A solitary red-jacketed performer stands far back at the centre of a vast blue-lit gridded stage.

Bellairs Theatre, Ivy Arts Centre2024

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s 2024 student production of Simon Stephens’ adaptation was staged in the Bellairs Theatre at the Ivy Arts Centre. The GSA presentation included a relaxed performance with sensory adjustments for audiences who benefit from a more flexible theatre setting.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Cressida Carré
Musical Director: Niall Bailey
Lighting Design: Mattis Larsen
Set & Costume Design: Elliott Squire
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting

Three performers are arranged in depth near a lit scenic doorway, with a woman at centre and a man blurred in the foreground.

The gridded stage glows blue and white around a bright angular frame, with circuit-patterned walls and instruments on platforms.

A wide blue-lit stage shows an ensemble spread across platforms and stairs on a gridded floor, with two figures in a lit upper box.

A red-jacketed young performer and a man in a green jacket face each other with their palms touching against a dark stage.

A red-jacketed performer stands centre stage while musicians and other performers fill the stairs and platforms around them.

Two performers lean across a red-lit tabletop, one bending close as if speaking urgently to the other.

A lone figure sits at a table in a blue pool of light while musicians and other performers appear on the staircase above.

Musicians play behind a platform in golden haze, with flute and violin visible in the foreground group.

A man in green stands under a narrow beam while a red-jacketed performer crawls from beneath a table on the gridded stage.

A red-jacketed performer tilts their head upward in front of a blue-purple circuit-patterned backdrop.

A red-jacketed performer moves with arms outstretched through red haze across the gridded floor.

A woman seated in a red chair gestures while a red-jacketed young performer stands between her and a man seated opposite.

A red-jacketed performer stands alone against a purple circuit-patterned wall, raising one arm in a graphic pool of light.

A woman in grey holds a saxophone in smoky side light, looking away from the camera.

An ensemble clusters around seated central figures beneath smoky warm light, with additional performers on upper levels.

An older performer in glasses and a patterned cardigan leans forward under a warm spotlight while holding a walking frame.

A performer in green stands in a blue-lit pool among scattered papers and floor markings, with other figures low around him.

A striped-shirt performer reaches up toward a red-jacketed performer leaning over a platform edge.

A lone figure stands on an upper platform in a green-blue wash while shadowy performers cross the grid floor below.

A man in a green jacket and a man in a light blue shirt face each other at close range in tense conversation.

A red-jacketed performer stands at centre as kneeling musicians and ensemble members surround them with instruments.

A red-lit performer sits by a railing reading a paper, with a blurred standing figure behind.

A red-jacketed performer lies on the gridded floor near a table and chairs as a man in green stands nearby in haze.

A smiling flautist stands in the foreground with seated performers on a staircase behind her against an orange patterned set.

A wide blue-lit stage places a red-jacketed performer on central stairs, with a high-visibility performer in the foreground and ensemble figures on multiple levels.

A red-jacketed performer and a woman in grey study a small bright object against a blue circuit-patterned wall.

A red-jacketed performer stands in green backlight and haze, surrounded by shadowy musicians and figures.

A woman leans in cool blue light with a diagonal shadow cutting across her face.

A dark wide stage frames a seated figure at a table below another performer positioned high on a platform.

A high-visibility performer stands close behind a red-jacketed performer in a tight vertical frame, both facing forward.

A red-jacketed performer is caught in a tight crowd as surrounding performers raise their fists in dramatic light.

A performer in blue stands on an upper platform above a seated red-jacketed performer against a blue circuit-patterned wall.

A striped-shirt performer faces forward beneath red and purple haze, isolated against a dark background.

A woman holding a saxophone smiles on a stairway while a red-jacketed performer sits nearby and another performer passes behind.

A drummer is seen close at the kit under blue light, with another musician behind the cymbals.

A red-jacketed performer walks down a central gridded runway beneath a red patterned wall, with two figures high above.

A man and woman sit close together in warm side light, smiling at each other.

A wide ensemble fills the stage and platforms while a red-jacketed performer stands alone in a central spotlight.

A red-jacketed performer looks upward near a glowing circuit-patterned wall while a blurred figure gestures in the foreground.

A young man sits at a table cradling a round red-and-white object in warm, concentrated light.

A drummer plays at a kit under saturated blue and red stage light.

Two seated performers, one in a blue cardigan and one in a red jacket, talk under smoky blue light with a drum kit behind.

A red-jacketed performer sings or speaks toward the audience with an orange circuit-patterned wall glowing behind.

A red-jacketed performer stands centre stage with arms wide while a large ensemble plays and stands on platforms under blue and purple light.

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