A silhouetted performer stands with arms wide before bright backstage bulbs and drifting haze.

The Mack, Mountview2024

The Watsons

The Production

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts’ 2024 student production of Laura Wade’s The Watsons was staged at The Mack, Mountview. Wade’s witty theatrical completion of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel follows Emma Watson’s return to a precarious family home while playfully asking what happens when an author abandons her characters.

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Director: Bronagh Lagan
Movement Director: Christina Fulcher
Lighting Design: Alex Musgrave
Set Design: Cory Anne Shipp
Costume Design: Libby Watson
Sound Design: Sonum Batra
Commissioned by: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer seen from the wings looks onto a brightly lit stage where another figure stands in haze near a bed.

A wide view of a pastel bedroom set shows performers spaced around a bed, chairs and window under cool blue light.

A woman in a blue dress stands behind a seated girl in pink, arranging her hair in a softly lit room.

Two women in blue and pink period dresses face one another closely against a warm floral backdrop.

A woman in a dark green dress holds a fan in gloved hands while blurred figures stand behind her.

The full ensemble stands across the bright stage set beneath visible overhead theatre lights.

A man in a black period suit addresses the room with arms open while seated performers watch behind him.

A maid sits behind a table with an ornate clock in front of a pale fireplace.

A smiling maid seated at a table looks up toward a young woman in a pink dress.

An almost empty bedroom set glows blue, with chairs and a small table isolated on the pale floor.

A wide blue-lit stage scene shows silhouetted performers gathered around furniture with pink light on the back wall.

A woman in a dark green dress stands in smoke as a white side light cuts across the black background.

Two women in dark dresses kiss at the centre of a pink-lit bedroom set.

A woman in cream clutches a young woman in pink, who stares forward tensely near the fireplace.

A woman in modern clothing speaks on a phone, hand on hip, in front of a pink-lit window.

A man in a green period coat shows a smartphone to a woman in modern clothing holding a mug.

A girl in a pink dress sits centre stage with her skirt spread while another performer lies partly under the bed.

An ensemble scene erupts around a kneeling man as a woman in blue raises her arm in the bright room.

A woman in modern clothes sits cross-legged in a white pool of light while performers watch from blue shadows.

A colourful wedding-like scene unfolds under magenta, blue and yellow beams with a veiled figure at centre.

A veiled woman with flowers joins hands with two smiling men in a brightly lit ceremony scene.

A man in period costume lunges through red light and smoke with one arm extended.

In a red-lit bedroom scene, one man stands forward while another falls back near the bed and others watch.

Performers crowd around a small table, smiling and reaching toward a central object.

An ensemble in saturated blue and magenta light surrounds a central man striking a theatrical pose.

A line of performers dances toward the audience with arms extended in vivid blue and pink light.

A large ensemble dances across the stage beneath broad blue beams and haze.

Red and blue light surround a low, smoky scene where one performer kneels near a glowing spot on the floor.

A man in a white shirt speaks into a small handheld object while performers in colourful costumes cluster around him.

A central performer stands legs braced in a spotlight as the surrounding ensemble watches from darkness.

A man in a white shirt spreads his arms over a prone performer while the ensemble looks on in a dramatic spotlight.

A wide red-and-blue tableau fills the stage with smoke, dancers and crouched figures spread across the set.

The full stage is filled with performers under green and white beams cutting through haze.

A woman in a pink dress reads from an open book beneath cool blue overhead light.

A young woman in a pink dress reads from an open book against a dark, smoky background.

A young woman in a mint dress stands alone against a bright blue panel, hands folded at her waist.

A woman in a yellow dress and feathered hat gestures upward while a young woman in pink watches her.

A woman in a cream dress and long gloves covers her mouth against a dark background.

A woman in a dark dress faces a maid in the foreground as an ensemble in period costume gathers behind her.

A crowded group of performers in period costumes reacts together on the warm bedroom set.

A woman in blue supports a woman in cream as both look sharply off to the side.

Two performers in period dresses smile in blue backstage light beside visible technical equipment.

A man in a blue jacket and a woman in a pink dress sit together reading from an open book.

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