A robed performer stands beneath a rose window and a sharp white spotlight as the ensemble recedes into red shadow.

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre2024

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s 2024 production of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame was staged at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre with graduating musical theatre and production students. The production presented Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz’s musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s story in a large-scale student staging.

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Director: Nigel West
Musical Director: Tom Turner
Choreographer: Rachael Kerridge
Lighting Design: John Rainsforth
Set Design: Roger Ness
Costume Design: Tara Usher
Sound Design: Josh Evans
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

Two performers meet beside a bed-like platform beneath golden spotlights and a glowing stained-glass rose window.

A performer in a pale cloak sings or speaks intensely in warm amber light, with hooded figures blurred behind.

The full stage is shown with scaffolding, ladders, a central platform and multiple performers under fan-shaped beams.

A grey gargoyle-like performer gestures from darkness, the costume and face strongly isolated by side light.

A brilliant overhead shaft of light falls across a platform where two performers lean together in a darkened stage space.

A lone performer stands on green steps beneath a fan of cool blue-white beams against a black stage.

A brightly dressed performer strides forward with arms wide as the surrounding ensemble looks on.

A caped man bends close to a woman leaning over a table while another performer watches nearby.

A group huddles around a table in warm light, focusing on something held or examined between them.

A performer in a red skirt leaps horizontally above a seated ensemble under saturated blue stage light.

A wide stage composition shows an ensemble gathered around a central figure beneath layered beams and haze.

An ensemble dances across the stage with arms spread under cool overhead beams and a central scenic frame.

A woman in a dark red dress and a man beside her stand forward of a shadowed ensemble in blue light.

A woman in red leans in to comfort a hunched performer at a low chest or table.

A woman in red looks up at a man in a white robe in a close, intimate exchange.

A woman in red stands centre stage with her back to the camera beneath a bright beam and a glowing rose window.

A performer clasps their hands beneath a stained-glass window as blue and gold haze fills the background.

Two performers lean together laughing on a platform beneath hanging bell shapes and cool light.

A kneeling performer wraps both arms around a man in a white robe against a warm red-brown background.

A performer sits high on a scaffold holding a pole or tool, lit by dramatic red side light.

A red-lit ensemble dances in swirling skirts and outstretched gestures across the stage.

A woman in red and a caped man face each other closely in saturated blue light.

A performer stands high on a scaffold at the far right while a wide beam of light cuts through black space.

Red haze surrounds candle-bearing figures reaching toward a man in white standing on a raised platform.

An ensemble gathers around barrels and platforms as a plume of white smoke rises into the stage light.

A wide layered scene places a man elevated on a platform above a surrounding ensemble in red and blue pools of light.

Backstage, a person with glasses adjusts a woman’s face or earring in close-up under blue side light.

A tight row of choir members in grey robes holds songbooks under purple-blue light.

Two performers clasp hands and lean toward each other in an affectionate exchange under blue light.

A grey winged stone-like figure raises a fist with mouth open, isolated against darkness.

A man in a white robe holds another performer’s face in a close, tender composition.

Several performers cluster around a suspended costumed figure beneath ropes in a tense red-lit scene.

A caped man and a woman in red smile at each other in a saturated blue stage wash.

A woman in a red dress looks off to the side in a close portrait against cool blue scenery.

A blue-lit ensemble stands in a line while one performer kneels curled at centre stage.

A wide ensemble fills a cathedral-like set with arched panels, smoke and strong overhead beams.

A woman in red stands on a small platform amid surrounding performers and low stage smoke.

An ensemble gathers under red and blue light while a performer stands high on scaffolding at stage right.

A pale-clad performer is lifted or framed above a reaching ensemble in blue and red theatrical light.

A small bed-like platform sits in a pool of blue light beneath dramatic overhead beams.

Silhouetted performers cluster around a central figure in a blinding haze-filled backlight.

A performer lunges low toward the camera while another body lies behind under a cone of white light.

A young man in a white shirt sings or speaks in close-up with smoke and darkness behind him.

Silhouetted performers face a bright arched doorway where a robed figure stands in white light.

A performer in a blue coat reads from an open book against a dark background.

The full company stands across the stage beneath a glowing rose window and warm overhead beams.

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