Dance Nation

Director

Jane is a theatre and film director from Ireland.

Theatre credits include: Daddy Issues (Seven Dials Playhouse), It’s Not Like It’s Illegal (Stratford East), Diamond (Bush Theatre, Underbelly, BBC Arts), Boston Marriage (Cockpit Theatre), Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down (White Bear Theatre).

As Associate Director in the West End: Prima Facie, The Inheritance, The Birthday Party.

Jane’s production of The Apologists (Vault Festival, Omnibus), transferred to Sydney in 2021 and was nominated for the Sydney Theatre Awards. Her award-winning debut short film Kitchen Tales appears on BFI Player.

Set & Costume Designer

Nicolai’s selected work includes: Last Shelter (Candoco), Mugabe, My Dad and Me (ETT), Counting Sheep (Belarus Free Theatre), Vincent River (Trafalgar Studios), Demons (Splitmoon), In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, The Knowledge (Charing Cross), La Traviata (Switzerland), The Window (Rambert), The Pulverised, In the Jungle of Cities (Arcola), Cock/Bull (Denmark), Exodus (Dane Hurst Company), Vestige/it’s not me (Voxed), Lilly of the Valley (ROH2), Nordost (Salisbury), Playing the Victim (Royal Court Theatre), Private Fears in Public Places (Northampton), Watership Down (Lyric Hammersmith), Medea (New York), Winter Under the Table, Habe Kein Angst (Copenhagen).

Nicolai is represented by Rachel Daniels at berlinassociates.com.

Set and Costume Designer

Rhyannon has been working in professional theatre for over 20 years, both as a set and costume designer and as a maker.

Much of her work has been with community groups, theatre in education and drama schools, but she has also designed for a wide range of both small and large scale productions and tours, including the Chester Mystery Plays.

She designs for events, festivals and theme parks, and works as a mural artist and illustrator.

She is also Design Facilitator here at Mountview.

Lighting Designer

Alex has been nominated for an Off West End Award for Best Lighting Design for You are Here (Southwark Playhouse).

Alex was the recipient of the Association of Lighting Designers Lumiere Scheme.

Most recent design work includes: Home (Chichester Festival Theatre), The White Factory (Marylebone Theare), Private Lives (The Barn Theatre, Cirencester), The Cunning Little Vixen (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), Rapunzel (Watermill Theatre), Anyone Can Whistle and You Are Here (Southwark Playhouse), Oppenheimer (Mountview), King Charles III and Let The Right One In (ArtsEd).

Sound Designer

Matthew has been a sound designer and engineer for the past 15 years, his work has taken him all over the world with shows ranging from fringe festivals, UK and international touring and the West End.

Credits include: Sister Act (UK tour), Cabaret (The Playhouse), Death Drop (The Criterion), Hymn (Almeida), Alice in Wonderland (UK tour), 9 to 5 (The Savoy), Young Frankenstein (The Garrick), Thriller Live (The Lyric), The Producers (international tour), Flashdance (UK and Ireland tour), In the Heights and The Railway Children (Kings Cross Theatre), The Last Five Years (UK tour) and Rent (Edinburgh Fringe).

Voice Coach
Matthew Harrison

Associate Director
Alice Fitzgerald

Assistant Director
Tara Noonan*

Associate Lighting Designer
Hayden Camidge†

* MA Theatre Directing student
† Theatre Production Arts student

Production Manager
Cory Duffill

Costume Supervisor
Boog Rushworth

Stage Manager
Harleee Chevis†

Deputy Stage Manager
Katie Browes†

Assistant Stage Manager
Rosa Watson

Production Electrician
Jonathan Wing†

Production Sound Engineer
Alec Whyborn†

Lighting Programmer
Yann Rigotti†

† Theatre Production Arts student