A crowd surges together in dramatic backlight, their bodies and shadows forming a dense moving cluster on the stage.

PATS Studio Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2023

Rock 'n' Roll

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s MA/MFA Acting production of Tom Stoppard’s Rock ’n’ Roll was staged at PATS Studio Theatre in May 2023. The production brought together acting students with GSA theatre production and stage-management students.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Faye Lomas
Lighting Design: Alex Musgrave
Set & Costume Design: Richard C Cooper
Sound Design: David Lewington
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A woman in a pale dress sits in a circular pool of white light beneath a narrow overhead beam on a dark stage.

A man and a woman sit at a desk in front of a colourful wall of records and posters, both warmly lit.

The full two-level set is shown empty under blue and amber light, with staircases, graffiti-covered walls, chairs and records visible.

A small group huddles around a tablet in low blue stage light while a tall floor lamp glows at the edge of the frame.

Two men face each other in close conversation against a dark background, one gesturing with open hands.

A lone figure stands on a wide stage scattered with papers beneath crossing white beams and haze.

A smiling woman in a purple jacket stands in a soft spotlight facing a man whose silhouette frames the foreground.

A person lies in near darkness beneath projected text reading Cambridge Summer 1987, lit by a low blue glow.

Two men sit closely together, one holding or adjusting a tie while the other watches with a tense expression.

Two people stand apart on the staircase platforms of the blue-lit set, with yellow balloons punctuating the space.

A young woman seated at a desk gestures animatedly with both hands while a suited man listens opposite her.

Two people kneel in a tight embrace on an open stage, surrounded by deep blue and warm amber light.

A man stands in a smoky doorway, arm extended outward, with the surrounding stage falling into shadow.

Two young women sit close together, one in a red jacket speaking while the other looks on from a blue-lit seat.

A woman in a pale dress stands between two bright theatrical beams, one arm lifted to her head in haze.

A suited man stands on a small platform under blue light beside a bright yellow balloon.

Two people sit inside a rectangular stage opening, isolated by darkness and overhead light within the larger set.

Two men argue at close range, their faces turned toward each other as one raises his hands in emphasis.

Two people sit side by side on a low block in moody coloured light while a walking stick stretches across the floor.

A young woman stands framed between concrete pillars, her hair and jacket softened by drifting stage smoke.

A woman holding a suitcase stands close to a man on the open stage, lit by warm overhead lamps.

The set is shown wide in warm light with projected text reading Cambridge Summer 1990 on the back wall.

Two young women sit on the stage steps with papers and a book, one gesturing as she reads aloud.

A man in a striped sweater reads a newspaper on a yellow chair against a bright graffiti-covered wall.

Two men embrace tightly in front of the colourful record-covered wall.

A group gathers around a dining table covered with bottles, glasses and plates, all focused into an animated discussion.

A man in a striped sweater lunges forward with a rolled newspaper as others recoil around a yellow armchair.

A woman sits alone on the stage steps, hunched forward in warm low light while another figure moves in the background.

A wide stage view shows a seated woman facing a man standing several metres away across the open floor.

Two young women sit together with notebooks in warm light, smiling as they look down at the pages.

Two people embrace on an upper stair platform while the surrounding set recedes into darkness and haze.

A wide blue-lit stage is cut by a diagonal white beam as a woman in a pale skirt stands between two shadowed men.

A suited man sits on a road case in a smoky shaft of light, holding one hand raised beside him.

Two men in suits stand close together, one raising a finger as he speaks intensely to the other.

A lone person sits at a desk in a tight pool of light beneath a blue overhead beam on the darkened set.

A couple sit close together on a stair platform while another person watches from below in shadow.

An ensemble moves across the full stage under bright overhead beams, with dancers spread between the platforms.

A large ensemble dances across the stage in blue and amber light, with one performer lifted into a central white spotlight.

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