In a large arched theatre space washed in blue light, two performers stand on the stage floor facing a distant figure while five others watch from an upper balcony.

Stone Nest, Shaftesbury Avenue, London2022

This Restless House

The Production

Rose Bruford College staged Zinnie Harris’s This Restless House at Stone Nest in London in July 2022, a large-scale production of Harris’s contemporary reworking of the Oresteia. The production brought the trilogy’s cycles of revenge, sacrifice and inherited violence into a West End performance setting.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Walter Meierjohann, Anna Ryder, Gabriel Gawin
Lighting Design: Carey Chomsoonthorn
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

Two performers face each other closely and hold hands, one in a fur coat smiling tearfully and the other in a yellow-orange dress lit by cool stage light.

A performer walks along a purple mat in an intimate theatre space, with seated spectators behind and two other performers near a shimmering curtain.

A performer in a blue shirt holds a small light and shields his eyes with one hand in a tight pool of darkness.

A lone performer in an orange dress stands behind an upper balcony rail, isolated in dim blue light against a black stage.

A shirtless performer in briefs grips an upper balcony rail, his body sharply lit in saturated blue against the dark theatre.

A shirtless performer lies on the dark stage with bound wrists raised, while a performer in a pale dress stands at a distance near a glittering curtain.

A shirtless barefoot performer strains forward with raised bound wrists as a performer in a stained pale dress presses close behind him.

A performer in a stained pale slip stretches her arms wide and cries upward, her face and body lit in warm stage light.

Strong blue backlight silhouettes a performer kneeling over another figure on the floor, creating a stark, intimate stage tableau.

Four casually dressed performers in beanies hold a long strip of purple fabric across the stage in front of a shimmering black backdrop.

In a dark, intimate close-up, a woman gently touches a shirtless man's chin as they look at each other.

Two performers face each other across a wide, dim theatre floor, silhouetted by bright blue backlights and rows of red chairs.

A woman in a pale dress points a bloodied knife outward while another performer stands close behind her in a tense spotlight.

Three long white shrouded forms lie across the stage as one performer stands in the foreground and another addresses the space near empty chairs.

A performer in a brown jacket leans over a woman lying with her eyes closed under white bedding on a low mattress.

A performer crouches in motion under a bright spotlight while three others, including one seated in a wheelchair, watch from the back of the theatre.

Under red splashes of light, a woman in a white slip grips a shirtless man from behind while another performer watches from the side.

A lone performer stands on a high balcony rail, picked out by green light in a vast, dark arched theatre space.

Two performers exchange a pair of shoes beneath bright blue stage lights, with seated figures visible behind them.

A performer in dark clothes lifts another performer in flowing blue trousers and a white shirt in a dramatic sideways dip on a dim stage with arches and a chair nearby.

A young performer with two braids stands behind a black rail in an orange pinafore, lit by purple light against a dark stage.

A smiling performer in a pale robe reaches a red-lit hand forward while another performer bends over clutching someone close in the foreground.

A barefoot performer in a black sleeveless outfit stands alone under a bright spotlight beside an empty chair on a wide, arched stage.

A performer in dark clothing restrains a performer in a pale blue robe from behind, holding a blade near their neck in tense blue stage light.

A bald performer in a dark coat stares downward with a hand raised near his mouth, sharply lit against a dark arched background.

On a wide stage, a performer in a pale robe gestures under yellow and magenta lights while other performers watch from the edges.

A performer in a green satin dress leans back close to a performer in black while holding folded papers and a pen, with audience members dimly visible behind.

A performer crouches on hands and knees with head bowed in a pool of blue light, framed by dark arches in the background.

A performer seated in a wheelchair faces a standing performer across a spotlighted stage with empty chairs, a table, and arched walls behind them.

A performer lies motionless in a white bed under cool light, with a small device on their forehead and a dark strap across one arm.

In a dim theatre space, multiple performers sprawl and reach across the floor while three stand clustered center under warm overhead light.

A performer in black lace with a lace blindfold raises a hand at a microphone, with another performer watching from the shadows against a brick wall.

A performer at the edge of a dark stage bends over and drags a long pale sheet of fabric through a narrow pool of blue light.

A barefoot performer in a pale robe stands alone in a bright spotlight, gesturing toward the audience while another performer watches from the back of the hall.

A performer in a fur jacket and glittering skirt recoils against a brick wall, hand to face, facing a blurred figure in the foreground.

A performer in white loungewear sits centered in a wheelchair beneath a warm overhead lamp, framed by dark arches on an otherwise empty stage.

A blindfolded performer in black lace points sharply at another performer standing still opposite them, with rows of red chairs behind.

A performer holding a bright blue-white light smiles slightly beside the large shadow of another figure cast on a brick wall.

A performer in a pale slip kneels over another performer lying on the floor in black lace, cradling them under low red-blue stage light.

Under a warm spotlight, a performer in a pale satin robe is lifted in an embrace by another in a dark coat against a black stage with stone arches.

A performer in a white shirt holds a small spray bottle as a blue-lit mist cloud drifts across the dark stage beside her.

A man in a dark top and chest harness stands among rows of red theatre chairs, looking upward beneath bright lights and arched brick architecture.

In a close, tense moment, a woman in a white shirt looks up at another performer in a pale yellow dress whose back faces the camera.

A performer in a black top and bright turquoise trousers stands alone on a bare stage, backlit so her long shadow falls across the brick arches.

On a dim blue-lit stage, a central performer in black raises both arms while others sit or kneel around a suitcase beneath balcony arches.

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