In dim orange light, a man in a brown uniform faces three men standing at attention in dark uniforms and caps in a narrow corridor.

Site Specific Theatre2022

Somewhere in England

The Production

Rose Bruford College’s American Theatre Arts production of Steven Dykes’ Somewhere in England was a site-specific wartime piece centred on US servicemen and women convalescing in an English manor house in February 1945. The production placed audiences within an immersive, multi-strand encounter between American soldiers and British civilians.

48 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Steven Dykes
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

An empty, warmly lit period room with rows of wooden chairs along patterned walls, framed posters, tall windows, and a desk at the far end.

A woman in a red polka-dot dress stands on a staircase, holding the banister and looking upward in a quiet interior.

A man holds a small flashlight close to a woman's face as she stands still in a light coat, creating a tense, intimate moment.

A woman sits at a table covered with papers, holding a pencil to her chin and looking forward with a serious expression.

A woman in a headscarf and knitted vest sits curled on a window seat between heavy patterned curtains, working with knitting needles.

A woman in a blue striped robe plays an electronic keyboard in a floral-walled room, with another person seated by the bright window behind her.

A wide ensemble scene in a floral-walled room shows performers seated and standing around chairs, a mahjong table, and a keyboard as a woman in a white coat addresses the group.

A woman in a headscarf and knitted vest peers from behind a wooden cabinet, one hand on the furniture, with a wary expression.

A woman in a headscarf and knitted vest stands with arms crossed before wooden shelves of crockery, looking downcast.

Four women in period clothing laugh around a worktable covered with fabric and papers in a warmly lit vintage room.

A woman in a robe over striped pajamas sits on a window ledge between heavy curtains, looking worried in cool blue light.

A woman in a robe stands tensely among seated women, including one in uniform, in a bright curtained room.

Four men in matching military uniforms stand in a line with hands behind their backs in a floral-curtained sitting room.

An empty, yellow-lit corridor is seen through wired glass doors, with fire door signs and a small work area beyond.

A uniformed soldier stands rigidly at the top of a narrow stairwell, framed by blue walls and warm light from an open doorway.

A suited man stands behind a desk with a typewriter, facing a seated person seen from behind in a sparse office with files stacked in cubbyholes.

Women in patterned dresses gather around a vintage microphone, smiling and raising their fingers as if singing or cheering.

A uniformed soldier sits at a drum kit by tall curtained windows, holding drumsticks and looking toward someone in a floral dress.

Five performers cluster closely around a vintage microphone by tall curtains, one smiling as she rests a hand on the central figure’s shoulder.

In a warmly lit bedroom set, a man in military uniform sits at a desk by the window while a woman in a floral dress sits on the bed facing away from him.

A dim corridor scene shows a silhouetted man and a woman in a floral dress facing each other tensely, with a lit doorway in the distance.

A man in military uniform sits beside a glowing table lamp and vintage radio, smiling as he reaches toward papers on a small desk.

Seen from behind, a woman sits on a bed while a man in military uniform stands at the closed door with his arms crossed in the warm bedroom light.

A man in military uniform sits on a bed speaking with a strained expression toward a woman in the foreground, beside a softly lit bedside lamp.

On a bed in a cosy bedroom set, a woman in a floral dress rests her head on the shoulder of a man in military uniform.

A woman in striped pyjamas lies upside down over the foot of the bed with arms outstretched, while a seated man and a standing woman look on.

A woman in a maid-style apron stands barefoot on a chair with arms raised, while a man in military uniform sits beside her looking up in a curtained bay window room.

A woman in a white coat over a khaki shirt sits at a desk with papers and a lamp, looking ahead under warm, focused lighting.

A performer in a pale coat sits anxiously at a desk with a lamp while a uniformed performer stands behind her in a warmly lit period room.

A performer in a dressing gown sits tensely on a chair while a uniformed performer stands with their back turned at frosted double doors in dim warm light.

A uniformed performer leans forward with both hands on a polished desk, lit by a small lamp in a warm, sparsely furnished room.

A performer in a robe smiles and touches a uniformed performer facing away, framed closely against a window in warm stage light.

A wide view of a waiting-room set shows performers spaced around rows of chairs, with one seated center, one in uniform at the far window, and others standing at the sides under warm lighting.

A performer in a checked suit sits behind a desk with hands clasped, lit warmly against a dark window and patterned wallpaper.

A performer in a red polka-dot dress and cardigan sits in a green leather armchair, holding an open folder and looking up under focused stage light.

A performer sits on a window ledge beneath a Fire Exit sign, reading a small book in intense red-orange light.

In a bright office with shelves of papers, a performer in a plaid dress adjusts the collar of another performer’s military jacket at close range.

In a narrow, warm-lit room, a performer sits at a table with a sewing machine beside large draped sheets of patterned fabric.

A performer in a red cardigan leans against a wall, looking worried, with a collage of posters blurred behind her.

A performer in a pale patterned outfit stands near an open doorway, smiling in low yellow stage light.

Several performers occupy a dim room with a table, lanterns, posters, chairs and a doorway, creating a tense ensemble scene.

A performer crouches at the edge of a bed, looking up toward another person’s arm in a warmly lit bedroom set.

A performer in a military-style uniform leans over a woman lying on a bed as she touches his face, creating an intimate staged moment.

In a wide bedroom set, a woman hangs upside down over the foot of a bed reaching upward, while another performer sits farther back.

A woman grips the metal footboard of a bed and reaches forward with an anxious expression in a close, warmly lit shot.

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