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Greenwich Theatre2023

Scissors

The Production

Rose Bruford College’s London Season 2023 production of Chris Bush’s Scissors was staged at Greenwich Theatre as an adaptation of the Rock/Paper/Scissors trilogy, incorporating extracts from Rock and Paper. The ensemble production centres on a Sheffield scissors factory succession crisis and competing visions for work, place and the climate.

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Director: Noah Birksted-Breen
Lighting Design: Henry Slater
Set & Costume Design: Luke Sharman
Sound Design: Ellis Smith
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

Close-up of a performer in a red hoodie and blue work shirt against teal factory walls.

Ensemble in hi-vis vests gathers in a dim factory set beneath a Spencer & Son’s sign.

Two performers embrace and kiss in front of teal tool-board walls and a workbench.

Performer in a green jacket holds a camera on an upper walkway with yellow railings.

Camera flash catches two performers posing with scissors in glittering pink and blue outfits.

Performer in blue Spencer & Son’s overalls stands under a spotlight against a black background.

Ensemble in hi-vis vests sorts boxes as a performer stands centre holding a red coat.

Performer in a grey hoodie points large scissors toward the audience; another stands behind.

Two performers in blue overalls hold hands; one bends their head toward the other's arm.

Four performers stand on an upper factory walkway above benches and tool-board walls.

Performer in a blue Spencer & Sons overall gestures in front of tool-shadowed factory walls.

Four performers on a yellow-railed platform pose with tools as another aims a camera at them.

Two performers lean on a yellow railing under cool blue light, looking out from the platform.

Ensemble in hi-vis vests raise scissors below two performers on an upper yellow-railed walkway.

Performer in a blue Spencer & Sons overall holds up a small card against the factory set.

Four performers occupy different levels of the factory set with benches, tool walls and yellow railings.

Performer in a pink sequinned outfit sings or speaks with arms wide as another in blue sequins watches behind.

Dim stage under pink, yellow, green and blue spotlights, with performers holding papers below.

Performer in a grey hoodie gestures with arms spread while another sits on a wooden workbench behind.

Two performers in blue and pink sequinned outfits lean forward on the factory set.

Performer in a grey hoodie holds large scissors aloft beneath purple haze and yellow railings.

Ensemble in hi-vis vests gesture around workshop benches as two performers stand on an upper platform.

Performer in a cardigan stands foreground while another in overalls works with a tool behind her.

Two performers grapple beside a wooden workbench, one holding a tool as the other pulls him back.

Performer in blue overalls sits on a stool in a dark pool of light, hands clasped between knees.

Four performers stand across the workshop set; one points toward a performer in a grey hoodie.

Performer in a leather jacket raises a red mug while another drinks from a patterned mug beside her.

Performer in a leather jacket raises both thumbs beside a yellow railing as another performer watches.

Performer in overalls and hi-vis vest speaks from papers beneath a Spencer & Son’s sign.

Performer in a red coat leans over a person wrapped in a red blanket on a workbench.

Performer in a high-vis vest raises a pair of scissors against a dark factory set.

Six performers push and lean over a wheeled wooden workbench in a tool-lined factory set.

Performer in a bright pink sequinned outfit stands before a workbench as others gather behind.

Two performers stand apart on an upper platform with yellow railings and a rusted window panel.

Performer in a red jacket wraps arms around another performer in blue overalls.

Performer in overalls and high-vis vest holds a rolled paper in front of a busy workbench.

Performer stands on a workbench holding scissors aloft under purple lights as others watch.

Seated performer in a red jacket holds a large knife, lit by cool blue light.

Wide view of performers around a wheeled workbench on a factory set under coloured lights.

Performer in a dark jacket stands foreground while high-vis-clad performers work at tables behind.

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