An ensemble spreads across a dark stage as a large golden cloud of smoke erupts above the central performer.

Ivy Arts Centre2022

Once in a Lifetime

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s autumn 2022 production of Kaufman and Hart’s Once in a Lifetime was performed at the Ivy Arts Centre by final-year BA Actor-Musician students in collaboration with BA Theatre Production and MA Stage & Production Management students.

50 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nicholas Scrivens
Lighting Design: Gabriel Finn
Set & Costume Design: Amy Yardley
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A lone performer stands with an upright bass in a small blue pool of light against a dark stage.

A single bed sits isolated beneath a hard overhead spotlight on an otherwise dark stage.

A colourful ensemble dances across the stage under magenta and amber lights, with a central performer leading the movement.

A young performer in a scarf and coat stands against black space, looking upward as if speaking or singing.

Three performers sit closely together on a sofa, two leaning in while a woman behind them reacts with raised hands.

A seated group is arranged around chairs and a table in warm side light, with haze and a bright beam cutting across the stage.

A performer in a pale dress kicks and reaches outward in a blue-lit dance moment while others remain in shadow behind.

A performer in a grey jacket and red scarf looks sharply to the side with hands gathered near the chest.

Two performers stand close together, one holding a cigarette and the other holding a cello, with musicians blurred behind them.

A woman in a cream dress stands with arms raised in the centre of a seated group beneath bright blue and amber lights.

Two performers in pale costumes look upward, one holding a paper and reaching a hand toward the lights.

A seated group looks toward a burst of smoke above an art deco panel at centre stage.

A performer leans dramatically over seated figures as another holds a prop gun-like object toward the action under a plume of smoke.

A small group poses with an upright bass in front of red curtains and art deco set pieces.

A smiling performer presses against an upright bass in red stage light.

A performer in formal dress kicks high in a spotlight between angular art deco panels.

A smiling woman in white stands near a red curtain with a large projected or shadowed figure behind her.

A woman in a cream outfit raises both arms, holding a book, her face brightly lit against the stage.

A woman in a white dress leaps with both arms up while other performers and musicians watch from around the stage.

A performer in a black dress and gloves looks across the stage in a tight, dark portrait.

Two glamorous performers in black and white costumes face each other, laughing or speaking animatedly in bright stage light.

A close ensemble in fur-trimmed period costumes sings or calls out toward the audience with arms extended.

A wide blue-lit stage shows a clustered group around a central vehicle-like set piece, with isolated figures at the sides.

A jazz-band-style ensemble gathers tightly around a lit bandstand, instruments raised under deep blue light.

A large group crowds around a central desk and microphone area, faces intent and bodies leaning inward.

A solitary performer sits on a chair beside a suitcase in a low pool of light near an angular set panel.

A smiling woman sits behind a desk with old telephones and office equipment in bright stage light.

Two women stand behind a desk with papers, smiling broadly as if presenting or announcing something.

A performer with round glasses holds papers and spreads both arms behind a desk.

A woman in a dark jacket reaches both hands outward while speaking into black space.

A woman in a light coat beams toward the audience with one hand raised and a hat held in the other.

A wide stage composition places a performer high on a central platform, with others spaced around under blue and amber lights.

A black-clad woman bends toward a woman seated on the floor, creating a tense confrontation near the desk set.

An ensemble raises glasses and gestures around a central stage area under multicoloured overhead lights.

A performer in a white dress is swept or carried through a red-lit scene by surrounding cast members.

A performer in a patterned coat adjusts or presents a flower-framed object on top of a piano or table.

Three musicians in pastel dresses play saxophone, violin and flute under warm red stage light.

A woman in a patterned coat poses beside a flower-framed object and a glowing round stage light.

A woman in a white bridal costume steps forward excitedly while a bishop-like figure and attendants stand behind.

A seated performer operates a large boxy camera or film apparatus while another figure is blurred in the foreground.

A couple embraces tightly, one performer laughing or crying with eyes closed under a narrow spotlight.

A woman in a black-and-white striped dress sits tensely in the foreground while another performer stands far behind.

A woman in a striped dress and cloche-style hat holds an umbrella edged with warm lights against a black background.

A performer in shirt sleeves sits forward in a chair, lit warmly while shadowy musicians stand behind.

Two women share a newspaper, one in a patterned coat smiling toward the other under warm stage light.

A large ensemble dances toward the audience in bright coloured light, with musicians and dancers filling the stage.

Performers stride forward in a musical number, singing and playing instruments beneath amber and blue lights.

A performer in dark clothing lunges forward beneath a suspended yellow smoke cloud while the ensemble forms a dramatic tableau behind.

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