An ensemble fills the stage in blue and amber light, with seated foreground figures and raised arms on the scaffolded levels.

Bridewell Theatre2020

Oregano

The Production

Oregano was a 2020 London School of Musical Theatre commission with music by resident composer Charles Miller and book and lyrics by Sean Cook, created for pandemic-era performance constraints. The production formed part of LSMT’s end-of-term streamed musical theatre work filmed at the Bridewell Centre/Bridewell Theatre.

44 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Susan Raasay
Musical Director: Daniel Jarvis
Commissioned by: London School of Musical Theatre

A red-haired performer in glasses and a green coat faces forward in a close portrait.

A blue-lit wide stage view shows several performers spaced across concrete-like blocks and scaffolding.

A guitarist sits in the foreground beneath warm side light, with a second performer visible in the elevated frame above.

A black-clad performer leans toward the audience in the foreground while others occupy the stepped set behind under cool blue light.

A woman sits alone at the edge of the stage in deep blue light, with empty platforms receding behind her.

A woman crouches behind a seated man holding a red prop beside crates and scaffold ladders.

The whole stage is washed in green light, with performers spread across the floor and raised scaffold levels.

A dancer in a white vest extends both arms on the steps beneath warm theatrical light.

A busy ensemble moment places a black-clad performer on a central block while others move and gesture around the set.

A red-haired performer in glasses eats in the foreground, with other performers and a ladder visible behind.

An ensemble stands across the stepped stage beneath vivid blue and red overhead lights.

A lone silhouetted performer is framed high in the scaffold structure under a narrow white-blue beam.

A singer holds a microphone close and extends one arm, framed by red overhead lights.

A hazy wide tableau places one woman standing above crates while two performers sit below on separate levels.

A wide two-person scene shows a woman seated far left in bright backlight while a man stands at a table on the right.

A smiling woman in a grey sweater stands in the foreground, with another performer seated near a ladder behind her.

A woman crouches low on luggage in the foreground as shadowed performers occupy the blue-lit stage behind.

A performer in a blue dress jumps across the stage as the ensemble watches from platforms and benches.

A young man grips the metal scaffold bars, his face lit purple as he looks outward.

The empty stage glows red and gold, with crates, benches and the scaffolded set visible through haze.

A blonde guitarist sings alone in a circular spotlight against a dark stage.

A performer in glasses and a tie leans toward the camera with a comic, startled expression.

A blue-lit ensemble advances across the stage blocks, filling the width of the set.

Two performers lean over a crate-top arrangement of small props while others sit in the blue-lit background.

A woman holds a pint in a dark close portrait, her face lit against green-yellow stage light.

Performers gather around a crate-like counter under saturated blue and amber light, creating a crowded bar scene.

A curly-haired woman in a blue dress holds a green cup and looks to the side in a close, quiet moment.

A guitarist sings centre stage with seated performers around her and another performer watching from the scaffold above.

A smiling performer in a grey sweatshirt reaches a small object toward the audience while another performer stands behind.

Performers are arranged on different scaffold and crate levels, with one man standing forward at centre stage.

A seated woman plays acoustic guitar in a spotlight while another performer stands high in the scaffolded structure behind her.

The same dancer lies on a low platform, lifting their chest and looking upward near the scaffold stairs.

A wide ensemble tableau spreads performers across blocks, crates and the scaffolded backdrop in warm and cool light.

A performer in a festive jumper and red tinsel holds a bottle in a tight, warmly lit portrait.

A woman stands on a crate while a man crouches nearby, gesturing up toward her in a warm blue wash.

A deep blue wide stage view shows performers in shadow across boxes and scaffolding.

A red-haired performer in glasses sits beside a large striped bag and a glass under moody side light.

A woman sings at a microphone beneath red lights while two performers behind her gesture in different directions.

A curly-haired performer in dark clothing strides and gestures with a cup near labelled crates under bright blue light.

A woman faces a man seen from behind, separated by a bright warm flare at the back of the stage.

A blonde woman sings into a microphone while holding an acoustic guitar in cool blue side light.

Performers move across the full stage among boxes and benches, silhouetted against intense blue lighting.

The empty set is lit in saturated blue and red, with benches, crates and tall colourful panels across the stage.

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