Behind the Scenes: Fit-up timelapse from Barbarians @guildhallschool
Behind the Scenes: Fit-up timelapse from Barbarians  @guildhallschool
Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Ever wanted to see what it's like when the Silk Street Theatre gets transformed for a show?

Shout out to Joshua Collins, Hayden Gurney and Kate Buxton for creating the timelapse and capturing so much of the hard work that went into creating this production of Barbarians 🎥

Find out more about Production Arts training at Guildhall: gsmd.ac.uk/production_arts/programmes

Barbarians
by Maxim Gorky

Translated by Kitty Hunter-Blair and Jeremy Brooks

Co-directed by Oliver Dimsdale and Victoria Moseley for Filter Theatre

Oliver Dimsdale - co-director
Victoria Moseley - co-director
Amy Jane Cook - designer
Ieva Vaiti - composer and sound design
Lucía Sánchez Roldán - lighting designer
Thomas Dixon - sound designer
Sarah Jane Schostack - associate director

Cast

Conor McLeod - Yegor Petrovich Cherkoon
Dolly Webb - Anna Fyodorovna Cherkoona
Zachary Nachbar-Seckel - Sergei Nikolayich Tsyganov
Grace Cooper Milton - Tatiana Nikolaevna Bogayevskaya

Genevieve Lewis - Lydia Pavlovna Bogayevskaya
Millie Smith - Vassilia Ivanovna Redozubova
Sonny Pilgrem - Grisha
Catlin Ffion Griffiths - Katya

Dan Wolff - Arkhip Fomich Pritykin
Kitty Hawthorne - Pelageya Ivanovna Pritykina
Felix Newman - Mavriky Ossipovich Monakhov
Lily Hardy - Nadiezhda Polikarpovna Monakhova

Aoife Gaston - Pavlina Golovastikova
Sam Thorpe-Spinks - Drobyazgin
Isla Lee - Doctor Makarova
Umi Myers - Maria Vesyolkina

Jidé Okunola - Police Superintendent
Noah Marullo - Ivan
Justice Ritchie - Stepan Lukin
Levi Brown - Dunya’s Husband

Hassan Najib - Matvey Gogin
Hope Kenna - Styopa
Tara Tijani - Yefima
Alyth Ross - Dunya / Foley Operator

Production Team⁣

Construction Manager⁣
Max Rodriguez-Thorp⁣

Assistant Carpenters⁣
Ross Carmichael⁣
Robbie Lynch⁣
Chloe Rushbrook⁣
Jess Wilson⁣

Costume Supervisor⁣
Alice Dearman⁣

Wardrobe Manager⁣
Lucy Rodgers⁣

Costume Assistant⁣
Amy Hill⁣

Dressers & Wardrobe Maintenance⁣
Sophie Presswell⁣

Wigs, Hair and Make Up⁣
Jack Garner-Greene⁣
Iben Bering Sørensen⁣

Lighting Programmers⁣
Emma Horne⁣
Ben Tinniswood⁣

Production Manager⁣
Joshua Collins⁣

Technical Manager⁣
Aled Roberts⁣

Assistant Technical Manager⁣
Hayden Gurney⁣

Production Assistants⁣
Kate Buxton⁣
Hayden Gurney⁣

Stage Crew⁣
Teia Johnson⁣
Sammy Lacey⁣
Tom Licence⁣
Benedict Rattray⁣
Qian Yan Tan⁣
Beri Valentine⁣
Monika Zwierzchowska⁣

Props Co-ordinator⁣
Fiona Newton⁣

Assistant Prop Makers⁣
Charlotte Cross⁣
Em Dethick-Jones⁣
Dani Diego⁣

Scenic Art Co-ordinators⁣
Zoe Bridger⁣
Danielle Da Costa⁣

Assistant Scenic Artists⁣
Charlotte Cross⁣
Mary Deakes⁣
Em Dethick-Jones⁣
Dani Diego⁣
Miriam Houghton⁣
Imogen Leather⁣
Robbie Lynch⁣
Anja Urban⁣

Design Realisation Assistants⁣
Kyra Coppini⁣
Iza Fordham⁣
Holly Hooper⁣
Fran Johnson⁣
Issy Jordan⁣
Ema Soares Da Cunha⁣

Associate Video Designer⁣
Georgie Bottone⁣

Video Assistant⁣
Pete Reavey⁣

Video Operators⁣
Georgie Bottone⁣
Adi Currie⁣
Peter Reavey⁣

Video Engineer⁣
Adi Currie⁣

Production Sound Engineer⁣
Molly Barron⁣

Sound Operators & Mic Runners⁣
Grace Duff⁣
India Mills⁣
Ed Walters⁣

Sound no.1 (mixer)⁣
Maisie Roberts⁣

Stage Manager⁣
Chloe Jones⁣

Deputy Stage Manager⁣
Rose Dayan⁣

ASM Bookcover⁣
Devon James-Bowen⁣

Assistant Stage Managers⁣
Lucy Lawless⁣
Livvy Meeks⁣
Emma Peace⁣
Kate Stockwell⁣
Additional Production Staff⁣

Camera Operator⁣
Rin Akiyama⁣

Staff Production Electrician⁣
Tom Mackey⁣

Freelance Stage Management Supervisor⁣
Laura Flowers⁣

Freelance Costume Assistant⁣
Sian Clare⁣

Freelance Wigs, Hair & Make-Up⁣
Gemma Tyler⁣

Special thanks to:⁣
Ferdy Roberts⁣
Tom Haines⁣
James Dacre⁣
Orla O’Loughlin⁣
Andy McNamee
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Behind the Scenes: Fit-up timelapse from Barbarians

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