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11/10/2023 to 04/11/2023
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…”with its set (Anna Kelsey) and lighting (John Rainsforth) being the first elements to shake our reality once we have taken that first step into the theatre...The theatre is dark with Rainsforth’s clever, delicate lighting carrying the weight of the audience’s experience, as we witness three more... continue reading
Beyond the Curtain 18/10/2023
…”John Rainsforth’s bold lighting drenches the setting in vivid neon tones of pink and purple, while white lightning flashes ominously outside the dormitory windows. Sometimes, a flaming orange cross glows in the darkness – a fiery reminder of the condemnation that these young men would face if... continue reading
The Stage 17/10/2023
…”Their efforts are enhanced by John Rainsforth wonderful lighting design, which illuminates Anna Kelsey’s simple raised platform covered in marquetry in subtle varied ways to add atmosphere, and uses handheld torches to illuminate the famous balcony scene, here delivered from a chair. Even the... continue reading
westendbestfriend.co.uk 17/10/2023
…”integrates some pleasing lighting (John Rainsforth) which adds great atmosphere to this intimate and involving studio piece.”
thespieinthestalls.com 16/10/2023
…” and lighting by John Rainsforth is the icing on the cake. Sudden bursts of strobe assist moments of intensity, and the use of torches allude to secrecy. Rainsforth also incorporates a lot of red within his design. This reoccurring ‘redness’ connotes not only to love, anguish, and fear in the... continue reading
BroadwayWorld.com 17/10/2023