A performer in a red top stands at a music stand with raised hands, casting a dramatic shadow on a purple-lit wall.

Jermyn Street Theatre2025

Theatre Translation Showcase Vol. 6

The Production

Foreign Affairs theatre company presented Theatre Translation Showcase Vol. 6 in association with Jermyn Street Theatre, featuring English-language readings of new translations from Chile, Japan, Kenya and Sweden. The one-day showcase formed part of the sixth edition of Foreign Affairs’ Theatre Translator Mentorship programme.

34 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Foreign Affairs theatre company
Photography: Steve Gregson

A wide auditorium view shows a seated audience watching a single performer at a music stand on a dark stage.

A smiling performer in a bright red coat reads from an open folder in a rehearsal room, with other participants softly blurred behind.

A performer in black leans forward over a chair holding an open script, with seated participants nearby.

A performer in a burgundy sweater points sharply across a dark stage while holding a black folder.

Audience members in a dark auditorium laugh and watch, framed by blurred foreground and warm stage light.

A high wide view shows a large rehearsal circle in a hall, with scripts and chairs arranged around the space.

Two performers in rehearsal, one in red and one in an ochre jacket, smile as they touch hands while holding scripts.

A performer in a light sweater and scarf reads from an open folder on a dark stage, gesturing under purple light.

A performer in a purple cardigan speaks at a music stand with one hand raised, shadow falling on the wall behind.

A seated person in the foreground reads a script while a brightly lit performer appears on the distant stage.

A person at a music stand points emphatically across the rehearsal room while reading from an open folder.

Two performers with scripts face each other on a dark stage, one smiling and reaching toward the other.

A performer in a red cardigan holds an open folder and stares intensely ahead under theatrical side light.

A wide rehearsal-room view looks over seated participants as a performer in red stands reading to the circle.

Three seated participants in rehearsal smile and clap while watching someone out of frame.

A performer leans close with a smile toward another performer in an ochre jacket, both holding scripts under soft stage light.

Three performers stand on a dark stage with open folders, reading together under focused light.

Two people stand in a rehearsal room looking down at an open notebook, one pointing or writing while the other holds a pen.

A performer in a pale top speaks urgently on a dark stage with an open folder in hand and one arm extended.

A performer in a pale shirt shields his eyes as if searching into the distance while holding an open folder.

A wide theatre view shows audience on both sides watching a seated group on a bare dark stage.

Seated participants listen in a rehearsal circle, one resting a hand by their mouth as others look on.

A performer in an ochre jacket holds an open folder and gestures near his face under warm stage light.

A performer in a purple cardigan rests a hand on the music stand, focused under moody purple stage light.

An ensemble scene on a dark stage shows performers laughing and reading while the audience is silhouetted in the foreground.

A wide rehearsal circle in a hall surrounds a performer in purple who stands and gestures from the centre.

A performer in a red cardigan leans down from the stage to reach toward an audience member in the shadows.

Two seated speakers on stage are shown in conversation, one gesturing with both hands while the other listens.

A group stage composition places one performer in a scarf speaking from the front while others stand behind with scripts.

A performer in a pale green jumper and scarf reads from an open black folder against a plain wall, gesturing with one hand.

A seated panel on stage laughs together during a discussion, surrounded by audience in the foreground.

A stage discussion brings five seated speakers into a semicircle beneath a dark backdrop.

A wide theatre view captures audience members applauding with raised hands toward speakers on stage.

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