 1943, framed by red curtains and marquee lights.

A performer in a blue cap and mustard cardigan studies a crumpled paper while another smiles beside them holding a bundle of knit fabric.

A large ensemble fills the stage beneath a projected “1933,” many holding newspapers as they sing or address the audience in warm theatrical light.

A performer in a loose blue jacket stands close to the audience with arms raised triumphantly, with “1930” projected behind them.

An ensemble forms a dramatic tableau under blue haze and a projected “1930,” with several performers kneeling at the front and extending one arm outward.

Three performers gather closely around an upright piano, one seated at the keys while the others lean in under warm side lighting.

An ensemble clusters at center stage holding rolled papers aloft beneath spotlights and haze, with a projected “1937” between staircases behind them.

A performer in a blue cap and cardigan leans on a balcony rail against a dark, empty background, lit warmly from the front.

Two performers stand side by side beneath a projected “1938,” while another watches from a balcony in dim blue light above.

A bedside scene in cool blue light shows one performer asleep under a white sheet while two others sit close by on either side.

Four performers in light shirts pose tightly together, raising expressive hands in a stylised stage gesture against a dark backdrop.

Two performers stand in a bright central spotlight beneath a projected “1945,” with staircases, a balcony figure and shadowed ensemble members around them.

A violinist plays beside a seated performer singing on a wicker bench, both in period-style clothing under warm stage light.

A large ensemble dances with outstretched arms beneath a lit proscenium and red curtains, with “1953” projected at the back.

Two performers handle a corded telephone in the foreground while another stands on stairs with a receiver and notebook, with “1946” projected behind them.

Performers crowd closely around a seated performer at a typewriter, lit by a tight spotlight with “1956” projected in the background.

An ensemble performs a lively number under blue haze and red theatre curtains, with a central performer posing and “1956” projected behind.

A performer in glasses sits at a typewriter on a wicker trunk, speaking or singing under dramatic side lighting.

Performers stand across a dark stage and staircases as a central figure sings beneath a large “1961” projection.

Two smiling performers hold hands and reach toward the audience, with “1963” projected behind them.

A wide ensemble forms neat rows in synchronized movement under a lit proscenium, with “1963” projected on the raised platform.

A lone performer in a blue jacket and cap stands on a dark staircase, holding the rail in a focused spotlight.

Two performers in 1960s-style clothing face each other closely at center stage as an ensemble watches, with “1963” projected behind them.

A group of performers dance in a tight formation under purple stage lighting, with “1958” projected above the set.

A performer in a flat cap sings or speaks at the front of the stage while an ensemble reacts behind them beneath a large “1926” projection.

One performer smiles and leans toward another holding a long pole, while a third watches from behind and “1963” is projected overhead.

Four performers stand around a bed with a person lying under white sheets, lit in cool blue against a dark stage.

A large ensemble sings or calls out across the stage in warm light, with several performers on an upper level and “1963” projected behind them.

A performer stands alone holding a long pole and looking upward, with “1963” projected on the dark set behind them.

An ensemble gathers in a semicircle around a central performer under a bright spotlight, with “1953” projected at the back of the stage.

A large ensemble is spread across multiple levels in blue light, some standing and others lying on the floor, with “1971” projected above them.

A close-up of a performer in a cap and blue jacket speaking with an intense expression against a black background.

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Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts2022

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