POSTGRADUATE SEASON

2013

Mountview’s postgraduate season showcases a diverse range of work.

At the Bridewell Theatre Mountview’s postgraduate acting students present French plays, classic and modern. The Dispute and The Will are two short social comedies by Marivaux, the 18th century master of the form, examining how children react to their upbringing. They are presented alongside This Child by contemporary French playwright Joël Pommerat which looks with 21st century eyes at how parents and children indelibly affect each other.

Musical theatre postgraduates present two vintage 1930’s musicals at Bernie Grant Arts Centre: Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant and Babes in Arms by Rodgers and Hart. Less frequently performed than others by these musical giants, they nonetheless include some of the writers’ finest scores and wittiest lyrics.

The season begins, however, with Mountview’s postgraduate directors each directing small casts in their own choice of play at the Cockpit Theatre. Classic works by Brian Friel and Athol Fugard can be seen alongside brand new writing and even a chamber musical performed by a cast of just two.

We look forward to welcoming you this summer.

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MASTeR HArOlD … AND THE BOyS p.5

A BuTcHEr Of DiSTiNCTiON p.6

The fReEDOM Of THE CiTy p.7

VEry PleASANT SENSATiONS p.8

WhiTe rOSE p.9

NyMpH eRrANT p.10

BABES iN ARMS p.11

The DiSpUTe/The Will p.12

ThiS ChilD p.13

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SuPpORT US p.17

SuMMeR COURSES p.18

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Venue The Cockpit

Performances Fri 12 - Sat 13 Jul

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Set in apartheid South Africa, this is the story of Hally, a young white man and his two black servants Sam and Willy. Fugard’s play explores how your life is shaped by the views of those around you, and the redemptive power of kite flying.

Initially banned in South Africa, the original Broadway production was nominated for a Tony in 1982 and won Drama Desk, London Critic’s Circle and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play.

“You can’t fly kites on rainy days.”

A play by Athol FugardDirected by Luana Laubeski

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Venue The Cockpit

Performances Fri 12 - Sat 13 Jul

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A new musical about love, coffee, capitalism and other addictive substances from award-winning writer and composer Chris Bush and Ian McCluskey (TONY! The Blair Musical).

Lyrical but accessible, small in scale but thematically huge, Café Nation asks how and why we live the way we do, and what’s stopping us from changing. Are we really living, or just on a coffee break?

“They call it the third place – designed to be between work and home, life and death, Heaven and Hell – we are the in-between.”

A new musical by Chris Bush and Ian McCluskeyDirected by Alex Howarth

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Venue The Cockpit

Performances Thu 18 - Fri 19 Jul

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Two orphaned boys have been forced from the rural wilderness they know and arrive in a bleak brutal London they don’t.

Seeking refuge in a pub basement they plot their escape, only to find themselves locked in a battle with the pub landlord over their dead father’s sordid legacy.

Rob Hayes is the winner of the 2013 Tom Erhardt Award for up and coming writers.

“To us, searching for an answer, some kind of logic, it always remained an act of mindless cruelty, but of course that was the point.”

A play by Rob HayesDirected by Ryan Bradley

Venue The Cockpit

Performances Thu 18 - Fri 19 Jul

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During a peaceful demonstration three civilians find themselves trapped in the Londonderry Mayor’s office. Outside, the world uses their plight to paint them as terrorists or martyrs.

Inspired by true events, Brian Friel’s 1973 classic is still potent, especially in the light of the 2010 Saville Inquiry which declared the Bloody Sunday shootings unjustifiable.

A cast of just three actors play all 17 parts in this production which asks the question what is the reality and how does it become history?

“Stand your ground! Don’t move! Don’t panic! This is your city! This is your city!”

A play by Brian FrielDirected by Lilach Yosiphon

An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

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Venue The Cockpit

Performances Thu 25 - Fri 26 Jul

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3 July 1937 - writer Christopher Isherwood takes his friend, the composer Benjamin Britten, then just 24, to the Jermyn Street Bathhouse to get drunk and have fun. There they meet Isherwood’s old friend, the poet W H Auden.

Based on Britten’s diaries, this is a glimpse into the friends’ relationship and experiences of London’s pre-war gay underworld.

Very Pleasant Sensations celebrates the centenary of Britten’s birth.

“Christopher, do you think we’ve managed to convince our darling Ben that he’s queer?”

A play by Paul J GuestDirected by Dan Phillips Venue The Cockpit

Performances Thu 25 - Fri 26 Jul

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During World War II Russia was the only country to allow female fighter pilots to engage in battle. White Rose tells the true story of ‘Double Ace’ Lily Litvak, the first woman to shoot down another plane, and the battles she had on the ground to win the respect of the men in command.

White Rose originally premiered at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre in 1985 starring Ken Stott and Tilda Swinton.

“How do they expect me to fight two wars at once?”

A play by Peter ArnottDirected by Amy Liptrott

An amateur production by arrangement with the author and Curtis Brown Ltd An amateur production by arrangement with the author

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An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

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Venue Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Performances Mon 15 - Sat 20 Jul

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An ingénue with a love of travel heads off on a Grand Tour, intent on finding a lover. Her hunt takes her to Paris, Venice, Greece and the Arabian dessert, accompanied all the way by what Cole Porter considered his favourite score.

After its premiere at the Palace Theatre, Manchester Nymph Errant opened at London’s Adelphi Theatre in October 1933 starring Gertrude Lawrence as the free-spirited heroine and featuring choreography by Agnes de Mille.

“All my friends have been idealists or very tired business men.”

Music & lyrics by Cole PorterBook by Steve Mackes and Michael Whaley Directed by Michael Howcroft

Venue Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Performances Mon 29 Jul - Sat 3 Aug

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To escape being sent to a work-farm, wholesome teenager Val Lamar convinces his friends to put on a show.

This quintessentially American musical has given the world classic Rodgers and Hart numbers ‘Where or When’, ‘My Funny Valentine’ and ‘The Lady is a Tramp’.

Babes in Arms was originally staged at the Shubert Theatre, New York before being turned into an MGM musical, directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

“Skullduggery! That’s what I’m up to. In the immortal words of Fleming, ‘the show must go on’, but OURS, not his!”

Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Lorenz HartBook by George OppenheimerDirected by Heather Davies

An amateur production by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe Ltd

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Performances Mon 12 - Sat 17 Aug

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An undisputed master of French comedy, Marivaux examines the tangled lives and loves of the 18th century nobility.

In The Dispute idle aristocrats test the nature of love by releasing into society two pairs of adolescents who have been raised in strict seclusion. Neil Bartlett’s translation (originally commissioned for the RSC and Lyric Hammersmith) is paired with a later and rarely-performed work, The Will, in which the hard-up upper class connives to out-wit a will and marry for love as well as money.

“You’ll see hearts as virgin as Eden, minds as unadulterated as the first minds, pure; perhaps even purer if that’s possible.”

Two plays by Pierre de Marivaux Translated by Neil Bartlett and Michael Sadler Directed by Douglas Rintoul

Venue Bridewell Theatre

Performances Mon 26 - Sat 31 Aug

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Created from verbatim interviews with families on an estate in France, Joël Pommerat’s play exposes the realities of parent/child relationships and the raw emotions that frequently go unspoken.

Pommerat is one of France’s most highly-regarded playwrights but his work is little known in the UK.

Philosophical and spare, This Child reveals how French theatre continues to differ from its English counterpart.

“At last I’ll find the strength to get a grip on my life. This child will give me strength.”

A play by Joël PommeratTranslated by Nigel GearingDirected by Max Key

An amateur production by arrangement with Blake Friedmann Literary Agency Ltd

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Tickets £10 | Concessions £6.50

Telephone: 020 8365 5450 | Online: berniegrantcentre.co.uk

Opening times: 9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday

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Address: Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham Green, London N15 4RX

Tube: Seven Sisters (Victoria line)

Bus: 41, 123, 149, 230, 243, 259, 341, 476

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CAfé NATiON | MASTeR HArOlD … AND THE BOyS |A BuTcHEr Of DiSTiNCTiON | The fReEDOM Of THE CiTy | VEry PleASANT SENSATiONS | WhiTe rOSE

Tickets £5

Telephone: 020 7258 2925 | Online: thecockpit.org.uk

Opening times: 12 - 6pm, Monday to Saturday

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Address: Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH

Tube: Edgware Road (Hammersmith & City, District, Circle, Bakerloo) and Marylebone (Bakerloo and main line)

Bus: 6, 16, 18, 98, 139, 189, 332, 414

Car: Free parking generally available along Church Street and locally after 6.30pm. Pay and display along Church Street at other times. Gateforth Street has three disabled bays directly in front of The Cockpit.

Agents and industry professionals: 020 8829 0036

Agents and industry professionals: 020 8829 0036

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Tickets £10 | Concessions £6.50

Telephone: 020 8829 0036

Opening times: 10am - 6pm, Monday to Friday

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Website: bridewelltheatre.org

Address: Bride Lane, London EC4Y 8EQ

Tube: Blackfriars (District & Circle), St Paul’s (Central)

Bus: 4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 45, 63, 76, 172

Car: NCP carpark, Hillgate House, Limeburner Lane EC4M 7HY

Mountview provides world-class vocational training for the actors, musical theatre performers, directors and technical theatre specialists of the future through a diverse range of programmes. With an international reputation for excellence and strong links with the industry, Mountview nurtures and develops its students to prepare them for a career in the creative arts. Graduates have gone on to secure high-profile roles in theatre, television and film.

As an educational performing arts charity, only 30% of our income (for student fees) is supported by public funding. In order to continue to offer the highest quality training to our students as well as deliver meaningful and creative opportunities to young people in and around our local borough of Haringey, we need your support.

There are a number of ways to get involved, whether you are an individual, a trust, foundation or a company. From joining our Mountview membership scheme, providing a scholarship for a student or supporting our work with young people and the community, you can make a difference.

For more information, visit mountview.org.uk/supportus

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Do you want to experience professional theatre training at one of the UK’s top drama schools? Mountview offers a range of short summer courses suitable for people of all ages and experiences.

TWO-WEeK DRAMA ScHOOl eXPErieNCEThe perfect opportunity to experience full-time drama school training over the summer holidays with courses covering Audition Preparation, Acting, Musical Theatre and TV & Film. These give an invaluable and realistic insight into the working life of a full-time Mountview student.

Suitable for ages 17 and over.

AMATeur AcTiNG AND DirECTiNGAre you a passionate part-time performer? It is never too late to develop your skills and experience professional training with our six-day intensive Musical Theatre Experience and Acting Experience courses.

Mountview’s Amateur Directors’ Weekend provides practical insights and tricks of the trade in a two-day bite. Essential for any director embarking on their next production.

Suitable for ages 17 and over.

SuMMeR eNGAGEWith one-week courses in Acting, Musical Theatre, Street Dance and TV & Film, our Summer Engage programme is a must for any young people who are looking for a creative outlet this summer.

Suitable for ages 8 – 16.

For more information on all these courses visit mountview.org.uk/shortcourses or call 020 8826 9217

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FRI 12 JUL7pm Café Nation THE COCKPIT

8.45pm Master Harold … and the Boys THE COCKPIT

SAT 13 JUL7pm Master Harold … and the Boys THE COCKPIT

8.45pm Café Nation THE COCKPIT

MON 15 JUL 7.30pm Nymph Errant BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 16 JUL 7.30pm Nymph Errant BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

WED 17 JUL 7.30pm Nymph Errant BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

THU 18 JUL

3pm | 7.30pm Nymph Errant BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7pm A Butcher of Distinction THE COCKPIT

8.45pm The Freedom of the City THE COCKPIT

FRI 19 JUL

7pm The Freedom of the City THE COCKPIT

7.30pm Nymph Errant BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

8.45pm A Butcher of Distinction THE COCKPIT

SAT 20 JUL 4pm Nymph Errant BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

THU 25 JUL7pm Very Pleasant Sensations THE COCKPIT

8.45pm White Rose THE COCKPIT

FRI 26 JUL7pm White Rose THE COCKPIT

8.45pm Very Pleasant Sensations THE COCKPIT

MON 29 JUL 7.30pm Babes in Arms BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 30 JUL 7.30pm Babes in Arms BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

WED 31 JUL 7.30pm Babes in Arms BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

THU 1 AUG 3pm | 7.30pm Babes in Arms BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

FRI 2 AUG 7.30pm Babes in Arms BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

SAT 3 AUG 4pm Babes in Arms BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

MON 12 AUG 7.30pm The Dispute/The Will BRIDEWELL THEATRE

TUE 13 AUG 7.30pm The Dispute/The Will BRIDEWELL THEATRE

WED 14 AUG 7.30pm The Dispute/The Will BRIDEWELL THEATRE

THU 15 AUG 3pm | 7.30pm The Dispute/The Will BRIDEWELL THEATRE

FRI 16 AUG 7.30pm The Dispute/The Will BRIDEWELL THEATRE

SAT 17 AUG 4pm The Dispute/The Will BRIDEWELL THEATRE

MON 26 AUG 7.30pm This Child BRIDEWELL THEATRE

TUE 27 AUG 7.30pm This Child BRIDEWELL THEATRE

WED 28 AUG 7.30pm This Child BRIDEWELL THEATRE

THU 29 AUG 3pm | 7.30pm This Child BRIDEWELL THEATRE

FRI 30 AUG 7.30pm This Child BRIDEWELL THEATRE

SAT 31 AUG 4pm This Child BRIDEWELL THEATRE

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