Mountview Alumni News November and December 2025
November and December have seen our alumni achieve some truly remarkable successes! Keep reading to discover their latest projects and accomplishments.
Are you an alum with news to share? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch at [email protected].
On Stage and Screen
Sarah Mayfield is currently performing in Warner Bros’ new immersive production, Believe! The Polar Express Experience, in Manchester.
Ryan David made his professional debut in a school tour adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, written and directed by Mance Productions.
Nicôle Lecky is the writer and star of the BBC’s Wild Cherry and features in the movie Jay Kelly.
Jessie May and Mary Suarez perform in Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical – UK and Ireland Tour 2026.
Romona Lewis-Malley will portray Rosa in Cable Street the Musical at Marylebone Theatre.
James Stirling played Grampa Jo in Freaky Friday The Musical at HOME Manchester.
Sean Green serves as Musical Director for Sylvia – A Musical Revolution on its new tour and Royal Albert Hall run.
Cleve September has been cast in the musical feature film Moment by Moment by Alexander Sage Oyen.
Rebecca Trehearn will star as Betty in a new folk musical Ballad Lines, which will premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, with Kristie Winsen as General Manager.
Saranna Parlone and Cathryn Sherman joined the cast of The Mousetrap at St Martin’s Theatre.
Saranna Parlone | Fun Home 2024 | Photo by Stephen Glass
Mia Quimpo makes her professional debut in Pippin at Upstairs at the Gatehouse alongside Harry Style as Musical Director.
Giles Terera will perform in Love Life: West End Unites Against Cancer, a one-night concert in support of men’s health charity One For The Boys. Giles will also star in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest revival at the Old Vic this spring.
Ellen Campbell serves as Musical Director for the upcoming revival of American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre.
Jordan Luke Gage will perform in the Love Life: West End Unites Against Cancer concert. The evening will feature a preview of the new musical Redcliffe, performed by Jordan Luke, with the show due to debut at Southwark Playhouse next year.
Imogen Denham hosts a new podcast Always on Film, made in collaboration with the Camden Roundhouse, which will be released on all major streaming platforms this month. Fellow Mountview alumna Yali Topol-Margalith was a guest in the first season.
Henry Lawes recently performed in the world premiere of 13 Going On 30 The Musical at the Manchester Opera House.
Caitlin Goman is a Dancer on ITV’s The Voice Season 14 and appears in Sky’s Tinsel Town.
Lawryn LaCroix works as Producer on MJ the Musical with Lia Vollack Productions, following a co-producing role on the Tony Award-winning revival of Gypsy on Broadway.
Keturah Chambers appears in Season 4 of Sister Bonniface Mysteries, produced by BBC Studios.
Evangeline Dickson performed in The Owl Who Came For Christmas at MAC Birmingham.
Elina Saleh Franck appeared in Dating Horror Stories Series 2 on Comedy Central.
Adam Young appeared in ITV’s Karen Pirie Season 2 and has been filming for the third series of Amazon’s The Rings of Power.
John Lumsden plays Series Regular Malcolm Grant in Outlander: Blood of My Blood. The 10 episode prequel to the hugely successful Outlander series based on Diana Gabaldon’s books.
Jeroen Frank Kales | A Streetcar Named Desire 2025 | Photo by Steve Gregson
Jeroen Frank Kales will star as Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent in Brixton at Orange Tree Theatre.
Gregor Duncan played The Poet in The Choir of Man for Norwegian Cruise Lines and starred in Beauty and the Beast panto at The Atkinson, Southport.
Tom Xander played Curly in the RSC and Barbican’s Wendy and Peter Pan.
Sofia Natoli performed her solo show Babel Beast as part of Talos Festival at Bread and Roses Theatre.
Jared Leathwood performed in The Choir of Man European Tour and West End Cast.
Lucy Mackay starred in Gwenda’s Garage at Southwark Playhouse.
Lucie Neale appeared in Pumpkin Patch Party for The Glad Rag Production Company.
Will Batty performed as Fred/Ghosts in A Christmas Carol (Electric Press). Will made his Television debut as Will in The Family Man Season 3, which premiered on Amazon Prime.
Harvey Almond will be reprising the role of Tom in Your Fault: London (2026), the sequel to Amazon MGM Studios’ My Fault: London (2025).
Elliot Cable will return to Sky’s Sweetpea Season 2, reprising the role of Shaun.
Brendan Roberts performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (For Christmas) for Constant Lark at The Horsebridge Art Centre.
Troy Alexander stars in Down Cemetery Road on Apple TV.
Paul Bradshaw wrote and co-directed aggy starring Jeal-Luke Worrell, with set design by Damien Stanton, as well as writing and performing in tell me straight, both coming to Park Theatre in March.
Felicity Cant performed in the audio drama Doctor Who: The Bramble King for Big Finish.
Isobel Bates joins the Prologue company of Cabaret in the West End from 9 February 2026.
Matt Rawle will perform in Birmingham Rep’s presentation of Sweet Henry V.
Sophie Precious Muringu joins UK Tour of Barnum, alongside George Dyer as Musical Director.
Timo Tatzber joins the cast of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at the Haymarket.
Scotty Armstrong is portraying Balloon Man/Sergei and 1st cover Trunchbull in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda the Musical on the UK tour.
Anna Brook-Mitchell’s debut novel MOTHERFAKER is coming out in February via Pan Macmillan.
Michael Longhurst directs Woman in Mind at The Duke of York’s Theatre.
Hope Dawe plays the title role in Cinderella at Richmond Theatre.
Hope Dawe | 9-5 The Musical 2023 | Photo by Steve Gregson
Richard Munday returns to Blood Brothers UK Tour 2026 to play the Narrator.
Claire Llewellyn serves as Fight Director for The Rat Trap by Noël Coward at Park Theatre.
Brandon Bendell portrays Alex, alongside George Greenland as Alan White in the new stage comedy The Battle at Birmingham Rep.
Freya McMahon joins the cast of Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at The Other Palace.
Grace Hodgett-Young made a surprise return performance in Hadestown in the West End, portraying Eurydice.
Hope Dawe will play Luna, alongside Dean John Wilson as Macbeth, in a new musical Weird that will open at Newcastle Theatre Royal.
Aaron Alexander joins the cast of Deep Azure by Chadwick Boseman at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Alexis Sakellaris takes their show A Stan is Born! to the Other Palace.
Andrew Pepper plays Ruth in Titanique, at the Théâtre du Lido in Paris.
Kilke John will portray Ginny Potter in the original Dutch cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Stewart Arnott, a stage manager working in the West End, wrote an opinion piece titled Working with celebrities isn’t always plain sailing – a stage manager’s tale for The Stage.
Awards and Other News
Lauren Drew – The 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards nominee for Best Performer in a Musical for performance in Titanique.
James Hameed – The 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards nominee for Best Performer in a Musical for performance in Paddington The Musical.
Candace Furbert – The 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards nominee for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical for performance in Hercules.
Emma Kingston – The 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards nominee for Best Takeover Performance for performance in Wicked.
Joseph Houston earned a place on The Stage 100 2026 list for his leadership at Hope Mill Theatre, which was named both one of the best regional theatres and Fringe Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards 2026.
Stuart Burt was named in The Stage 100 2026 list as one of the top Independent Creatives of the year for his work as a casting director.
Read our last alumni news round-up here.
