A bearded performer stands in the foreground under amber and green light while another is isolated in a white spotlight above bodies on the stage.

PATS Studio Theatre, Guildford School of Acting2022

Treasure Island

The Production

Guildford School of Acting’s MA Theatre company staged Treasure Island at PATS Studio Theatre in December 2022. The production brought Robert Louis Stevenson’s pirate adventure into GSA’s student performance programme.

50 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Karen Tomlin
Lighting Design: Jack Hathaway
Set Design: Verity Johnson
Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer sits on a low wooden stage playing guitar, with an open case in the foreground and warm yellow beams cutting through haze behind a rope net.

A leather-clad performer is isolated against a black background in a close, moody side-lit portrait.

One performer sits with an accordion while another perches above them near a large rope net under cool blue stage light.

Two performers crouch beside a large rope net, one gripping the rope while the other peers upward in warm stage light.

An ensemble stands across the raised wooden set as a central tricorn-hatted figure faces forward beneath blue and amber lights.

Two performers sit at a small table, one holding a glass beside a bottle as they face each other in a tense close exchange.

A costumed figure in a tricorn hat leans nose-to-nose over a seated performer, with the rope net and wooden set behind them.

A green-coated performer in a tricorn hat crouches beside an overturned chair in front of the rope net.

A performer rests their chin on clasped hands at a small table, warmly lit against a black stage background.

Performers surge toward the audience across a blue-lit stage, arms and props raised while musicians remain visible at the rear.

A group huddles tightly around a central performer in formal costume, creating a comic crowding moment against a dark background.

The ensemble leans together around a central figure holding up a pale wig-like prop, all packed into a playful close composition.

A standing performer points a pistol-like prop toward a group recoiling on the wooden stage under smoky blue light.

A cluster of performers looks up toward a figure standing high on the set, framed by blue haze and the rope net.

A red-headscarf performer stands alone on a small platform in a narrow shaft of white light.

The ensemble poses before the rope net, with several performers kneeling and standing in a heightened theatrical arrangement.

A brocaded tricorn-hatted performer smiles while embracing a red-trousered performer against a dark stage background.

A dark-costumed performer with feathered hair links arms with a brocaded tricorn-hatted performer in a close comic portrait.

A line of performers faces a brocaded figure on the raised wooden platform, with the rope net hanging at the side.

A red-headscarf performer stands on a small box in a hard blue spotlight surrounded by darkness.

The company spreads across a ship-like wooden set with hanging sails, rope netting, haze and bright overhead beams.

A smiling performer stands in the foreground while a costumed ensemble gathers around ship’s wheels behind them.

A feather-hatted performer holds a bright red parrot puppet in low, dramatic light.

A performer with a colourful parrot puppet faces another performer who points back at it on the wooden set.

A performer in a white shirt and waistcoat sings or speaks upward beside a purple-lit rope net.

A lone performer stands centered in a blue pool of light while the ensemble sprawls on the tiered set in shadow.

A performer kneels shouting in the foreground as bodies lie across the stage and others watch from the raised set.

Two seated performers look and point upward toward something unseen, backed by blue-purple light and rope netting.

Several performers crowd over a red-haired performer in a tightly framed comic exchange.

A tricorn-hatted performer gestures broadly beside a ship’s wheel while two others stand behind in blue light.

A violinist in a red headscarf plays from the raised platform, framed by seated figures and tall sailcloth.

The ensemble clusters below the rope net with surprised faces while one performer stands above them.

A solo performer in a white shirt and waistcoat sings or speaks into dark space under a small sidelight.

Two performers sit close together, one in a green coat holding a small prop as they confer in low light.

An ensemble stands with arms raised in celebration beneath cool stage light.

Figures gesture in the foreground under blue and amber light while a raised ensemble watches from the wooden set.

A red-headscarf performer confronts another performer at close range, with a pistol-like prop between them.

The empty wooden set glows in teal and magenta beams, with tall sailcloth and rope netting defining the space.

One seated performer comforts another by resting a hand on their shoulder in warm patterned light.

A performer crawls low across a green-lit stage, face lifted toward the audience.

Two performers tend to a red-haired figure lying on the floor beside a leather bag and the rope net.

A brocaded performer stares ahead while a bright parrot puppet perches at their shoulder.

A solitary performer sits on a chair beneath a tight overhead spotlight among tall drapes.

A ship’s wheel dominates the foreground as a seated performer glows in a spotlight and the ensemble remains in shadow behind.

A foreground performer stands still in a white vest while others watch from the raised platform in green-amber light.

A red-headscarf performer leans on a staff in amber light as another figure stands in a teal beam behind.

A performer sits alone under a narrow white spotlight on a mostly dark stage.

Two headset-wearing people work beside the rope net, one reaching up to adjust it.

A backstage operator works at a control desk lit by screens in a dark technical area.

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