I was given the exciting opportunity to photograph rehearsals at Hampton Hill Theatre for two of their upcoming productions. The photographs are to be used for promotional purposes. The two shows in question are Robin Hood, a traditional family pantomime and The Cherry Orchard, a play by Chekhov.

Theatre photography can be challenging because of the low-light environment that stage lighting provides and the need to capture fast moving subjects. Thankfully I had my large aperture prime lenses with me to help suck in more light and keep shutter speeds up for the dance sequences.

Here are some of the images I took…