Studios & Practice Rooms

Mountview is home to 24 studios, ranging in size from 91sqm to 180sqm. Explore the different studio types below, and get in touch with the Hires team to enquire about availability:

PROFESSIONAL REHEARSAL STUDIO

Mountview’s Professional Rehearsal Studio is available for hire year-round, and welcomes a range of visiting companies throughout the year. As our largest studio, and set away from the rest of the building, this space grants privacy to hirers and is perfect for large-scale (West End and touring) musical and play rehearsals, R&D, auditions, workshops and classes.  

Features:  

  • 15m x 12.5m fully-sprung floor  
  • 2.8m ceiling height  
  • Direct access to service yard and goods lift for easy loading of set and props  
  • Upright piano  
  • PA system  
  • Mirrored wall with curtains  
  • Access to showers and toilets  

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PROFESSIONAL REHEARSAL SUITE

For larger-scale productions, the Professional Rehearsal Suite is available year-round, which encompasses: 

  • Professional Rehearsal Studio (see details above)
  • Peckham Room (a flexible 14.5m x 5.5m space which can be used as a breakout rehearsal room or for wardrobe / production)  
  • Company Office (4.6m x 2.7m)  
  • Shared access to a kitchen and communal seating area 

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DANCE STUDIOS

Mountview has a range of dance studios which are available for hire in the evenings, weekends and during academic holidays / reading weeks. These are perfect for rehearsals, dance and exercise classes, workshops, auditions, castings, meetings and small corporate conferences.  

Features:  

  • Fully-sprung floor
  • Wall-mounted ballet barres   
  • Upright piano  
  • PA system  
  • TV screen 
  • Mirrored wall with curtains  
  • Generous ceiling heights  
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows with plenty of natural light  
  • Sizes range from 105sqm to 132sqm  

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ACTING STUDIOS

Our specialist acting studios are available for hire in the evenings, weekends and during academic holidays / reading weeks. These are perfect for rehearsals, classes, workshops, auditions, castings, meetings and small corporate conferences.  

Features: 

  • Semi-sprung floor  
  • Upright piano  
  • PA system  
  • TV screen 
  • Wall-mounted white boards & pin boards  
  • Some with mirrored wall with curtains, some without  
  • Generous ceiling heights  
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows with plenty of natural light  
  • Sizes range from 91sqm to 103sqm 

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TV STUDIOS

Want to shoot a trailer, showreel or scenes; record interviews in a sound-proofed space; or run a screen-acting workshop? Our TV studios are ideal for filming / recorded media projects.  

Features: 

  • 95sqm with a ceiling height of 3.4m  
  • Soundproofed  
  • Sets / green screen can be constructed in the space  
  • Control room access available subject to availability  

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BLACK BOX STUDIOS

Our two Black Box studios are perfect small theatre spaces for teching fringe and touring shows, filming projects, informal work sharings, corporate presentations and R&D projects.  

Features:  

  • Raked seating, for up to 60 audience  
  • Sound system and basic lighting rig  
  • 95sqm of playing space  
  • Direct access from the service yard for loading props and sets  

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PRACTICE ROOMS

Mountview’s suite of Practice Rooms are available to hire by the hour and provide a compact and affordable space for personal practice, solo / duo rehearsals and 1:1 lessons.

Features:

  • 10 small practice rooms (7sqm), each with keyboards or pianos, for solo practice or 1:1 lessons
  • 2 large practice rooms (18sqm & 22sqm), for small musical ensembles which can double as meeting / production rooms. Recommended for a maximum of 6 people.