CATALYST FESTIVAL 2018
31 MAY - 14 JULY
WELCOME to Mountview’s Catalyst Festival 2018
Catalyst is a dynamic season of theatre showcasing the fresh talent of 2018’s MA Theatre Directors and Creative Producers. KARAMEL CLUB: Eight plays directed by our Theatre Directing students and produced by our Creative Producing students. THEATRE503: The Creative Producing students take over a nationally renowned venue to present twelve solo performances. FOLLOW US: @CatalystMV @MountviewLDN #CatalystMV @mountviewldn
PRESIDENT Dame Judi Dench CH DBE · PRINCIPAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Stephen Jameson · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sarah Preece · CHAIRMAN Vikki Heywood CBE· BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Brendan Barber · Dame Colette Bowe · Arian Mirzaali · Andrew Parker · Andre Ptaszynski · John Reiss · Paul Roberts OBE · Patrick Spottiswoode · Ben Sumner · Vincent Wang · ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Maria Aberg · Annabel Arden · Paul Arditti · Neil Austin · Alecky Blythe · Paul Clay · Lindsey Coulson · Brian Cox CBE · Martin Duncan · David Edelstein · Alasdair Flint · Howard Goodall CBE · Douglas Henshall · Amanda Holden · Stephen Jeffreys · Terry Johnson · Kwame Kwei-Armah
OBE ·
Michael Pennington · Indhu Rubasingham MBE · Tom Piper
Leigh Lawson · Twiggy Lawson · Eddie Marsan · Elaine Paige OBE ·
MBE
· Ken Stott · Sarah Travis · Roy Williams OBE · Anton Woodward
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EMPATHITRAX
KARAMEL CLUB
By Ana Nogueira · Directed by Daniel Seth ·
FRI 1 JUNE
Produced by Jamie Chapman Dixon
· 7PM · 7PM SAT 2 JUNE · 9PM THU 31 MAY
What if repairing a broken relationship was as simple as taking a pill? When words aren't enough, a breakthrough drug enables couples to experience exactly what their partners are feeling. First performed in New York to rave reviews, Empathitrax is a hilarious, poignant, and brutally honest look at intimacy, communication, and mental health.
HOMO SUPERIOR
KARAMEL CLUB
By Megan Fellows · Directed by Pollyanna Newcombe ·
FRI 1 JUNE
Produced by Piers Cottee-Jones
· 9PM · 9PM SAT 2 JUNE · 7PM THU 31 MAY
Zara's past makes her volunteer for a classified medical experiment born out of humanity's inexorable search for perfection. As technological advancements blur the lines of normality, Zara fights to maintain her human instinct in this dark and tragic reality.
BADGERS CAN'T BE FRIENDS
KARAMEL CLUB
By Joseph Skelton · Directed by Hamish Clayton ·
FRI 8 JUNE
Produced by Tanya Agarwal
· 7PM · 7PM SAT 9 JUNE · 9PM THU 7 JUNE
"I'm going to eat it. It's the only way. Start the camera." Mr. Dennis is told he can’t be friends with a pupil, but will his heroic viral video-attempt change this at all? Or will it change too much?
FLASH
KARAMEL CLUB
By Francis Grin · Directed by Charlotte Marie Everest ·
FRI 8 JUNE
Produced by Emma Craggs
· 9PM · 9PM SAT 9 JUNE · 7PM THU 7 JUNE
When four teenagers come together for a class project, alcohol and boredom lead to a sadistic game. But what happens when no one acknowledges the violence?
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AN INCIDENT AT THE BORDER
KARAMEL CLUB
By Kieran Lynn · Directed by Zhai Bowen ·
FRI 22 JUNE
Produced by Christina Sturken
· 7PM · 7PM SAT 23 JUNE · 9PM THU 21 JUNE
When a new border is drawn, a couple find themselves accidentally on opposite sides of the tape line and under the watchful eye of a newly minted border guard while the world around them descends into absurd chaos. Oberon Books London
PROFESSIONAL
KARAMEL CLUB
By Charlotte Cromie · Directed by Zoe Morris ·
FRI 22 JUNE
Produced by Tom Mack
· 9PM · 9PM SAT 23 JUNE · 7PM THU 21 JUNE
Four teachers are shut in by the school’s door-locking system, put in place after students vandalised the staff room. They push to the limits what is deemed ‘professional’: how inappropriate can they be before crossing the line?
THE GAUNTLET
KARAMEL CLUB
By Reina Hardy · Directed by Brooke DeBettignies ·
FRI 29 JUNE
Produced by Ellie Fitz-Gerald
· 7PM · 7PM SAT 30 JUNE · 9PM THU 28 JUNE
He can fly, he can shoot lasers, he’s a super-genius billionaire…but he can’t get over the woman who tried to kill him, even though his winsome secretary is right there with coffee. A super-hero office comedy for the lovelorn.
NO ONE WILL TELL ME HOW TO START A REVOLUTION By Luke Barnes · Directed by Lauren Dickson ·
KARAMEL CLUB
· 9PM · 9PM SAT 30 JUNE · 7PM THU 28 JUNE FRI 29 JUNE
Produced by Joanne Blunt Three very different sisters will do anything to fit in and yet are desperate to be noticed. How far will they go when they're swimming against the tide? A captivating, lively and poignant portrait of the pressures of being a teenager. Copyright Luke Barnes, copyright agent: Mady Niel of 42 M Ltd, 8 Fitcroft Street, London, WC2H 8DL. 4
CARNIVAL QUEEN
THEATRE503
By Tiannah Viechweg · Directed by Samara Gannon · Produced by Tanya Agarwal
TUE 3 JULY FRI 6 JULY
· 7PM · 7PM
Enter the world of carnival, where masked figures weave the extraordinary tale of Claudia Jones, the mastermind behind Notting Hill Carnival. Blurring the lines of time, politics and race, this play celebrates the life of this extraordinary woman.
MY HEART IS IN THE HIGHLANDS
THEATRE503
By Joaquín Pérez Suárez · Directed by Joaquín Pérez Suárez · Produced by Helena Pastor
FRI 6 JULY
· 8.30PM · 5.30PM
TUE 3 JULY
Medea, of Euripides’s ancient tragedy, is as relevant to Greek antiquity as it is today. The myth has been told throughout the centuries. She’s out of all time and from all places. Medea is a foreigner: a refugee.
RECONSTITUTED
THEATRE503
Music by Henry George Page · Directed by Harriet Taylor · Produced by Olivia O'Connell
WED 4 JULY
· 7PM · 5.30PM
SAT 7 JULY
One mother. Four children. Three dads. Half siblings and weathered parents stuck together by blood tell their story through a collective voice in this piece of verbatim music theatre.
NIGHT OUT
THEATRE503
By Marilena Sitaropoulou · Directed by Marilena Sitaropoulou · Produced by Jo Pantazopoulou
WED 4 JULY FRI 6 JULY
· 8.30PM · 8.30PM
Nature vs. nurture: How does a girl manage to keep the balance between those two, while still discovering her own identity? All it takes is a night out in order for her to find out.
EATEN MESS
THEATRE503
By Olivia Warren · Directed by Hannah Banister · Produced by Emma Craggs
SAT 7 JULY
THU 5 JULY
· 7PM · 8.30PM
Eaten Mess is a comedy about the 'not so funny' world of eating disorders. Food and body image are weird and fragile things. Eaten Mess has the power to do a lot of good, and is quite a riot along the way.
HEATHER'S WEDDING
THEATRE503
By Sarah Sigal · Directed by Wiebke Green · Produced by Sandi Ballardo
SAT 7 JULY
THU 5 JULY
· 8.30PM · 7PM
Being a bridesmaid is not something you can turn down, neither are all the pressures that come along with it. Heather's Wedding explores the struggles of being a single woman in a world that has already decided how everything is supposed to go. 5
HAVISHAM
THEATRE503
By Emma White · Directed by Anna Marshall · Produced by Joanne Blunt
TUE 10 JULY FRI 13 JULY
· 7PM · 7PM
"This is the moment every women waits for. When this is the real thing, I will be complete." Vicky believes her purpose in life is to be the ideal wife and mother. But can traditional perfection really make us happy?
A MOST PERSONAL WAR
THEATRE503
By Steven Ticehurst · Directed by Kyril Buhowski · Produced by Christina Sturken
TUE 10 JULY FRI 13 JULY
· 8.30PM · 5.30PM
Landlady Nessa has heard and seen it all, and with the Great War raging in Europe, there’s precious little to do save regale her punters with stories of political secrets, dealings with class, and how unfit humans are for democracy.
HAMOTZI
THEATRE503
By Emma Zadow · Directed by Lilac Yosiphon · Produced by Tom Mack
WED 11 JULY
· 7PM · 7PM
SAT 14 JULY
Add one shamefully flirtatious violinist to a blend of interfering mothers-in-law and bland husbands, sprinkle a dash of patriarchal frustration and voila, it’s the Sabbath dinner at Rochalle’s, and you’re all invited. So light the candles, salt the challah and let’s dig in!
ONLY YOU
THEATRE503
By Lilly Driscoll · Directed by Rafaella Marcus · Produced by Ellie Fitz-Gerald
WED 11 JULY
· 8.30PM · 5.30PM
SAT 14 JULY
Come and meet the host of your new favourite cooking show. Find out how to cook the perfect steak. Get the ultimate rise. And take home the recipe for cocaine cupcakes. It is 1955... Now who wants to hear the rules of being a good housewife?
WE'VE BEEN BETTE....
THEATRE503
By Becky Downing · Directed by Kayla Feldman · Produced by Piers Cottee-Jones · Sound Design by Will Abell
THU 12 JULY FRI 13 JULY
· 7PM · 8.30PM
Sustaining a career in comedy is tricky, especially if you've forgotten how to make people laugh. Join Bette, a young comedian, and her one-woman show featuring stand-up, poetry and onesided conversations with her subconscious, on her journey with depression.
BANANA, CRABTREE, SIMON
THEATRE503
By David Hendon · Directed by Richard Elson · Produced by Christina Sturken
THU 12 JULY SAT 14 JULY
· 8.30PM · 8.30PM
Alan has early-onset dementia. But it’s okay. Alan only has to remember three words, that’s all: Banana, Crabtree, Simon. They’re the three words that make sure he hasn’t gone completely doolally, despite what his wife and son think. Banana… Simon? 6
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