A man reaches across the stage floor toward the camera while a woman stands behind him near an empty chair under bright white stage lights.

The Vaults (Cage), Waterloo, London2023

Rat King

The Production

Kryptonite Theatre Company’s Rat King, a two-hander by Bram Davidovich, was presented at VAULT Festival 2023 in The Vaults’ Cage space. Drawn from Davidovich’s youth-work experience, the play follows Kelly and Jacko through a chance encounter that exposes divides of class, safety and opportunity.

20 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Mark Hilton
Photography: Steve Gregson

Two performers sit close together in pale chairs under cool blue light, one looking outward while the other leans on the chair back.

Blue overhead light frames a wide stage view with a woman seated forward and another performer sitting back near a painted hanging.

A woman peers over the back of a wooden chair, her face washed in cool blue light against a black background.

A man sits hunched on a chair beside scattered props, casting a sharply defined shadow on the dark backdrop.

Red overhead light silhouettes two performers standing apart on the dark stage with chairs and fabric between them.

A woman stands in sharp foreground focus under warm and cool light while a man remains blurred behind her in the black space.

A performer crawls across the stage floor gathering loose papers, with empty chairs and audience seating visible in the background.

Two performers occupy separate pools of red and white light on a bare stage strewn with fabric and props.

A performer stands in a blue shirt beneath bright stage lamps, hands held tensely at his waist.

A woman grips the back of a wooden chair in front of a painted cloth backdrop while another performer sits farther back among scattered props.

A performer crouches low on the bare stage floor in an intense blue spotlight, his long shadow stretching behind him.

A kneeling performer looks upward with an open mouth in red side light beside scattered fabric and props.

Seen over a seated performer’s shoulder, another performer sits opposite in a dim pool of blue light across the dark stage.

A seated woman is lit from the side before a painted backdrop, with another performer sitting in dim light behind her.

A seated performer emerges from darkness in a narrow pool of light, his shadow falling large against the black curtain.

A performer sits collapsed on the floor beside an empty chair, lit starkly from above in the black-box space.

A woman stands alone against a black stage, picked out by a small green-white backlight and soft frontal illumination.

A seated performer rests on the floor beneath hard overhead light, one leg extended toward the camera in the surrounding darkness.

A performer sits alone in a pool of blue light while a second figure is barely visible in deep shadow across the black stage.

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