Machinal

Director

Denzel is an award-winning Theatre Director and workshop facilitator based in London.

He has worked with the Almeida, National Theatre, and Regent’s Park, with a portfolio spanning new writing, musicals, opera, and dance theatre.

He won the RTST Sir Peter Hall Award, directed ETT’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and was nominated for Best Director at the Stage Debut and Black British Theatre Awards.

Most recently, he directed the new five-star musical Coming to England and was a Sky Arts Associate Artist at Stratford East.

Musical Director

Daniel is a London based Musical Director, Composer and Arranger.

Mountview Alumni of the Musical Direction Course.

Daniel is Music Supervisor for new musical Toys (2024) and also for Imagine Theatre, working on multiple pantomime productions countrywide.

He co-created the music for The Voice Boys, and following the award-winning Smoke & Ivories, as a collaborator with NoiseHook, is currently working on multiple shows for Celebrity Cruises.

He works in new musical theatre writing, particularly with actor-musicians while also an experienced vocal coach and vocal first aider.

Movement Director

With a practice rooted in collaboration, curiosity, and care, Tinovimbanashe views movement as a universal language and is dedicated to creating space for artists of all backgrounds to engage meaningfully in the creative process.

Her work has been showcased across the UK, including at Leeds Playhouse, The Other Palace, and Southwark Playhouse, with upcoming projects at the King’s Head Theatre and an opera debut at Santa Fe Opera later this year.

Set, Costume & Video Designer

Damien is a London-based designer for stage, events and installations and a Mountview graduate.

He designed the 2025 Olivier Award-winner for Best Family Show.

Recent credits include Amaze (Criterion), The Acts (Barbican), Wonderland in Alice (Octagon), Paddington™ LoComotion (Blenheim Palace) and Brainiac Live (Marylebone Theatre).

He co-founded The Show Must Go On!, raising over £1 million during the pandemic.

He is passionate about championing Neurodiverse artists in the performing arts and wider creative industries.

Lighting Designer

Alex designs lighting for theatre and opera across the UK and Internationally.

Most notably Home at Chichester Festival Theatre, Figaro the Musical (London Palladium), The Forsyte Saga – Part 1 & 2 (Park Theatre) and The White Factory (Marylebone Theatre).

Alex has been nominated for two Offie Awards for Best Lighting Design.

Other venues include Soho Playhouse - New York, Wolly Mammoth Theatre - Washington DC, The Sailsbury Playhouse, The Lowry - Salford and the Birmingham Hippodrome.

Sound Designer

Phil’s theatre credits include: Burlesque: The Musical (UK Tour), Cruise (The Apollo), People Places and Things (Trafalgar Theatre), Night of The Iguana (Noel Coward), From Here to Eternity (Charing Cross), The Wagatha Christie Trial (Ambassadors), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Mountview) and The White Factory (Marylebone Theatre).

His next show is Noughts & Crosses (Regents Park Open Air Theatre).

Assistant Movement Director
Ami Nagano

Assistant Musical Director
Isabella Guilar *

Voice Coach
Ellen Hartley

Intimacy Director
Mandy Gordon

Production Manager/Video Programmer
Cory Duffill

Deputy Production Manager
Connie Yip

Costume Supervisor
Charlie Rowen 

Production Assistant
Connor O'Kane **

* MA Musical Direction student ** MA Creative Producing student

Stage Manager
Immi Dunn †

Deputy Stage Manager
Bex Watters †

Rehearsal Assistant Stage Managers
Lyra Winter †
Freddie Outhwaite †

Assistant Stage Managers
Elisabeth Moss †
Amy Ashcroft †

Sound No.2
Alex Adshead †

Sound No.3
Nellie Gleave †

Lighting Programmer
Billy Highfield

Production Electrician
Jodie Rabinowitz

Production Sound Engineer
Carlos Quitumbo †

Lighting Operator
Ryan Littler †

Scenic Construction Manager
Hannah Smith

Scenic Art Manager
Steve Peters

Scenic Painter
Amy Kennington

† Dip/FdA/BA Theatre Production Arts student