The Yellow Club

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Junior Conservatoire of Drama, Dance, Production and Film. January 2024.

A large-scale multi-artform re-telling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with cast of over a hundred teenagers. Twelve actors performed a reduced version of the original text, with integrated, narrative sequences of ballet, contemporary dance and musical theatre. I worked with a large team of choreographers and other creatives, supporting a cast from the RCS Junior Conservatoire’s acting, musical theatre, ballet and contemporary dance programmes, and involving the work of film and production students.

Direction/concept: Tom Cooper

Musical director: Shonagh Murray

Choreography: Angela Boshoff (musical theatre); Ash Henning (musical theatre); Rosie Mackley (ballet); Sotirios Panagoulias (ballet); Giulia Montalbano (contemporary dance)

Set and costume design: Meghan Grieve

Associate design: Katy McGlynn

Lighting design: Kieran Kenny

Sound design: Corey Jackson

Fight director: Raymond Short

Intimacy co-ordinator: Sharon Mackay

Photos: Paul Watt Photography