Mountview Alumni News October 2024

October has been a month of remarkable accomplishments for our alumni! Read on to find out more about their latest projects and achievements.

Are you an alum with news to share? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch at alumni@mountview.org.uk.

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On Stage and Screen

Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller was both the writer and director of Port City Signature. Nathaniel worked alongside Phoebe Rowell John, who co-directed the play.

Tyrone Huntley, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Emily Panes and Elisabeth Snegir performed in Mozart: Her Story – The New Musical, based on the life of Mozart’s sister, Nan Mozart, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Jack Gardner joins Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre as Walter Henderson, along with Benjamin Lafayette, who was part of the original company and is reprising the original role.

Oliver Magor joins the company of the new tour of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Luke Azille will appear in ITV’s Grace Series 5. Luke played a guest role and the episode is due to release in September 2025.

Sharon Small and Lois Chimimba performed in Nightsleeper BBC mini-series.

Rowena Lennon was touring the South East as Mrs Armitage in Mrs Armitage on Wheels this autumn. 

Dona Atallah performed in a musical tribute Umm Kulthum & The Golden Era at the Dubai Opera.

Dan Walford performed in Frank’s Closet this September as Gaiety Girl Alice Plate, and Dance Captain with a two-day transfer to Arts Theatre West End in November.

Will Batty is portraying Jack Nader in The Life and Death of Martin Luther King – A TNT Theatre and American Drama Group Europe production touring Europe from October to December 2024, with a London run at The Golden Goose Theatre.

Edi Di Melo performed, wrote and co-produced a new play Mulatto Boy at Omnibus Theatre along with Meghan Bartual Smyth, who co-produced the play.

Chumisa Dornford-May will play Countess Natasha Rostova in Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 at the Donmar Warehouse. Additionally, Andrew Berlin is joining the cast. 

Dean Read is cast as Walking Cover The Duke / Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge at Piccadilly Theatre. 

Eddie Marsan will portray Geoff, the therapist of character Charlie along with Rebecca Root as Principal Edwards in the third season of the Netflix series Heartstopper.

Fiona Winning will be the Assistant Director to David Gilmore in new musical Stiletto at the Charing Cross Theatre.

Clare-Marie Hall will join fellow original cast members of Operation Mincemeat as they open on Broadway in March 2025.

Christian Edwards plays the role of Max Detweiler, and Ellen Lawford portrays Baroness Elberfeld / Sister Sophia, in the production of The Sound of Music at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

The creative team for Figaro: An Original Musical includes musical director Caitlin Morgan and set designer Justin Williams.

Jenny Fitzpatrick portrays Ghost of Christmas Present / Mrs Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic.

Lauren Akosia joins the cast of the BBC series Mr Loverman in the role of young Carmel, also known as Carmelita.

Lauren Drew will portray Céline in Titanique at the Criterion Theatre, alongside Kat Ronney as Rose and Rodney Vubya who’s completing the company.

Cliffs the Musical, set to take place at the Other Palace in November will include Zoë Athena as Teddy Thomas, Cleve September as Billy Thomas and musical supervision by Lucinda Coyle.

Cerys Burton will perform in the brand-new Made at Curve production of Kinky Boots with musical supervision by George Dyer. The production will tour in UK and Ireland. 

Joseph Houston is directing A Christmas Carol the Musical for the Hope Mill Theatre production.

Peter Huntley is an executive producer and general manager for The Unseen at Riverside Studios.

Carly Burns will perform as Valkyrie in Bat Out of Hell along with Georgia Iudica-Davies as Liebeshwoosh.

Rebecca Trehearn will perform as Mrs Cratchit in A Christmas Carol revival at Birmingham alongside Iverson Yabut as on-stage swing.

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Awards and Nominations

Sean Green received the Black British Theatre Award for Best Musical Director for work on MJ The Musical at the Prince Edward Theatre.

Claudia Kariuki was honored with the Black British Theatre Award for Best Non Binary Performer.