Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Type	Drama school
Established	1945; 79 years ago
Chairman	Dame Rosemary Squire
President	Dame Judi Dench
Principal	Sally Ann Gritton
Address	120 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JT, UK; 51°28′29″N 0°04′11″W / 51.474827°N 0.0696°W
Affiliations	Federation of Drama Schools;
Website	mountview.org.uk

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945.^[1] Mountview Academy provides specialist vocational training in acting, musical theatre and actor musicianship, as well as production arts and theatre creative practices. The President of the school is Dame Judi Dench, and the Principal is Sally Ann Gritton.

History

Mountview was founded in Crouch End, north London, in 1945 by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek as "The Mountview Theatre Club", an amateur repertory company staging a new production for a six-day run every second week.^[2] Among the club's productions were Coxhead's staging of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, a production of the complete Arnold Wesker Trilogy – Chicken Soup with Barley, Roots and I'm Talking about Jerusalem directed by Peter Scott-Smith – and Buttered Both Sides, a revue written and composed by Mountview member Ted Dicks and directed by Gale Webb, which later transferred to the Fortune Theatre in London's West End.^{[citation needed]}

Early in 1946, when 21 years old, Coxhead borrowed £2,300 to buy the lease of Cecile House, a large derelict property at Crouch End.^[1] Development at Cecile House included the conversion of a gymnasium into what became the Mountview Theatre.^[3]

The Mountview Theatre officially opened in November 1947 with a production of The Importance of Being Earnest.^[1] The theatre presented one play each month until 1949, after-which Coxhead bought the building outright from the leaseholders. For the next 25 years the theatre staged a new production every two to three weeks. Ralph Nossek went on to pursue a professional acting career in 1955 that lasted 56 years.

Acting courses and technical theatre skills training were introduced part-time from 1958 when Mountview Theatre School was formally recognised in name. Its first president was George Norman, with Coxhead as its principal. This remained the case for the next ten years.

In 1969 the school began full-time drama courses. In 1971 a second performance space was built and opened as the Judi Dench Theatre. There were also 10 working studios for acting students, three for technical students and a wardrobe with more than 15,000 costumes. By 1985 the school had leased additional premises at Wood Green, that were named the Sir Ralph Richardson Memorial Studios.

Coxhead retired as principal in 1996; he was replaced by Paul Clements, former director of drama at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Coxhead became chairman and chief executive of the school board until 2000, when Mountview Theatre School changed its name to the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, In 2001, Coxhead was appointed an MBE for Services to the Arts. He died in 2004, after 59 years involvement with the school.^[1]

Paul Clements remained as principal until 2008, when he was replaced by Sue Robertson, previously dean of the School of Arts at City University London, who was subsequently replaced by Stephen Jameson in 2014. Jameson was previously associate director at LAMDA.^[4]^[5]

In 2007, the British reality television show E4 School of Performing Arts offered several would-be actors the chance to win scholarships to Mountview, Italia Conti and the Academy of Contemporary Music. Mountview's Director of Acting Programme, Amir M. Korangy, appeared on the show as part of the panel.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Mountview principal Robertson announced plans to relocate to part of Hornsey Town Hall in Crouch End, a stone's throw from Crouch Hill where it was founded, opening there for the 2014–15 academic year. A multi-use regeneration was planned for the Grade II-listed Town Hall and the site to its rear, a £19 million project.^[6] Haringey Council's cabinet approved the plan on 26 April 2011 on the basis of a business case that included Mountview.^[7] The plan fell through when Mountview withdrew, and in 2016 Mountview received planning permission for a new site in Peckham, south-east London.^[8] The new building opened in September 2018.

Full-time courses

Foundation

Foundation course in acting
Foundation course in musical theatre
Foundation course in musical theatre – Manchester

Undergraduate

BA Hons in performance – acting
BA Hons in performance – actor musicianship
BA Hons in performance – musical theatre
FdA/BA Hons in scenic art and prop making
FdA/BA Hons in stage management
FdA/BA Hons in technical production

Postgraduate

MA in performance – acting
MA in performance – musical theatre
MA in creative producing
MA in musical direction
MA in theatre directing
MA in site-specific theatre practice
MA in theatre for community and education
MFA in intimacy practice
PG diploma in stage and production management

Short courses

3 week musical theatre boot camp
3 week acting summer master class
Community outreach program
Haringey young peoples bursary
Young peoples classes
Young peoples summer school

Presidents

George Norman 1958–1969^[9]
Dame Margaret Rutherford 1969–1972
Sir Ralph Richardson 1972–1983
Sir John Mills 1983–2005^[9]
Dame Judi Dench 2006–present

Principals

Peter Coxhead 1958–1996
Paul Clements 1996–2008
Sue Robertson 2008–2013
Stephen Jameson 2013–2021
Sally Ann Gritton 2022–present

Notable alumni

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Clements, Paul; Yvonne I’Anson (15 July 2004). "Obituaries | Peter Coxhead". The Stage. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts 2009, p. 5.
^ "Peter Coxhead". The Daily Telegraph Newspaper. London, England. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "New Mountview Principal Announced". 2013. Mountview Academy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ "Mountview appoints new Artistic Director and Principal | Former LAMDA Associate Director, Stephen Jameson, will lead the north London drama school from January". Fourth Wall Magazine. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ The Stage 2011.
^ Haringey Independent 2011.
^ "Mountview gain planning permission for Peckham move - WhatsOnStage.com". 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | London | President & Artistic Associates | Mountview | About Us". www.mountview.org.uk. Mountview Academy, 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
^ "Michael Fentiman", United Agents. Retrieved 9 December 2018
^ Brennan, Ailis; A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 11 December 2018
^ http://www.iamtraxx.com ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Michael S. Wilson | Creative Media Professional for Film, TV & Online".
^ "Creative Artists Management - Ibinabo Jack". Creative Artists Management. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^ "Rowena King". cam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ Southern, Nathan (2015). "Eddie Marsan Full Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

Sources

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (2009). Prospectus 2009 (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"Dench is appointed Mountview president". The Stage. London. 30 March 2006. p. 6. ISSN 0038-9099.
"Mountview Academy plans £19m move". The Stage. London. 11 May 2011. ISSN 0038-9099.
Hardiman, David (27 April 2011). "Approval for Hornsey Town Hall handover to Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts". Haringey Independent. London.

External links

Media related to Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
The Board of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Senior Staff

[CoxheadObit-1] Clements, Paul; Yvonne I’Anson (15 July 2004). "Obituaries | Peter Coxhead". The Stage. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[FOOTNOTEMountview_Academy_of_Theatre_Arts20095-2] Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts 2009, p. 5.

[3] "Peter Coxhead". The Daily Telegraph Newspaper. London, England. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[4] "New Mountview Principal Announced". 2013. Mountview Academy. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

[5] "Mountview appoints new Artistic Director and Principal | Former LAMDA Associate Director, Stephen Jameson, will lead the north London drama school from January". Fourth Wall Magazine. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Stage2011-6] The Stage 2011.

[FOOTNOTEHaringey_Independent2011-7] Haringey Independent 2011.

[8] "Mountview gain planning permission for Peckham move - WhatsOnStage.com". 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[AboutUs-9] "Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | London | President & Artistic Associates | Mountview | About Us". www.mountview.org.uk. Mountview Academy, 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

[UA-10] "Michael Fentiman", United Agents. Retrieved 9 December 2018

[11] Brennan, Ailis; A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 11 December 2018

[12] ttp://www.iamtraxx.com ^{[bare URL]}

[13] "Michael S. Wilson | Creative Media Professional for Film, TV & Online".

[14] "Creative Artists Management - Ibinabo Jack". Creative Artists Management. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

[cam.co.uk-15] "Rowena King". cam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[16] Southern, Nathan (2015). "Eddie Marsan Full Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

History

Full-time courses

Short courses

Presidents

Principals

Notable alumni

References

Sources

External links

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