Silhouetted performers frame a small lit group at center stage against a deep blue backdrop.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd2021

Ragtime

The Production

ArtsEd’s third-year BA Musical Theatre production of Ragtime was staged at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre in March 2021 as part of the school’s graduate-show programme. Presented under COVID-era restrictions, the production was not open to the public.

43 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Stephen Whitson
Associate Director: Leian John-Baptiste
Musical Director: Ben Cox, James McKeon
Choreographer: Stuart Winter
Lighting Design: Nic Farman
Set Design: Frankie Bradshaw
Costume Design: Natalie Pryce
Sound Design: Adam Fisher
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

A large ensemble sweeps across the stage in pale and earth-toned costumes beneath blue backlight and haze.

A woman in pale costume sings under a white lace parasol in cool blue stage light against darkness.

Two performers stand downstage while shadow figures appear behind a translucent wall lit in amber.

Three performers cluster closely around a swaddled baby in a warm red-lit scene.

Dancers in warm orange skirts and pale shirts lunge and reach together beneath red-blue haze.

A lone performer sits in a tight pool of blue-white spotlight on an otherwise dark stage.

An ensemble in pale period costumes stands in a misty beam of white light, several holding parasols.

A man and woman lean toward a child puppet between them in an intimate blue-lit close scene.

A low blue wide composition shows silhouetted figures crouched behind a metal framework.

A woman in a green dress reads from papers while seated performers watch through shafts of smoky light.

Dancers in suspenders and skirts strike a sweeping formation in amber and magenta stage light.

Dark silhouettes surround a figure lying in a small pool of blue light.

Four performers in period hats and coats lean together singing in sharp blue side light.

A period-costumed group stands in strong backlight and haze, centered by a tall man in a straw hat.

A solo dancer poses with arms high on an otherwise empty blue-lit stage.

Protesters crowd together holding signs including “People not profits” and “We fight for” in close view.

A group of protesters hold placards on a blue-lit stage while a woman stands apart at the side.

A man in a dark hat sits forward in focus while another man stands blurred behind him in blue light.

Two adults and a child puppet huddle inside a rectangular train-like frame glowing blue.

A smiling man in a brown suit cradles a swaddled baby close to his face.

An ensemble fills the stage behind a man standing forward in a dark coat under blue haze.

A woman stands with a bag at one side while a man with a suitcase faces away in a narrow beam.

Front-line dancers in white shirts and rust skirts lift their arms against a saturated blue and pink backdrop.

Six women in dark dresses stand in a row holding small items beneath blue haze.

A man reaches outward mid-song in front of a smoky doorway, with musicians or onlookers behind him.

A seated woman and a kneeling man comfort a small child puppet under cool blue lighting.

A wide red-lit stage tableau shows performers arranged around a lectern or piano, framed by smoky atmosphere.

Two performers pull a large red fabric high above a central wooden structure as others watch.

Three men in suits gather tensely, with one seated forward and another standing alert in cool light.

A woman stands alone in a bright blue overhead beam while shadowed figures move around her.

Two men bend toward a child puppet standing between them in a smoky blue-gray scene.

A performer kicks high while another crouches near the floor and a third stands behind in cool blue light.

A warmly lit wide stage scene places a central couple before an ensemble framed by doorways and haze.

A couple hold hands beside a piano in warm amber light as other performers stand in the background.

Two suited men face off while a woman stands between them in a misty, open stage space.

A man in a light suit stands center stage with arms open as an ensemble gathers behind him in blue light.

Two adults crouch around a child puppet in an intimate blue-lit moment.

Backlit figures gather in a dense crowd, seen from behind against a glowing blue stage wall.

Performers hold papers across a blue-lit stage while a central figure raises one arm under overhead beams.

A wide stage view shows an ensemble grouped under blue haze while a lone performer faces them from the side.

A woman in a white blouse and green skirt clutches papers to her chest against a dark blue background.

A full ensemble lines the stage in cool blue light with smoke and a large industrial frame behind them.

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