LIFE AT MOUNTVIEW

Mountview is based in Peckham, which is located in Southwark, South London. It’s a hub of creative culture, with record shops, street food markets, rooftop bars, basement clubs, pop-up galleries and arts venues around every corner. The rich, multicultural history of this pocket of south London is inspiring and energising.

With Peckham’s excellent transport connections to the rest of London, Mountview students have incredible theatres, galleries, clubs and gig venues within easy reach. The Bridge Theatre, National Theatre, Young Vic and Old Vic can all be found in Southwark, and all the major West End theatres are easily reachable by a short train, bus or cycle journey. 

There’s so much to enjoy and explore in Peckham – here are just a few local highlights:

Mountview’s Student Union is made up of second year students from across all courses. They are a great source of information if you have any questions, worries, or problems with your experience as a student. They also organise social events, fundraise for charities, and act as a friendly face around the building.

The SU Committee includes dedicated representatives for Postgraduate, CertHE, Production Arts and International students, as well as a Women’s Officer, Men’s Mental Health Officer, Disabilities Officer, Gender, Sexuality and LGBTQIA+ Officers, Environmental Officer and more.

The Student Union can be contacted at studentunion@mountview.org.uk.

Students are frequently offered free tickets to West End productions and other major theatre events.

They also benefit from masterclasses and Q&A events from leading actors and theatre creatives. Previous sessions have featured artists such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dame Judi Dench, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Stephen Daldry and Jim Howick and production artists including Robert Jones, Neil Austin and Durham Marenghi.

In addition to their formal study, students have represented Mountview by singing with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe at the O2 and on ITV, and performed at the London Palladium for the BBC in Radio 2 Celebrates Elaine Paige. Students have also appeared as the Ensemble in West Side Story at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.

Mountview students have also been finalists at the Sondheim Student Performer of the Year, Carleton Hobbs Awards, the Spotlight Prize, The Wanamaker Festival and as winners of the Lillian Baylis Award and Young Scottish Musical Theatre Performer of the Year.

Our Theatre Production Arts students have, among many other opportunities, worked with animatronics on Wicked, toured automation with the team at ABBA Voyage, worked backstage at Standon Calling Festival and on The Voice.