AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018
A PLACE TO INSPIRE Full and part-time degree courses Evening, weekend and holiday classes for all ages More information and dates for young people’s taster weekends on page 12
A PLACE TO RELAX Eat and drink in our café bar opening onto Library Square and coming soon a rooftop restaurant and bar with panoramic views Year-round performances in our theatres
A PLACE TO HIRE Dance and acting studios for community and commercial use Work space and meeting rooms Music practice rooms West End-scale rehearsal studio Find out more on page 11
A PLACE FOR YOU GET INVOLVED AND FIND OUT MORE MOUNTVIEW.ORG.UK
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ACTING
MEDEA
VENUE
By Rachel Cusk · Directed by Jason Lawson
The CLF Art Café, Bussey Building
OCT
Sat 27 · 7.30pm
Mon 29 · 7.30pm Tue 30 · 7.30pm Wed 31 · 2pm
Wed 31 · 7.30pm
TICKETS
£15 Full Price £12 Concessions £10 Southwark Residents*
TO BOOK
020 8881 2201 mountview.org.uk
INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376
marketing@mountview.org.uk
#MedeaMV
Brutal Greek tragedy Medea is given contemporary resonance by award-winning novelist Rachel Cusk.
Jason Lawson is a visiting
Company and has directed
*Southwark Presents cardholders only
A woman scorned by betrayal, Medea wreaks havoc upon her family, her exhusband and herself as she seeks revenge for her wrongs.
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Based on the Book MEDEA by Rachel Cusk MEDEA Copyright © 2015, Rachel Cusk All Rights reserved
tutor at Mountview. He is an associate director at the Sticking Place Theatre at Southwark Playhouse and Chichester Festival Theatre.
PERICLES
ACTOR MUSICIAN
By William Shakespeare · Musical Direction by David Hewson ·
VENUE
Directed by John Ward
The CLF Art Café, Bussey Building
NOV
Wed 7 · 7.30pm Thu 8 · 7.30pm Fri 9 · 7.30pm Sat 10 · 12pm Sat 10 · 5pm
TICKETS
£15 Full Price £12 Concessions £10 Southwark Residents*
TO BOOK
020 8881 2201 mountview.org.uk
INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376
marketing@mountview.org.uk
#PericlesMV
Mountview’s Actor Musicians bring to life the story of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, who is forced to flee his homeland and travel across the seas in search of his lost family.
John Ward and David Hewson
One of Shakespeare’s Late Romances, it is a tale infused with music and magic.
is also an associate director
are DumbWise, an awardwinning actor musician theatre company and associate artists at Greenwich Theatre. John for Red Ladder and David has recently written a score for English National Ballet.
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*Southwark Presents cardholders only
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MUSICAL THEATRE
BRASS
VENUE
Book, Music and Lyrics by Benjamin Till · Additional Lyrics by
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Nathan Taylor and Sir Arnold Wekser · Directed by Benjamin Till
This show is double cast (1/2)
NOV
Thu 8 · 7pm (1) Fri 9 · 7pm (2)
Sat 10 · 12pm (2) Sat 10 · 5pm (1)
Tue 13 · 7pm (2)
Wed 14 · 7pm (1) Thu 15 · 7pm (2) Fri 16 · 7pm (1)
Sat 17 · 12pm (1) Sat 17 · 5pm (2)
TICKETS
£15 Full Price £12 Concessions
TO BOOK
020 8365 5450 berniegrantcentre.co.uk Booking fees may apply
INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376
marketing@mountview.org.uk
#BrassMV
Commissioned by the National Youth Music Theatre 89 An amateur production by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe
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When a brass band joins up together to fight in World War I, the women left behind must pick up the pieces in the munitions factory while they await their boys’ return.
Benjamin Till trained at
Written and directed by Mountview alumnus Benjamin Till, Brass is presented to honour the centenary of the Armistice.
Theatre Award for Best Musical
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Mountview. His musical film Our Gay Wedding: The Musical (Channel 4) was BAFTAnominated. Brass won the UK in 2014 when it was performed at City Varieties, Leeds for NYMT.
AMERICAN IDIOT
MUSICAL THEATRE
Music by Green Day · Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong ·
VENUE
Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer · Directed by Josh Seymour
Backstage Theatre, Mountview This show is double cast (1/2)
NOV
Thu 29 · 7.30pm (1) Fri 30 · 7.30pm (2)
DEC
Sat 1 · 2pm (2)
Sat 1 · 7.30pm (1)
Tue 4 · 7.30pm (2)
Wed 5 · 7.30pm (1) Thu 6 · 7.30pm (2) Fri 7 · 7.30pm (1)
Sat 8 · 2pm (1) Sat 8 · 7.30pm (2)
TICKETS
£15 Full Price £12 Concessions £10 Southwark Residents*
TO BOOK
020 8881 2201 mountview.org.uk
INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376
marketing@mountview.org.uk
#IdiotMV
Featuring the anarchic music of Green Day, American Idiot is a coming-of-age tale of three friends struggling to free themselves from the trappings of suburban life.
Josh Seymour was Associate
The Tony award-winning rock opera opens the Backstage Theatre preview season with a bang.
Director at the 2016 Off
Director on Follies (NT) and recently directed Homos, Or Everyone in America (Finborough). He won Best West End Awards for One
Arm (Southwark Playhouse). Previously for Mountview: Urinetown and Parade.
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This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe. mtishows.co.uk
*Southwark Presents cardholders only
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ACTING
POMONA
VENUE
By Alistair McDowall · Directed by Anthony Lau
New Diorama
DEC
Sat 8 · 7.30pm
Mon 10 · 7.30pm Tue 11 · 7.30pm Wed 12 · 2pm
Wed 12 · 7.30pm
TICKETS
£15 Full Price £12 Concessions
TO BOOK
020 8881 2201 mountview.org.uk
INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376
marketing@mountview.org.uk
#PomonaMV
First commissioned and performed by Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. First professional production at the Orange Tree Theatre, London.
At the heart of Manchester there’s a concrete island where nightmares hide round corners, and people from the city’s margins are lost. Ollie must enter this space to find her missing twin. Pomona is a surreal dystopian thriller, questioning whether goodness can survive darkness.
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Anthony Lau is an associate director at the Almeida and this year worked on Ink which transferred to the West End. Previously for Mountview: Dreaming America and To Kill A Mockingbird.
PUNK ROCK
ACTING
By Simon Stephens · Directed by Tinuke Craig
VENUE
New Diorama
DEC
Wed 19 · 7.30pm Thu 20 · 2pm
Thu 20 · 7.30pm Fri 21 · 7.30pm Sat 22 · 12pm
TICKETS
£15 Full Price £12 Concessions
TO BOOK
020 8881 2201 mountview.org.uk
INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376
marketing@mountview.org.uk
#PunkRockMV
Seven sixth formers are revising in the library for their mocks, and within this claustrophobic setting the harsh realities of school life are under the spotlight.
Tinuke Craig receive the 2014
Love triangles, bullies, exam pressure and frustration play out in this acclaimed drama from the prolific Simon Stephens.
(Chichester Festival Theatre).
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Genesis Future Director Award and has gone on to work on Absolute Hell, wonder.land
This amateur production of ‘PUNK ROCK’ is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.
(NT) and Random/Generations Previously for Mountview: Buster’s.
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VENUES TOTTENHAM GREEN
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THE COLLEGE OF HARINGEY, ENFIELD & NORTH EAST LONDON
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FITZROY SQUARE GARDEN
HIRE A SPACE Looking for workspace, rehearsal space, studios or a meeting room? Our new home in Peckham has a range of spaces to hire: • • • • • •
Co-work office space for independent creative practitioners Rooms for meetings and away days Studios for acting, dance and movement 195m2 commercial rehearsal room with adjoining green room/office space Music practice rooms 80-seat and 200-seat theatres
All spaces are soundproof. Discounts for not-for-profit and community groups.
For more information visit mountview.org.uk/hire or email matthewturnbull@mountview.org.uk 11
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MOUNTVIEW PECKHAM: GENERATION N*XT We are launching Saturday and weekday evening classes in our Peckham home for young people aged 6 to 25: GENERATION N*XT Classes will include acting, singing and dance, and will be taught in blocks for different age groups. This is your opportunity to meet new people, learn new skills, and train at one of the UK’s best drama schools. Be the next generation of Mountview talent. Subsidised and free places will be available for Southwark residents.
BOOK NOW FOR OUR FREE GENERATION N*XT TASTER WEEKENDS Saturday 27 October Saturday 1 December
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WE'VE ARRIVED Our new home in Peckham will change the shape of UK drama training. Worldclass training facilities have brought Mountview’s classes and departments under one spectacular roof for the first time. Professional rehearsal spaces and theatres will bring our student community closer together with industry practitioners, promoting new routes to training and employment throughout the creative industries and beyond. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported this ambitious project to date. With the help of our generous supporters, Mountview has raised 95% of its fundraising target, allowing us to open the doors to our new home. However, there is still more to do. We still need to raise the final 5% to fit out our 200-seat main house theatre and complete our development. You can help us achieve our goal by donating to Mountview today. With your support, we can ensure that Mountview’s global impact across the creative industries continues to grow and thrive.
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN AMBASSADORS Mina Anwar · Olivia Colman · Lindsey Coulson · Judy Craymer · Stephen Daldry · Dame Judi Dench DBE · Howard Goodall CBE · Douglas Henshall · Kit Hesketh-Harvey · James McConnel · Leigh Lawson · Twiggy Lawson · Eddie Marsan · Michael Pennington · Ken Stott · Roy Williams OBE
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Please note that images of the new building featured in this leaflet are for illustration purposes only and may be subject to change
DONATE TODAY LEND YOUR NAME TO MOUNTVIEW You can be part of this critical moment in Mountview’s history. As a thank you for your support, we’d be delighted to dedicate a space in your name, your company name or the name of a loved one. You can help us complete the journey and raise that final 5% by naming; The Mountview Theatre (price on application) The TV Suite A Dance Studio A Music Practice Room A step across our building (from£100) For more information about how to add your name to Mountview’s story contact Clare McCulloch, Development Manager on 020 8829 1078 • claremcculloch@mountview.org.uk or visit mountview.org.uk/support-us/
THANK YOU Mountview would like to thank all those who have supported our new home and move to Peckham. Without their generosity, the realisation of this ambitious project would not be possible.
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DIARY OCT
DEC
SAT 27
7.30PM
MEDEA
CLF
SAT 1
2PM · 7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
MON 29
7.30PM
MEDEA
CLF
TUE 4
7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
TUE 30
7.30PM
MEDEA
CLF
WED 5
7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
WED 31
2PM · 7.30PM
MEDEA
CLF
THU 6
7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
FRI 7
7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
NOV
SAT 8
2PM · 7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
WED 7
7.30PM
PERICLES
CLF
SAT 8
7.30PM
POMONA
ND
THU 8
7.30PM
PERICLES
CLF
MON 10
7.30PM
POMONA
ND
FRI 9
7.30PM
PERICLES
CLF
TUE 11
7.30PM
POMONA
ND
SAT 10
12PM · 5PM
PERICLES
CLF
WED 12
2PM · 7.30PM
POMONA
ND
THU 8
7PM
BRASS
BG
WED 19
7.30PM
PUNK ROCK
ND
FRI 9
7PM
BRASS
BG
THU 20
2PM · 7.30PM
PUNK ROCK
ND
SAT 10
12PM · 5PM
BRASS
BG
FRI 21
7.30PM
PUNK ROCK
ND
TUE 13
7PM
BRASS
BG
SAT 22
12PM
PUNK ROCK
ND
WED 14
7PM
BRASS
BG
THU 15
7PM
BRASS
BG
FRI 16
7PM
BRASS
BG
SAT 17
12PM · 5PM
BRASS
BG
THU 29
7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
FRI 30
7.30PM
AMERICAN IDIOT
MV
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