Summer Season 2018

SUMMER SEASON 2018

WELCOME to Mountview’s Summer Season 2018

Dramatic Training A world-leading drama school A centre of creativity and opportunity for all A home for theatre arts in London's cultural heart

Mountview is Moving – find out more on page 10

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 · Cllr Mark Williams · 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

Elaine Paige OBE · Michael Pennington · Indhu Rubasingham MBE · Tom Piper Anton Woodward

OBE

· Leigh Lawson · Twiggy Lawson · Eddie Marsan ·

MBE

· Ken Stott · Sarah Travis · Roy Williams OBE ·

CONTENTS

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN

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MADE IN DAGENHAM

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DAMN YANKEES

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SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

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VENUES

9.

SUMMER BOOT CAMPS

10. MOUNTVIEW IS MOVING 11. NAME A STEP 12. DIARY

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ACTING VENUE

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

By Lorraine Hansberry · Directed by Topher Campbell

KARAMEL CLUB

MAY

· 7.30PM · 7.30PM SAT 5 · 5PM TUE 8 · 7.30PM WED 9 · 7.30PM THU 3 FRI 4

TICKETS £12 (£10)

TO BOOK 020 8881 2201 The box office is open Mon-Fri 9.30-5

INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376 marketing@mountview.org.uk

#RaisinMV

© Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy

A Raisin in the Sun is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Ltd

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In Chicago’s notorious South Side, three generations of a family struggle to overcome prejudice and poverty. The first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway, A Raisin in the Sun is one of the most important works of 20th Century drama.

Topher Campbell is a Jerwood Award winning director of theatre, film and television. As Artistic Director of The Red Room Theatre Company he created Europe’s first and only fully functioning recycled theatre. He is also co-founder of rukus! Federation a company dedicated to presenting the best work by Black LGBT artists.

MADE IN DAGENHAM

ACTING / ACTOR MUSICIAN

Book by Richard Bean · Music by David Arnold Lyrics by Richard Thomas · Directed by Ellie Jones

VENUE BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE This show is double cast (1/2)

MAY

· 7.30PM (1) · 7.30PM (2) SAT 5 · 12PM (2) SAT 5 · 5PM (1) TUE 8 · 7.30PM (2) WED 9 · 7.30PM (1) THU 10 · 7.30PM (2) FRI 11 · 7.30PM (1) SAT 12 · 12PM (1) SAT 12 · 5PM (2) THU 3 FRI 4

TICKETS £14 (£10)

TO BOOK 020 8365 5450 berniegrantcentre.co.uk Booking fees may apply

INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376 marketing@mountview.org.uk

#DagenhamMV

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The talents of Mountview’s actors and actor musicians are combined in this barnstorming, Olivier Award-winning British musical. Women machinists in the Ford car factory fight for better pay, taking on class and gender barriers in the fight for equal rights.

Ellie Jones is a former Artistic Director of Southwark Playhouse and an Associate Director at Sheffield Crucible. She has worked

Made in Dagenham is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)

at the RSC and the Orange Tree Theatre and has written musicals for YMT:UK. Previously for Mountview: Jane Eyre – A Musical Drama.

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MUSICAL THEATRE

DAMN YANKEES Words and Music by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross · Book by

VENUE

George Abbott & Douglas Wallop · Directed by Martin Duncan

UNICORN THEATRE This show is double cast (1/2)

MAY

· 7.30PM (1) · 7.30PM (2) SAT 12 · 12PM (2) SAT 12 · 5PM (1) TUE 15 · 7.30PM (2) WED 16 · 7.30PM (1) THU 17 · 7.30PM (2) FRI 18 · 7.30PM (1) SAT 19 · 12PM (1) SAT 19 · 5PM (2) THU 10 FRI 11

TICKETS £14 (£10)

TO BOOK 020 7645 0560 mountview.org.uk/shows Booking fees may apply

INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376 marketing@mountview.org.uk

#DamnYankeesMV

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Damn Yankees is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)

A baseball nut sells his soul to a mysterious businessman for a chance to play in the Major League. Can his hapless team beat the mighty New York Yankees?

There's devilish temptation in this all-American musical.

Martin Duncan is a former Artistic Director of Nottingham Playhouse and Chichester Festival Theatre.

He directed the world première of Matthew Bourne’s The Nutcracker and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for Royal Opera House.

He is Artistic Associate at Mountview.

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SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

By Luigi Pirandello · Directed by Dan Herd

ACTING VENUE KARAMEL CLUB

MAY

· 7.30PM · 5PM MON 21 · 7.30PM TUE 22 · 7.30PM WED 23 · 7.30PM FRI 18

SAT 19

TICKETS £12 (£10)

TO BOOK 020 8881 2201 The box office is open Mon-Fri 9.30-5

INDUSTRY BOOKINGS 020 8829 2376 marketing@mountview.org.uk

#SixCharactersMV

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An absurdist masterpiece, Six Characters explores the nature of theatre and reality.

A group of actors assemble for a rehearsal, only to be confronted by six mysterious individuals claiming to be characters abandoned by their writer and demanding to have their stories told.

Dan Herd is a Senior Acting Tutor at Mountview. He has directed at the Lyric Hammersmith, The Old Vic and the Theatre Royal Haymarket and was an Artistic Associate at the Soho Theatre. Previously for Mountview: Legally Blonde.

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VENUES TOTTENHAM GREEN

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

THE COLLEGE OF HARINGEY, ENFIELD & NORTH EAST LONDON

ADDRESS Town Hall Approach Road, N15 4RX TUBE Seven Sisters (Victoria Line)

SEVEN SISTERS STATION SEVEN SISTERS RAIL

BUS 41 · 123 · 149 · 230 · 243 · 259 · 341 · 476 CAR Pay and display parking available

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SOUTH TOTTENHAM STATION

KARAMEL CLUB

WOOD GREEN STATION

ADDRESS Coburg Road, N22 6UJ WOOD GREEN COMMON

TUBE Wood Green (Piccadilly Line) RAIL Alexandra Palace KARAMEL CLUB

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QPark Butler’s Wharf, a five-minute walk from the theatre Ln

THREE-WEEK SUMMER BOOT CAMPS IN MUSICAL THEATRE AND ACTING 23 JULY– 10AUGUST 17+ YEARS £810 ACTING

MUSICAL THEATRE

WEEK 1 – THE SKILLS GARAGE 30 hours of intensive actors’ skills training including acting, voice and movement.

Learn how to harness your creativity and connect to a character.

WEEK 2 – UNLOCKING SHAKESPEARE Five days of practical work giving you the keys to understanding and acting Shakespeare.

WEEK 3 – THE AUDITION A week packed with advice and tips, practice and the inside track to success at future drama school auditions.

WEEK 1 – HEART, BODY AND SOUL 30 hours of triple threat skills training in acting, singing and dance. Get to the heart of a character, use your body in serious dance training and express your soul through song.

WEEK 2 – BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS One week to put all the skills together into a fiendish ensemble performance.

WEEK 3 – THE AUDITION A week packed with advice and tips, practice and the inside track to success at future drama school auditions.

FREE PLACES FOR HARINGEY RESIDENTS Available for all courses, subject to eligibility. Visit our website for an application form.

BOOK NOW

mountview.org.uk/shortcourses 020 8826 9217 9

MOUNTVIEW IS MOVING We are embarking on a bold project to create a new home for Mountview in the heart of Peckham in south London. We plan to open for the 2018/19 academic year.

The world-class facilities will reflect the expert quality of our training and reputation and will bring all our departments under one roof for the first time.

The new building will include a 200-seat main house and 80-seat studio theatre, dance, acting, TV and radio studios, music practice rooms, production workshops and a café bar. Professional and community groups will be able to use the facilities with special rates for charity and not-for-profit groups.

Planning permission was granted in September 2016. Mountview has a finance facility in place to cover 80% of the funds needed. And we are 64% of the way towards our fundraising target of the remaining £6.5m to ensure we can complete the project.

For more information about the project and how to support, visit mountview.org.uk/support-us or contact Liz Scase on 020 8829 1078 • lizscase@mountview.org.uk

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

NAME A STEP APPEAL Mountview's move to Peckham is a momentous journey and we need your support to take the next step.

Mountview’s ‘Name a Step’ Appeal offers the opportunity for individuals to step up and support our move to Peckham.

As a thank you, we are offering you the chance to have your name, or a dedication of your choice, on one of our staircases in the new building.

WHY NAME A STEP? Mountview in Peckham marks a step-change from the conventional kind of drama school. There is nothing else like it in the UK. The building will bring our student community closer together with professional artists and industry practitioners and promote new routes to training and employment throughout the creative industries and beyond.

Alongside this we will be extending our current outreach programmes to engage more local young people and the community in skills development and performance activities during the weekend, evening and school holidays.

Name a step today and help us achieve our exciting ambitions.

HOW DOES IT WORK? You can choose to have your dedication in two different areas of our new building in Peckham. £250 On a staircase in the atrium, the heart of our building £100 On a staircase in one of our stairways throughout the building To support the appeal visit mountview.org.uk/name-a-step-appeal For more information contact development@mountview.org.uk

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DIARY MAY THU 3

7.30PM

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

KARAMEL CLUB

THU 3

7.30PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

FRI 4

7.30PM

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

KARAMEL CLUB

FRI 4

7.30PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

SAT 5

5PM

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

KARAMEL CLUB

SAT 5

12PM · 5PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 8

7.30PM

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

KARAMEL CLUB

TUE 8

7.30PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

WED 9

7.30PM

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

KARAMEL CLUB

WED 9

7.30PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

THU 10

7.30PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

THU 10

7.30PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

FRI 11

7.30PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

FRI 11

7.30PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

SAT 12

12PM · 5PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

SAT 12

12PM · 5PM

MADE IN DAGENHAM

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 15

7.30PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

WED 16

7.30PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

THU 17

7.30PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

FRI 18

7.30PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

FRI 18

7.30PM

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

KARAMEL CLUB

SAT 19

12PM · 5PM

DAMN YANKEES

UNICORN THEATRE

SAT 19

5PM

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

KARAMEL CLUB

MON 21

7.30PM

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

KARAMEL CLUB

TUE 22

7.30PM

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

KARAMEL CLUB

WED 23

7.30PM

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR

KARAMEL CLUB

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