Two performers pull a green mesh net between them in a black-box rehearsal room, while others watch from a low circular platform behind.

Marlowe Theatre Studio2025

The Twits - In Rehearsal

The Production

In-rehearsal photography for Marlowe Theatre Youth Company’s production of Roald Dahl’s The Twits, adapted for the stage by David Wood. The Performance Ensemble production was developed through improvisation and ensemble theatre-making ahead of its April 2025 run in the Marlowe Theatre Studio.

31 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nick Stephens
Movement Director: Maddy Harland
Set & Costume Design: Sheree Paton
Photography: Steve Gregson

A blond performer in a black velvet coat holds a drumstick outward with a serious expression against a dark rehearsal-stage background.

An ensemble rehearses around a low circular platform, with one performer standing on stacked crates with arms raised as others sit and watch.

A blonde performer in a black T-shirt leans forward with an intense, open-mouthed expression during rehearsal.

Five performers sit back-to-back on a low circular platform in casual costume pieces, surrounded by observers seated in the rehearsal room.

A performer behind an upper railing operates a bird-like puppet with rod wings, a pointed beak, and bright feathers in focused light.

One performer laughs while holding a long wooden cane, as another gestures toward it and seated observers watch from behind.

A performer in a black ribbed top stands close to a dark wall with hands loosely clasped and a thoughtful expression.

An ensemble on a low circular platform raises and points their arms upward in a coordinated rehearsal movement.

A performer in a straw hat, patterned scarf, and striped sweater looks upward with a bright, intent expression against a dark background.

A performer in a black T-shirt shouts while raising a stick overhead toward another performer with hands lifted in alarm.

A smiling performer in a black T-shirt is framed by two raised legs in trainers, with rehearsal notes and stage reference photos pinned behind.

A blonde performer leans from a black metal stair or balcony, thrusting a long pole outward under stark rehearsal lighting.

Several performers sit close together on the floor in casual clothes and assorted hats, creating a tired or anxious rehearsal tableau.

A blonde performer crouches behind green netting with a black pole across the foreground, watched closely by another performer behind her.

Two performers in the foreground strain with long poles while a helmeted performer gestures in the rehearsal space behind them.

Three performers stand close together in a serious exchange, with one holding another's hands against a dark rehearsal background.

An ensemble gathers around a low circular platform as one performer stands on a small box with arms raised and others crouch or reach toward him.

A purple-haired performer in a metallic robe looks up toward someone draped in yellow fabric at close range.

A performer stands on a small box with arms stretched high, shouting as another performer reaches toward him and others watch around the platform.

A performer in black rehearsal clothes holds a rod-operated bird-like puppet with red and blue feathers in front of tiered seating.

Two performers in black rehearsal clothes shout with animated expressions while a seated performer in a hat watches from the side.

A smiling performer crouches behind a rough wooden crate, looking upward in an intimate rehearsal-room moment.

In a black-box rehearsal space, a performer holding a long pole stands over a costumed performer lying on the floor as others watch around a circular platform.

A smiling performer grips a long wooden pole with both hands against a dark rehearsal-room background.

Several performers rehearse a synchronized gesture, raising one finger upward, with costume pieces including a yellow head covering and a gold cape.

A performer on an upper railing operates a small grey bird-like puppet with long rods against a dark stage background.

A performer clutching bright yellow fabric speaks emphatically, gesturing with one hand while others stand blurred behind her.

A seated performer smiles up at a blurred standing performer in a close rehearsal-room exchange.

An ensemble rehearses energetic, exaggerated poses around a circular platform in a black-box theatre space.

In a rehearsal studio, two performers in black T-shirts struggle under a raised green net while other cast members sit on the floor watching and smiling.

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