A small ensemble stands beneath a single overhead beam on a floor patterned with rope-like shadows.

Bellairs Theatre2022

The Pirate Queen

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s November 2022 production of The Pirate Queen was staged at Bellairs Theatre, directed by Anna Fox. The production brought Boublil and Schönberg’s large-scale musical to GSA’s training-stage context.

48 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Anna Fox
Lighting Design: John Rainsforth
Set Design: Amy Yardley
Sound Design: Russell Ditchfield
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

An empty nautical stage sits in blue shadow, with ropes, barrels and warm overhead lamps creating a misty atmosphere.

A small group gathers in a narrow white spotlight, with a large barrel in the foreground and darkness around them.

Two performers clash with crossed weapons under deep blue light beside hanging ropes and a round platform.

An ensemble raises long poles across a blue-lit deck-like stage with ropes and barrels framing the action.

Four performers in rugged coats and fur sing or shout close to the hanging rigging in dramatic side light.

Performers leap and dance around barrels under angled blue beams on the ship-like set.

Three performers share a close conversation in dim stage light, one young performer smiling toward the audience.

The full stage is framed by rigging as performers gather beneath smoky overhead beams around a central rope structure.

Performers lie and sit scattered across the stage beneath pale spotlights and suspended ropes.

A long-haired performer in a fur coat looks upward against a dark background with a bright edge of stage light.

A seated young performer looks forward while another performer leans close behind them in intimate blue light.

Two performers embrace inside a circular blue spotlight on an otherwise dark stage.

A close pair smiles warmly as one performer wraps their arms around the other against a dark blue background.

A performer moves along the upper platform while others below clash with long poles in a shadowy fight scene.

A performer in a glowing white dress and ornate orange hair stands centered as red-costumed attendants bow in blue light.

A white-dressed performer with elaborate orange hair stands between red-costumed dancers against red and blue vertical lighting.

A performer in an ornate orange wig and fur cape turns sharply while a dark-coated figure stands behind red curtains.

The ensemble dances across the stage with raised arms and barrels under warm overhead light.

A young woman reacts with a wide open expression while a man holds her from behind and others crowd into the frame.

Several performers lift a man in a white shirt aloft beneath the central rigging.

A wide dark stage shows an ensemble spread around two central performers in a small pool of light.

Two performers clasp hands in a ceremony while others watch closely under cool purple-blue light.

An ensemble sweeps their arms around a central figure in white beneath rigging and cool haze.

A large ensemble surges forward under taut ropes and bright blue-white overhead lights.

Dancers kick and whirl in a wide formation under warm golden stage light.

A performer in a white bodice and red skirt stands centered while dancers move around them in amber light.

A tight group huddles together from behind in a pool of blue light beneath curved ropes.

A man in a vest stands isolated in a narrow white beam while a seated figure rests in the foreground.

A central performer in a yellow skirt sings or gestures forward while the ensemble gathers behind.

A dark-coated performer reaches outward in close-up against a black background.

A performer in an ornate orange wig and ruff looks startled before red curtains.

A court-like ensemble stands in a diagonal pool of light on a dark stage, with figures watching from the sides.

A fur-coated performer bends toward a kneeling young performer, their hands clasped in low warm light.

A young performer stands alone clutching a small object in a tight spotlight.

Women in red and cream court costumes frame a central figure in an ornate orange wig before red curtains.

A formal court tableau fills the stage with blue overhead lights, red-costumed attendants and a central orange-wigged figure.

A performer swings horizontally on a rope at stage right while another watches across the open floor.

Dancers leap and kick forward in warm light, with skirts and arms caught in motion.

Two men strain against a horizontal pole or weapon, their bodies angled in a tense close combat composition.

A young performer stands behind hanging chains, lit from the side against a dark blue stage.

A lone figure walks into a vast blue-lit space with vertical chains and crossing beams.

A young performer embraces a smaller figure in a red headscarf while others stand in blue shadow around them.

A kneeling performer holds up a red cloth to a standing figure as the ensemble watches from the surrounding darkness.

An ornate orange-wigged performer and a young performer face each other before red curtains.

Two performers face each other closely, holding hands or a small object against a black background.

A large ensemble gathers under blue beams with arms raised in a celebratory final tableau.

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