A performer in red velvet period costume stands beside a draped object as bright stage lights cast a strong beam across the dark stage.

Pleasance Theatre, London2024

The London Cuckolds

The Production

ArtsEd Theatre Company’s Sixth Form staging of Terry Johnson’s adaptation of Edward Ravenscroft’s Restoration comedy, performed at Pleasance Theatre, London, in June 2024.

37 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Lizzie Bellamy
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

Five performers in period costumes gather under bright stage lights, with a gold-coated performer striding forward and gesturing while others watch near a small table.

In the foreground, a performer in a red velvet robe eats from a large loaf while blurred performers react behind vertical stage poles.

A performer in an off-the-shoulder floral period dress sings or pleads with arms held low, spotlighted against a dark stage.

Two pairs of performers move across the stage: one dips a performer backward while another pulls a crouching performer away under smoky overhead light.

A performer in a plain brown period dress holds a glowing lantern close, looking warily to one side against a black background.

Two performers in period costume clasp hands beside a red drape, their faces lit by dramatic backlight in an intimate stage moment.

One performer lies stretched on the stage floor while another stands watching from behind, both in period dresses under hazy overhead light.

A gold-coated performer raises a thin green branch overhead while another performer behind clutches a book and reacts in surprise.

Two performers in period dress sit close together under a spotlight, both looking startled, with a candle on the step beside them.

A performer in a red velvet robe swings a wooden pole center stage while three costumed performers watch under bright overhead lights.

A wide-eyed performer in red velvet peers over a draped table or barrier, with stage lighting equipment looming behind.

One performer comforts another in a tight embrace, kissing the top of their head as the tearful performer clutches a folded fan.

A smiling blonde performer holds a pink object against another performer's chest while two others watch from the smoky stage and balcony.

A performer in a patterned waistcoat and red cape grimaces and gestures over one shoulder, with another performer blurred behind in haze.

Two performers in period costume clasp hands and spin across the stage, their skirt and hair caught in motion under warm lights.

A standing performer points a tasselled object above a seated, anxious-looking performer, while another holds a glowing lantern in the shadows.

In a close, warm-lit moment, a performer in a red bodice touches a young man's cheek as he looks down tensely.

A performer in red velvet stands foreground with hands on hips, while a figure in shadow and two balcony observers watch behind.

Four performers in ornate period costumes raise goblets and a wine bottle in a celebratory toast on a dark stage, while one looks unimpressed.

A performer in a cream dress with a blue floral bodice holds an open fan and smiles knowingly, with two fan-holding performers blurred behind her.

On a wide, smoky black stage, a group of period-costumed performers stare toward a red-velvet-clad figure leaning in from the right.

A performer in a cream coat and teal waistcoat looks skeptically at a man in a red brocade vest who gestures urgently with both hands.

A performer in an orange bodice holds a floral fan with a composed expression, while a man in period costume stands blurred behind her.

A performer in a yellow coat raises a cane as another in white recoils with a fan, while a third performer smiles in the background.

Under hazy stage lights, a performer in an orange bodice gestures while speaking to two others in period costume who watch her closely.

A blonde performer in a floral skirt leans in smiling toward a man in a red brocade vest, who reacts with a wary sideways glance.

Two performers in pale period costumes stand face to face in a tense, intimate moment, watched by a third performer holding a black fan.

Four performers stand on a black stage as one in a floral skirt bends low with an arm extended, creating a comic, off-balance pose.

A performer in a red corset and silver skirt sings or pleads while holding out a fan, beside another in a yellow brocade coat against a dark stage.

Two performers in period dresses stand against a black curtain holding open fans, one looking startled and the other giving a small knowing smile.

A performer in a red velvet coat lunges theatrically with arms spread toward two performers huddled together, with a lantern glowing in the dim background.

On a black stage under overhead spotlights, a performer in a teal coat gestures expansively at center while others in period costumes watch from around the space.

A performer in a yellow brocade coat looks upward in alarm while another performer embraces them tightly from behind in warm stage light.

Two performers in pale period dresses raise their hands and fans dramatically, one wide-eyed and the other shouting against a dark stage.

The ensemble pose together under bright stage lights in period-style costumes, many raising decorative fans, with two performers kneeling at the front.

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