Two performers lunge and twist inside a chalk circle while the ensemble watches from the edges in golden backlight.

Bellairs Theatre, Ivy Arts Centre, University of Surrey2022

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s February 2022 staging of Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Bellairs Theatre. Steve Gregson’s production photography captures this student ensemble production in GSA’s campus theatre.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Grainne Byrne
Lighting Design: Fridthjofur Thorsteinsson
Set & Costume Design: Philippa Brocklehurst
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A wide red-lit stage shows performers spread around a central black box beneath bright overhead beams and haze.

A performer peers through narrow vertical slats, her face framed by the striped set.

An ensemble bows low across the foreground as two standing performers are caught beneath strong blue overhead beams.

A performer smiles down at a wrapped bundle held close against her chest, isolated against a dark background.

A performer stretches a large translucent sheet across the stage, glowing blue beneath overhead haze.

Two performers face each other closely in a tense exchange, their profiles split by pink and blue stage light.

A small group sits in a pool of blue light on a broad dark stage with string lights receding behind them.

An ensemble crowds around a wooden box, one arm raised, beneath dramatic blue overhead light.

A performer holds a wrapped bundle tightly against her chest in cool blue light.

A silhouetted performer stands in the foreground while another figure waits on a low block in blue haze.

One performer offers a spoon to another seated at a small box, both lit by cold blue stage light.

A large ensemble stands beneath red and blue beams around stacked boxes and a hanging noose.

A distressed performer stands beneath a hanging noose, mouth open and hands lifted to their face.

A wide stage picture shows string lights arcing above seated performers and a long pale fabric sweeping across the floor.

Two performers lean in to comfort or help a seated person in a knitted hat under cool blue light.

A high wide view frames several performers under intersecting blue beams on a sparse stage of boxes and suitcases.

A performer points sharply upward while speaking, with another figure blurred in the hazy background.

A seated performer raises both hands beside a prone body, with another figure standing in the distance.

A performer balances above another beside scattered props in saturated red and blue side light.

A standing performer gestures expansively to a seated group below in a vertical blue-lit composition.

A largely empty stage sits in blue haze with scattered boxes and overhead lights defining the space.

Four performers cluster close together with poles, leaning inward in smoky red and blue light.

A performer adjusts or tends to another wearing a red cloak beneath a rope hanging in the background.

Performers move across the stage under cool beams, with a red-cloaked figure bent forward near the centre.

A wide blue-lit scene centres a chalk circle on the floor with performers spaced around it.

A performer cradles a wrapped bundle while another passes behind, with warm string lights glowing in the background.

An ensemble strains around ropes or poles in a red-blue scene filled with bodies and diagonal tension.

A red-cloaked performer crouches low beside stacked boxes while another lies stretched out on the floor.

A red-cloaked performer stands on stacked boxes and points upward while others watch across the stage.

Two performers face each other across a suitcase and basket while others sit behind them in blue haze.

A performer grips vertical bars beside a hanging rope, framed in a narrow pool of dark blue light.

A performer in a green coat holds a bundled child as others reach toward them on the dim stage.

An ensemble gathers in a tight devotional grouping, with one seated performer at the front clasping their hands.

A seated performer in dark clothing is caught in blue side light against a shadowy ribbed backdrop.

A group gathers tightly around a seated person beneath a hanging noose in dark theatrical light.

A performer strides forward raising a handheld object, her coat flaring behind her in blue light.

A group sits in a circle under a single blue beam while a standing performer addresses them from the back.

Performers are arranged around vertical bars and soft bedding, with one figure standing isolated in magenta-blue light.

Two adults hold the hands of a small child inside a chalk circle while a red-cloaked figure spreads his arms behind them.

Performers line both sides of a warm-lit stage, leaving a wide open circle of floor between them.

Three performers stand front and centre with long shadows stretching toward the camera as the ensemble moves behind them.

Two adults guide a small child forward for a bow under warm overhead light.

A performer holds a puppet or doll upright against a striped blue backdrop, staring directly forward.

Two performers confront each other at close range, one in a knitted hat and the other leaning forward intently.

Several performers advance around stacked boxes, with a red-cloaked figure central in the group.

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