A man raises an arm behind a woman submerged in glowing blue plastic, the red set lines blazing around them.

Bellairs Theatre, GSA2022

Widows

The Production

Widow was a Guildford School of Acting production documented in May 2022.

47 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Guildford School of Acting
Director: Matthew Monaghan
Set & Costume Design: Nicky Bunch
Lighting Design: Alex Musgrave
Sound Design: Mick Livermore
Photography: Steve Gregson

A woman sits alone on a raised platform in deep blue light, with jagged glowing plastic and angular set lines around her.

A solemn woman is isolated in close blue light, with a bright circular lamp glowing behind her.

A blond man sits at a desk in a wallpapered study, holding up a green sheet beside a lamp and books.

An ensemble occupies a fractured stage around a luminous blue channel, framed by neon-like architectural outlines.

Two women sit close together, one holding the other's hands in an intimate exchange against a red and blue stage.

A solitary woman crouches in a pool of blue-white spotlight on an otherwise dark, stepped stage.

Two performers embrace at center stage amid warm red lighting and a patterned wall set in the background.

A desk scene and three armed figures appear in separate illuminated rooms, sharply framed against darkness.

A camouflaged soldier lifts another performer in his arms as others watch across the fractured stage.

A young performer holds a toy in close blue light, with a silhouetted figure turned away behind them.

A wide blue-lit stage shows several performers spread around the glowing central space, with a small room lit above.

Two women face each other closely under red-edged lighting, their expressions tense and focused.

A full ensemble stands around a covered body on the fragmented stage in green and white light.

A man holding a pistol stands in front of a woman, both lit warmly against the red-edged set.

A young performer stands alone in darkness as a narrow beam of light cuts across from the side.

Performers surge through the glowing central channel, one hoisting a dark bundled figure above the group.

A woman emerges from crinkled blue-lit plastic, crouched low among dark wrapped forms.

A man stands inside a wallpapered study room framed in red, reading from papers beside a desk and lamp.

Several performers strain together to carry a large black wrapped bundle through blue stage light.

Two men stand face to face in a tight confrontation, one in camouflage and one in a plain T-shirt.

A seated performer in camouflage faces forward while a suited figure stands behind in a stark framed room.

The empty fractured set glows blue beneath a small lit room suspended above the central channel.

Two women sit beside a bundled figure wrapped in reflective material, one cradling the bundle under blue stage light.

Two shadowed figures raise their arms around a red-lit mound of bodies in a dark, smoky stage picture.

A distressed man sits beside a small wooden cross, gripping his hair in cold blue light.

Three performers kneel in glowing blue plastic at the front of the stage while others remain distant in shadow.

Two performers kneel facing each other inside a green-lit rectangular room while figures watch from the shadows.

A young woman in a grey hoodie looks forward with a stunned expression against a dark red-edged background.

The ensemble stands around a central mound under red set lighting, with a bright overhead beam cutting across the stage.

A man in camouflage leans very close to a seated woman while another performer stands blurred behind them.

A group gathers around a table under a hanging lamp while a shadowed figure peers from the side.

A woman crawls across glowing crinkled plastic under a blue overhead beam on a dark set.

Two women stand separated by a vertical strip of bright light in a blue and magenta doorway.

A woman kneels beside a covered body on a platform while a child sits behind her in soft light.

A soldier and a suited figure face each other in a neon-edged room washed with blue haze.

A young performer sits cross-legged under a green light, raising one hand as if speaking or explaining.

A woman stands alone at center stage in a black dress, with the ensemble arranged around the glowing set.

A young performer hugs a soft toy monkey beneath green side light, framed by red stage architecture.

A seated performer in camouflage raises both hands beside another seated performer under a hanging lamp.

A woman stands alone in the blue-lit central space, with a small elevated room glowing above her.

A tearful woman hugs someone close, her face visible over the person's shoulder against a smoky red background.

An ensemble tableau surrounds a person being held on the floor, with others seated and standing across the stage.

A woman sits alone in the glowing plastic while a man stands on a raised platform behind her.

A woman lies in the foreground while two armed figures stand on a higher platform in the distance.

A group raises their hands in a red-lit stage picture while an armed man aims from the side.

A young performer reads a book titled Widows while holding a toy monkey under saturated red and green light.

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