Faustus - That Damned Woman

Director

Richard is a director with over 15 years’ experience across the UK and internationally.

His work at Mountview includes Into the Woods, Urinetown, The Addams Family and Carrie. He was International Associate Director on the Olivier Award-winning Back to the Future The Musical and opened the Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical in London as UK Associate Director.

A LIPA graduate and Sir Paul McCartney Human Spirit Award recipient, he also works extensively as an associate director, resident director and script reader.

Musical Director

Phil is a music supervisor/MD/arranger and composer working in theatre, film and TV. He specialises in new musicals.

Theatre credits as Musical Supervisor include: Get Up, Stand Up - The Bob Marley Musical (Lyric), Face in the Crowd (Young Vic), Our House the Madness Musical (Cambridge), Made in Dagenham (Adelphi), Harry Hill’s I Can’t Sing (Palladium), Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith) and The Lorax (Old Vic).

He was also part of the creative team as the original MD on Billy Elliot the Musical (Victoria Palace). Phil was the Supervisor for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in Chichester earlier this year, now transferring to the Haymarket in January '26.

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Movement Director

Fiona is a facilitator and movement director. She currently teaches here at Mountview and Guildhall. She has taught and directed at several other drama schools in the UK. Formerly as Head of Movement, Fiona oversaw and delivered movement direction across all productions, showcases, and tours.

As Movement Director, Fiona’s work has been seen at Edinburgh and Brighton Festivals, Arcola Theatre, Theatre503, Eastern Angles touring, The Point, The Watermill, The Criterion, The Bush, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peacock Theatre. Her corporate collaborations include brands such as the National Wedding Show, RBS, Microsoft, and Coutts.

She has delivered on outreach and community projects, new musicals, and youth theatre across the UK.

In film, she served as Int imacy Support on the feature Magic Mike III: Save The Last Dance.

Fiona trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London Studio Centre and recently studied for her PG Cert (HE Fellowship) in Performance Teaching at Guildhall.

Set & Costume Designer

George is a set and costume designer for theatre, tv and film.

Trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, his work includes: Bonnie and Clyde, Pinocchio (Old Joint Stock Theatre), An Open Studio (Soho Place Theatre), Curtains, The UN Inspector, Into the Woods (Mountview) and Florence (BFI Film Festival).

Assistant/associate credits include: Practical Magic II (Warner Bros. Studios), The Devil Wears Prada, Starlight Express (London), Back to the Future (Broadway) and Slow Horses (Apple TV).

Lightning Designer

Alex is a lighting designer for contemporary performance.

Theatre includes DOMESTICA (Battersea Arts Centre/UK/International), Swimming Pools (Sleepwalk Collective), Double Double Act (Made In China), The Talent (Action Hero), Two Billion Beats (Orange Tree), Paradise Now! (Bush), l’Addition (Festival International d’Avignon), A View from the Bridge (Headlong), The Beginning (Bert and Nasi), Black Sheep (Curious Directive), Die Glasmenagerie (Theater Basel), Scenes from a Repatriation (Royal Court), DELAY (Bristol Old Vic).

Dance includes Système AI (Sadler’s Wells), Minor Planets (HAU Berlin) and Kim Kardashian (Balé da Cidade de Palmas).

Intimacy Director
Sachi Kimura

Fight Choreographer
Rachid Sabitri

Voice Coach
Madeleine Joyce

Assistant Director
Yu Ting Yeh *

Assistant Musical Director
Erica O'Reilly ¨

* MFA Creative Practice - Directing student
¨ MA Music Direction student

Production Manager
Naomi Wildridge

Production Assistant
Bethan Moran **

Costume Supervisor
Kate Page

Stage Manager
Tash Werblow ΔΔ

Deputy Stage Manager
Francesca Wolff ΔΔ

Assistant Stage Managers
Catriana Black ΔΔ
Neve Watts ΔΔ

Production Electrician
Mimi Storey Δ

Production Sound Engineer
Edward Morley Δ

Lightning Programmer
Will Mortimer Δ

LX Programming Mentor
Gareth Hughes

Lightning Operator
Tracy Yu Δ

Follow Spots
Hazel Erzkine Δ
Kieran Lynn Δ

Sound 1
Ben Thomas

Sound 2
Nick Searle

Sound 3
Marco Ong Δ
Valerie Goriaeva Δ

Scenic Construction Manager
Hannah Smith 

Scenic Art Manager
Steven Peters

Scenic Artist / Prop Maker
Jimmy Wilkes 

Fit-Up Crew
Lucy Brown Δ
Dara Broadberry Δ
Maisie Glover  Δ
Winne Wang  Δ
Hattie Pilling Δ
Madison Randall Δ
Amelia Robinson Δ
Gray Vibert Δ
Finley Goulter Δ
James Cox Δ

** MFA Creative Practice - Producing student
ΔΔ PG Dip Stage and Production Management student
Δ FdA Technical Production/Stage Management student