A performer in a turquoise tracksuit stands rigidly center stage, lit from the front while silhouetted figures gather behind her in smoky backlight.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre, ArtsEd2022

Those Who Trespass

The Production

ArtsEd’s March 2022 production of Matthew Dunster’s Those Who Trespass was staged at the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre. Set around the secure future development of Water City, the play explores displacement, mistrust and violence at the fault line between communities.

30 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Lizzie Bellamy
Lighting Design: Chris Mould
Commissioned by: ArtsEd
Photography: Steve Gregson

A lone performer stands in silhouette beneath a metal frame, surrounded by thick haze and bright golden backlights.

A performer in a dark suit and loosened tie looks upward with a tense expression under cool blue stage lighting.

A performer in a white vest stands still at center stage while others move around him through smoke and strong overhead beams.

Two performers sit close together on a sofa in blue light, one leaning forward with clasped hands and the other resting a hand against his head.

A performer stands behind an upper-level railing beneath three glowing blue fluorescent lights, creating a stark, isolated stage picture.

A performer in a bright blue top looks upward with both hands pressed to her cheeks against a dark, blue-lit background.

Six performers stand in a line across the stage under smoky overhead light, with varied gestures and expressions.

Two performers embrace and kiss in a warm spotlight against a dark stage, one wearing a leopard-print top and the other in black.

A performer at left points a handgun toward two performers huddled together near a chair, with blue-lit stairs and railings behind them.

On a dark, smoky stage, a silhouetted performer points a handgun toward two performers huddled together beside a blue sofa under stark side lighting.

Two performers sit closely on a blue sofa, one in a white shirt and patterned tie holding the other in a grey dress as they rest their head against his chest.

A performer in a white vest stands front and centre with hands raised slightly, staring ahead through smoky light as other performers gather blurred behind.

A wide, dimly lit stage shows a performer seated behind a white plinth at centre, with sofas, chairs, staircases and another performer standing to the side.

Two performers sit on a beige sofa, the one in a leopard-print top leaning forward with a tense expression while the other sits back with a hand in their hair.

A performer in a white vest stands alone in a bright overhead spotlight at centre stage, with sofas, staircases and shadowy figures behind.

Two performers sit closely on a blue sofa, one in a robe-like floral garment resting their head on the other's shoulder in an intimate, quiet moment.

A performer in a red blazer raises both hands while speaking under blue light, with two other performers watching from lower levels nearby.

Two performers stand close beside a sofa and kiss, one in a white vest and the other in a pale green tracksuit, against a dark staircase backdrop.

A large ensemble scene shows performers spread across sofas and a raised platform, with one standing forward under smoky stage lighting.

Two performers sit close together on a beige sofa; one in black holds a handgun while looking intently at the other in a white jacket.

A performer in black stands under a floor lamp pointing a handgun toward two performers lying on the stage floor, with a blue sofa behind him in moody blue light.

A young woman stands in a warm spotlight downstage, with two seated performers blurred behind her near a sofa and staircase.

Six performers stand in a row behind an upper metal railing, lit by cool fluorescent tubes and haze.

Two young women sit on a blue sofa; one in a striped top gestures to her chest while speaking, as the other turns toward her.

A man in a white shirt stands in a blue spotlight on a dark stage, with another performer standing at a distance near a railing.

A young performer in a dark jacket faces forward in a tight blue-lit close-up against a hazy stage background.

A man in a white shirt raises both index fingers while speaking, flanked by two young performers under cool smoky lighting.

One performer stands on an upper balcony behind a railing while another in a red plaid shirt stands below, separated by height and blue stage light.

A woman stands alone on an elevated platform in a narrow spotlight, while a group of performers gathers below in dark silhouette.

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