Five performers crawl and kneel on a bare stage under blue haze and harsh overhead lights, framed by broken-window set pieces.

The Barn Theatre, Rose Bruford College2022

Trojan Women

The Production

Rose Bruford College’s American Theatre Arts production of Euripides’ Trojan Women was staged at the Barn Theatre, Sidcup, as part of the ATA Barn Season. Directed by Nicole Charles, the production revisited the aftermath of Troy through a contemporary drama-school ensemble context.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Nicole Charles
Lighting Design: Ben Sayers
Commissioned by: Rose Bruford College
Photography: Steve Gregson

A group of performers in layered robes stand center stage reaching forward beneath smoky blue light, with one performer turned away at the side.

Two performers stand close together, one clutching the other while she holds a lit three-candle candelabrum in a tense, intimate moment.

A performer in black with pale blue draped fabric screams with arms outstretched against a dark set and shattered-window backdrop.

Six performers form a clustered tableau under deep blue light, with one raised on the stairs behind them between broken-window panels.

Close-up of a performer looking upward with parted lips and tearful eyes, lit by cool stage light with blurred figures behind.

Performers kneel and stand in a wide circle holding candles toward a central barefoot performer in white, on a smoky, debris-streaked stage.

A wide stage scene shows performers positioned on raised platforms and the floor under blue lighting, with a uniformed figure standing apart at front right.

One performer gently holds another's chin as they face each other closely, both in flowing costumes against a dark shattered-window set.

A woman in a burgundy dress stands alone on a raised platform behind a metal railing, framed by smoky blue spotlights and a rough stone-like set.

In a tight, tense close-up, a woman in a burgundy dress looks ahead while a uniformed performer behind her aims a prop rifle near her shoulder.

A performer kneels with arms outstretched beside a wicker basket as a line of robed performers watches, with another figure holding flowers on the stairs above.

A woman crouches close to three lit candles, hands clasped near her mouth, her face lit warmly against the dark stage.

On a smoky stage, a uniformed performer splashes water from a bucket onto a woman in white while other performers hold candles around them.

A close-up of a blonde performer in a black costume looking worried under cool stage light, with blurred broken-window scenery behind her.

Several performers kneel and stand in a circle holding lit candles toward a woman in white at center stage, under a dramatic shaft of light.

A performer in a dark coat holds a white floral wreath with eyes lowered, isolated in vivid blue stage lighting.

A wide, dimly lit stage scene shows robed performers spread across the floor beneath blue spotlights and orange side light, with one raising a long prop.

A woman in a flowing white costume reaches both hands outward with an anguished expression, while a candle burns behind her.

Under blue haze and broken window panels, one performer in camouflage pushes a metal bed frame while another in a decorated military jacket crouches alone at center stage.

A woman in black with a gold necklace raises one hand and looks upward, lit warmly against a blue, smoky stage with a blurred red window behind her.

A kneeling woman in a pale shawl reaches toward another performer on hands and knees, while a third stands in shadow holding a long pole near the stairs.

In a wide blue-lit scene, two uniformed performers stand on a raised platform with shields as women in long dresses gather around the industrial set.

A kneeling woman holds three lit candles and looks upward, flanked by two crouching women on cloths beneath deep blue stage lights.

A young performer in camouflage cradles a white swaddled bundle and looks down solemnly, with a broken window panel behind him.

A woman in a blue dress stretches both arms wide and smiles upward beneath intense blue spotlights and haze.

A woman in black with a pale shawl holds her hands to her head in distress, while another performer watches from beneath a staircase.

A uniformed performer cups a blonde woman’s face in an intimate close embrace, with an armed performer blurred in the background.

Women in long dresses circle a woman in red at center stage, some crouching or recoiling, as armed figures stand at the edges under cold blue light.

A performer crouches low beside a single lit candle while another lies on the floor behind them in dim, intimate stage lighting.

Under blue haze, a performer in a white layered dress reaches upward with both hands while a camouflaged soldier holding a rifle stands nearby.

A performer kneels center stage with arms outstretched beneath raised platforms where other performers stand behind railings and broken-window panels.

Three performers in black sit close together on the floor, looking upward anxiously in smoky blue light beneath damaged window frames.

A wide stage view shows several performers spaced across the floor and platforms under strong blue beams, with soldiers at the edges holding rifles.

A performer in black holds a three-candle candelabrum close to their face, with another performer in white partly visible behind in smoky darkness.

A distressed performer cradles a white swaddled bundle while a camouflaged soldier touches it, surrounded by others on raised platforms in blue light.

A performer in a pale jacket leans forward over another performer lying on the floor, lit by cool blue stage light with stairs behind.

A performer in a white layered dress lifts a three-candle candelabrum toward a dark brick wall, their face turned up to the flames.

In a tight blue-lit close-up, a performer stares ahead with a camouflaged soldier blurred behind them.

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