A large ensemble dances across a dark stage in purple light and haze, with one performer standing above them on a metal balcony.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre2022

Pool (No Water)

The Production

ArtsEd staged Mark Ravenhill’s Pool (No Water) at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre in March 2022. Directed by Tim Hunter-Reid, the production presented Ravenhill’s visceral study of friendship, envy and artistic exploitation.

25 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Tim Hunter-Reid
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

In deep blue light, one performer sits upright among a group lying motionless on the floor beneath a shadowy staircase.

Performers appear in silhouette on an upper metal platform, striking angular poses against a bright yellow backdrop.

Six performers cluster closely around someone lying on the stage floor, lit by a cool overhead spotlight in an intimate moment.

A large ensemble lines both sides of the stage with arms extended toward the centre, where several performers stand under smoky blue light.

Three performers lean in tightly around an open laptop, their faces intent and surprised under cool stage lighting.

A lone performer stands on a high metal balcony between two staircases, looking down at clothing laid on the blue-lit stage below.

A performer in glasses holds a laptop against their chest and looks upward, standing near a staircase in cool, dark stage light.

Four performers stand together in a bright circular spotlight, while another lies on a wheeled hospital bed in the dim background.

An ensemble dances energetically across a dark stage, with a performer raised on the rear balcony pointing upward through haze.

A performer in a white hospital gown grips an IV stand and a crutch under stark blue light on a dark stage.

A large ensemble fills a smoky stage, with performers seated across the floor and others standing on a raised metal platform between two staircases.

A performer lies on an orange stretcher under a white sheet beside an IV stand, while two others sit close by, one holding their hand.

A group of performers in casual clothes dance across a dark stage, with one central performer raising an arm high into the light.

A performer in a white gown stands alone on an upper platform while four performers below look up at her between two staircases.

A performer in a patterned shirt is lit from below in near darkness, mouth open behind a black laptop.

Under blue haze, performers gather on and below a metal platform, with seated and kneeling figures facing the raised group.

With a bright yellow backdrop, performers create a layered tableau across the floor, stairs and platform, arms reaching in different directions.

A solo performer stands apart with a microphone while a tightly clustered group behind her reacts with anxious gestures under blue stage light.

A lone performer stands in a tight spotlight on a dark stage, framed by silhouetted stairs and railings against a glowing yellow backdrop.

Four performers react tensely at the front of the stage while four more stand behind a metal railing on the raised platform above.

An ensemble kneels in a wide formation under blue haze and overhead lights, with more performers silhouetted on the stairs and platform behind.

A group of performers gathers on the dark stage as one at center holds a black rectangular prop and looks upward, surrounded by watchful faces and reaching gestures.

A performer at stage right reads from papers in a focused pool of light while the ensemble stands in a line in the dim background.

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