An ensemble forms a ring around a black-feathered figure, their joined hands and long shadows cutting through a bright backlight.

Skellig

The Production

Guildford School of Acting staged David Almond’s Skellig in November 2025 as part of its GSA Productions season at the University of Surrey’s Stag Hill campus. The production presented Almond’s strange, heart-warming tale of friendship, hope and unexpected magic.

47 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Director: Nell Bailey
Designer: Tara Usher
Photography: Steve Gregson

A small group huddles together in a tight pool of white light on an otherwise black stage.

A young woman crouches low on the wooden stage beside a glaring floor light, with red auditorium chairs receding into darkness behind her.

The stage glows green across a raised platform, staircase and draped set, with performers spread through the space.

Two young men stand close together, one touching the other's shoulder as they look off with worried expressions.

A black-feathered figure reaches forward with an intense expression, lit starkly against a black background.

A boy stands alone beneath angled beams and haze beside a staircase and draped backdrop.

A smiling woman leans over a glowing plastic cot prop with a small monitor above it.

Several performers cluster in darkness around two boys in green sweaters, picked out by cool side light.

A seated young woman cradles a small bundle while a young man kneels beside her and other performers watch from the shadows.

A boy in a green sweater faces a pale figure on a raised walkway across a wide, shadowy stage.

A blond young woman plays a violin against a dark background, the instrument and bow sharply lit.

A solitary figure stands under a high blue spotlight while others bend low around the circular stage.

Three performers lean over a glowing cot prop, their faces close together in dramatic light.

A line of performers stands in strong red backlight, their faces and profiles emerging from the darkness.

A blond young woman sits by a dark window frame reading a blue book that covers the lower half of her face.

Performers crouch at the edges of a wide stage as a blond young woman and a black-feathered figure stand in a bright central beam.

A blond young woman and a boy in a green sweater extend their little fingers toward each other in a playful, intimate gesture.

A black-feathered figure curls behind a metal railing, isolated by stark side light.

Performers gather on a circular wooden stage, with three figures standing at the centre and others kneeling around the edges.

A suited man gestures broadly as he speaks, with a dark-haired young woman standing just behind him.

Performers in darkness stretch a large sheet of fabric across the stage while action continues on the raised platform behind them.

A ragged black-feathered figure crouches among cardboard boxes in a dim pool of stage light.

A boy in a striped shirt holds up a small tube while a blond young woman smiles beside him.

Two figures stand embraced on a raised platform in a small overhead spotlight, surrounded by darkness.

Four young performers crowd together at the side of the set in warm shadow, looking upward.

A boy in a blue hoodie faces a blond young woman, both leaning toward one another under warm theatrical light.

A wide stage view shows a glowing cot in the foreground, two figures crossing the floor and fog billowing on the upper level.

A boy in a green sweater reaches toward a collapsed black-feathered figure beneath projected light on the backdrop.

A young woman stands alone in amber side light, holding her hands near her chest.

A glowing cot prop sits at the centre of the stage as performers gather around it under a bright overhead shaft.

An ensemble stands tightly behind a glowing cot prop, with a boy in a striped shirt at the centre.

A blond young woman leaps with one arm raised beside a seated boy on the stage floor.

A lone boy stands at the end of a wooden runway beneath a bright backlight, casting a long dark shadow.

A small group gathers tightly around a black-feathered figure in a narrow shaft of light and haze.

An ensemble kneels and crouches across a green-lit stage beneath a staircase and raised platform.

Two boys examine a cloth-wrapped bird puppet under bright stage light while a suited figure watches from behind.

A black-feathered figure stands on the stairs in blue haze, facing a blond figure across the stage.

Two figures embrace at the centre of a circular stage beneath crossing beams of white light.

A young woman stands close behind a boy in a green sweater, her hand near his chest as both face forward in warm light.

A black-feathered figure leans forward while speaking to two seated boys amid smoky side light and scattered props.

A low wide view frames performers across the stage, with a central group held in haze and angled beams.

Three performers sit huddled together on a raised platform beneath a cone of white light.

A boy in a green sweater confronts a ragged black-feathered figure in front of a draped backdrop.

A warmly lit living-room scene shows a red armchair, a small table lamp, a seated boy and a standing young woman.

Two performers lean protectively over a boy seated in a red armchair, with a glowing table lamp beside them.

Three performers cluster in warm backlight at the side of the set, peering out from behind vertical bars.

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