Autumn Season 2023 Announced
We are excited to announce Mountview’s Autumn Season of productions, showcasing the talents of our BA (Hons) Performance – Acting, Actor Musicianship and Musical Theatre students, with the support of our Production Arts students.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
21-25 October | Backstage Theatre
Join Dorothy, Toto and more on a wild, whirlwind adventure for the whole family!
In this brand new, pop-song-packed adaptation of the classic novel, you are given the chance to help our Actor-Musicianship students perform all the iconic scenes and discover the true meaning of ‘there’s no place like home’.
Expect all your favourite bits from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – but as you’ve never seen them before!
Recommended for ages 7+
Find out more and book here.
9 to 5: The Musical
4-11 November | The Mack
“It’s enough to drive you crazy…”
1979. Three women are pushed to breaking point by their monstrous boss and decide to take the ultimate revenge. But when events begin to spiral and their crimes escalate, who will end up on top?
An unexpected, bold and dark new take on the hit Dolly Parton musical comedy, performed by our Musical Theatre students.
Recommended for ages 13+
Find out more and book here.
Urinetown: The Musical
25 November – 2 December | The Mack
In a dystopian future hit by crippling drought, public toilets have become a privately controlled monopoly. Expect to pay big if you want to spend a penny – it’s now a privilege to pee. Tired of being crushed by corporations, a rebel faction revolts against the greed of their overlords and an unlikely couple will change things forever.
This ingenious, hilarious Tony-winning musical is given an even more meta spin by our Musical Theatre students in a wildly mischievous production.
Find out more and book here.
Earthquakes in London
28 November – 1 December | Backstage Theatre
Mike Bartlett’s sprawling, roaring climate-change epic follows one family and their experiences of our changing and damaged planet from 1965 to 2525. Through the three Crannock sisters, the play explores the concept of generational responsibility in this urgent modern masterpiece – which is more relevant now than ever.
Staged in-the-round, our Acting students attack this acclaimed drama with music, mayhem and absolute urgency.
Find out more and book here.
The It / The Accordion Shop
12-15 December | Backstage Theatre
A double bill of one-act plays exploring teenage rage.
In The IT, a young girl has something growing inside her and it’s not what you think. It has claws. It’s slowly taking over. No one must know.
RIOT. THE ROAD. 7pm TONIGHT. In The Accordion Shop, hundreds of teenagers are surging onto the streets after all receiving the same mysterious text message.
These brilliant, utterly contemporary pieces – commissioned by the National Theatre – are paired for the first time and infused with furious theatrical life by our Acting students in this in-the-round production.
Find out more and book here.
Book your tickets now via our website or call our Box Office on 020 8881 2201.