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Director

Alan is an actor, director, dramaturg, writer, and acting coach, currently Head of BA Acting at Mountview.

His recent projects include directing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Bare: A Pop Opera.

In addition to his work at Mountview, Alan has taught at institutions such as The Urdang Academy, London Studio Centre, CPA, and City Academy, having previously worked within the education department at The Australian Museum in Sydney.

As an actor and director, Alan’s work spans film and television, international and regional theatres and London’s West End.

He has appeared in television productions for Marvel Studios and worked with companies such as the National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, and Theatre On The Fly at Chichester Festival.

His stage credits also include Trafalgar Studios, Edinburgh Festival, Perfect Pitch, and Red Rose Chain, as well as engagements with The English Theatre in Frankfurt, The Lowry, Manchester, Les Enfants Terribles, The Vaults, The Sydney Theatre Festival, The Melbourne Arts Centre, The Adelaide Festival Centre, and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Associate Musical Director

Ellie’s recent work includes: School for Scandal (RSC), Starter for Ten (Bristol Old Vic), Oh What A Lovely War, Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, Dracula, Mother Courage (Blackeyed Theatre/UK tours), The Color Purple (UK tour), Lea Salonga’s Dream Again Tour (Royal Albert Hall), The Burnt City (Punchdrunk), Six (West End/UK tour).

Other work includes: Celebrating John Lord and the Teenage Cancer Trust: Bring Me the Horizon (Royal Albert Hall). ellieverkerk.com

Choreographer

Meadhbh is an Irish choreographer, movement director and teacher who trained at Trinity Laban and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Theatre credits include: as Choreographer/ Movement Director: Spring Awakening (Phoenix Arts Club), Jess (Edinburgh Fringe), Romeo and Juliet (New Diorama Theatre), Carrie (GSA), Birdie’s Adventures in the Animal Kingdom (Greenhouse Theatre), Present Laughter (RCSSD); as Associate/Assistant: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Ambassador’s Theatre, Southwark Playhouse Elephant), The Odyssey (Unicorn Theatre), Good Enough Mum’s Club (UK tour) and Weeverfish (RCSSD).

Set & Costume Designer

Rhyannon has been working in professional theatre for over 20 years, both as a set and costume designer and as a maker.

Much of her work has been with community groups, theatre in education and drama schools, but she has also designed for a wide range of both small and large scale productions and tours, including the Chester Mystery Plays.

She designs for events, festivals and theme parks, and works as a mural artist and illustrator.

She is also design facilitator here at Mountview.

Lightting Designer

Tyler’s credits as Designer, in theatre includes: The Legends of Them (Royal Court), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sunday in the Park with George (Mountview), Turn of the Screw (Queens Theatre Hornchurch), G (Royal Court), Dorian The Musical (Southwark Playhouse), Diana The Musical Concert (Eventim Apollo), Trompe L’Oiel (The Other Palace), Loserville (Blackheath Halls), Our House (The Albany), No Man’s Island, Redemption, Mission (The Big House), Play, The Games (P&O Arvia), Silence (Donmar/Tara), Roles We’ll Never Play, Close Quarters (RADA), Opening Up: The Mental Health Musical (Union), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Electric), Nor Woman Neither (Tristan Bates), Macbeth (Vanbrugh) and Stoning Mary (George Bernard Shaw).

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
Alan Pearson (he/him)

Musical Director
Jerome van den Berghe (he/him)
Ellie Verkerk (she/her)

Choreographer
Meadhbh Lyons (she/her)

Set Designer & Costume Designer
Rhyannon Richardson (she/her)

Lighting Designer
Tyler Forward (he/him)

Sound Designer
Matthew Giles (he/him)

Voice Coach 
Andrea Lewis (she/her)

Assistant Director 
Alfie Chesney ° (he/him)

Assistant Musical Director 
Alex Tilley * (he/him)

Associate Lighting Designer
Ryan Littler † (he/him)

Production Manager
Cory Duffill (he/him)

Assistant Production Manager
Connie Yip (she/her)

Wardrobe Supervisor
Kate Page (she/her)

° MA Theatre Directing student
* MA Musical Direction student
** MA Creative Producing student
† Dip/FdA/BA Theatre Production Arts student

Stage Manager 
Callum Mack † (he/him)

Deputy Stage Manager
Irene Saviozzi † (she/her)

Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager
Immi Dunn † (she/her)

Assistant Stage Managers
Mikaela Mondlane † (she/her)
Molly Nice † (she/her)
Ella-Laya Ponter † (she/her)

Production Assistant 
Monica Rutherford ** (she/her)

Production LX
Kian Reeves † (he/him)

Lighting Programmer and Operator
Carlos Quitumbo † (he/him)

Production Sound Engineer
Wayne Harris (he/him)

Followspots
Edward Morley † (he/him)
Will Mortimer † (he/him)

Sound Operator
Laura Cordey (she/her)

Sound 2 
Alex Adshead † (she/they)

Sound 3
Amy Ashcroft † (she/they)
Joseph Lofthouse † (he/him)

Scenic Construction Manager
Hannah Smith (she/her)

Scenic Art Manager / Lead Scenic Artist
Steven Peters (he/him)

Scenic Artists / Prop Makers
Alex Holl (she/her)
Amy Kennington (she/her)

Fit-Up Crew
Fanis Christou (he/him)
Kayla Warham (she/her)
Joe Doyle (he/him)

° MA Theatre Directing student
* MA Musical Direction student
** MA Creative Producing student
† Dip/FdA/BA Theatre Production Arts student