Spring Awakening

Director

Sherrill Gow is Director of Learning & Teaching at Mountview, where her directing credits include The Penelopiad, Pippin, and Anne of Green Gables.

She holds a PhD from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on feminist praxis in conservatoire musical theatre training.

Her research explores gender and pedagogy in actor training with publications in Studies in Musical Theatre and the recent collection Critical Acting Pedagogy: Intersectional Approaches.

Musical Director

Nicholas is the Head of Music at Mountview.

He trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, and Mountview in Musical Direction.

Musical direction credits for Mountview include: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Carrie, and Dogfight.

He has been Musical Supervisor for the annual pantomime at BEAM (previously Hertford Theatre) for over seven years with shows including The Snow Queen, The Astonishing Adventures of Pinocchio and Rapunzel, and has previously been Musical Director for multiple productions with the National Youth Music Theatre, including Into the Woods last year (Southwark Playhouse/Elephant).

Choreographer

Gerrard credits include Associate Choreographer: Stranger Things (Westend); Assistant Choreographer: English National Opera’s (Olivier Award-winning), Porgy and Bess, One Love: The Bob Marley Musical, and the 40th UAE Royal Anniversary Performance (Abu Dhabi); choreography and movement direction credits: Shepard’s Chameleon, Lady Macwata, GHB Boy, BEAM, CAKE, 6O Miles by Road or Rail, Foxes, The Frontline, Tate Modern, Outbox Theatre, Longborough Opera, British Museum, Pegasus Opera, National Portrait Gallery, The Place, Curve Theatre, Rich Mix, South Bank, Let’s Dance International, Cloud Dance Festival. Ident Festival, The Field Film festival, Athens Video Dance Project, and the West Bengal Federation of Dance, India.

Set & Costume Designer

Bob is an interdisciplinary creative, specialising in storytelling, innovation & experiential design.

His theatrical credits include Avenue Q (Sondheim Theatre), Pan! (Theatre Peckham), Gay Pride & No Prejudice (Union Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Bridewell Theatre), She Loves Me, Pippin and Made in Dagenham (Mountview), The Hunt (Union Theatre/Brisbane Powerhouse), Then, Now & Next (Southwark Playhouse), The Hello Girls (St Peters Arts Centre, Preston), Cinderella (The Capitol, Horsham) and Ordinary Days (The Cockpit).

With over 15 years’ experience as a creative in the events industry, Bob has designed live and immersive experiences across the globe with clients including Facebook, Adidas and Sony.

bobsterrett.co.uk

Lighting Designer

Alex designs lighting for theatre, musicals and opera across the UK and Internationally - notably Home (Chichester Festival Theatre) and The White Factory (Marylebone Theatre).

Both of which, and You Are Here (Southwark Playhouse) were nominated for Off West End Awards for Best Lighting Design.

Alex was also the Association of Lighting Production and Design Lumière 2019.

Upcoming work: Figaro: An Original Musical (London Palladium).

Sound Designer

Matthew’s credits include: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Girlhood, Sister Act, Urinetown, 9 to 5, Serious Money, Dance Nation, Made in Dagenham, Alice in Wonderland, But I’m a Cheerleader, Cabaret, Little Women, Smile, Death Drop, Legally Blonde, Alarms and Excursions, Les Misérables, The Beau Defeated, The Roaring Girl, Hymn, Thriller Live, The Producers, Flashdance, In the Heights and The Railway Children.

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Director
Sherrill Gow (she/her)

Musical Director
Nicholas Chave (he/him)

Choreographer
Gerrard Martin

Set Designer & Costume Designer
Bob Sterrett (he/him)

Lighting Designer
Alex Musgrave

Sound Designer
Matthew Giles

Fight Director
Marcello Marascalchi

Intimacy Director
Christina Fulcher

Voice Coaches
Sterre Maier
Andrea Lewis

Assistant Musical Director
Charles Crawford *

Assistant Lighting Designer
Ryan Littler †

Production Manager
Naomi Wildridge

Deputy Production Manager
Connie Yip

Production Assistant
Holly Stocker **

Costume Supervisor
Kat Stone

** MA Creative Producing student
* MA Musical Direction student
† Dip/FdA/BA Stage Management/Technical Production student

Stage Manager
Mae Pugsley Birch † (she/her)

Deputy Stage Manager
Elisabeth Moss † (she/her)

Assistant Stage Managers
Mae White † (she/they)
Grace Ho † (she/her)
Olivia Parsons † (she/her)

Programming Mentor
Rob Halliday

Lighting Programmer
Ben Spreckley †

Lighting Operator & LX1
Will Mortimer †

Sound No. 1
Phil Michael

Sound No.2 Mentor
Alex Duckworth

Sound No. 2
Joe Lofthouse †

Sound No. 3
Edward Morley †
Olivia Parsons †

Scenic Construction Manager
Hannah Smith

Lead Scenic Artist
Steven Peters

Scenic Artist
Kayla Warham †
Joe Doyle †

** MA Creative Producing student
* MA Musical Direction student
† Dip/FdA/BA Stage Management/Technical Production student

MD/Conductor/Keys 1
Nicholas Chave

Assistant MD/Keys 2
Charles Crawford *

Guitars
Jack Hartigan

Cello
Pippa Mason

Bass
Meelie Traill

Drums/Percussion
Isis Dunthorne

* MA Musical Direction student