Museum

2 - 5 Nov

By Tina Howe | Directed by Alan Pearson

Museum

2 - 5 Nov

Acting cohort

Director Alan Pearson
Movement Director Matthew Coulton
Set and Costume Designer Elliott Squire
Lighting Designer Skylar Turnbull Hurd 
Sound Designer Rose Farbrother

“Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, all artists are crazy!” 
“YOU HAVE TO BE NUTS TO MAKE THE STUFF!” 

Step into a vibrant, renowned art gallery on the final day of a major exhibition. Throughout the day, you’ll observe a cavalcade of over 50 ridiculous characters – some engaging deeply with the artwork, others barely giving it a glance. 

Museum, performed by our Acting cohort and written by acclaimed American playwright Tina Howe, is a funny, absurd comedy that draws you into every conversation and encounter in the gallery, exploring the nature of art and what it truly means in our lives. 

Age guidance: 13+
Duration: 90mins (no interval)

This production features loud noises, hanging items resembling bodies, animal remains, swearing and a moment of ableist imitation.

This amateur production of MUSEUM is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.co.uk

Booking Info

Dates

Mon 2 Nov, 7:15pm
Tue 3 Nov, 7:15pm
Wed 4 Nov, 2:15pm
Wed 4 Nov, 7:15pm
Thu 5 Nov, 7:15pm

A limited number of immersive seats are available within the performance space, placing you close to the action. Please note that these seats do not have back support and personal belongings must be left in the cloakroom. To book these seats please call or visit the welcome desk directly.

Prices
Standard £18
Concessions (Mountview alumni/Access/Under 18/Student/Unemployed)* £13.50
Southwark Presents Cardholder £12
Venue

The Backstage Theatre, Mountview, 120 Peckham Hill Street, London SE15 5JT

To Book

020 8881 2201

Our box office hours are currently Monday-Friday 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Online booking is 24 hours, but phone and in-person bookings should be made within these times. Tickets are booked subject to Mountview's terms and conditions.

Industry Booking

If you are an agent, casting director or industry colleague looking to view this production, please contact Neil Rutherford - [email protected]

Access and Concessions Bookings

*Please bring proof of ID when purchasing concession tickets. Access tickets are charged at the concession rate. Audience members who require a companion ticket can book this by contacting the box office team on [email protected] or 020 8881 2201.

Museum Creatives

Museum Creatives

Voice Coach
Lottie Williams-Burrell

Assistant Director
Amelie Breach *

* MA/MFA Creative Practice - Directing student

Museum Production Team

Museum Production Team

Production Manager
Connie Yip

Costume Supervisor
Marina Ambrosone

Stage Manager
Mae Pugsley Birch

Deputy Stage Manager
Maisie Glover Δ

Rehearsal Assistant Stage Manager
Hattie Pilling Δ

Assistant Stage Managers
Lyra Winter
Winnie Wang Δ

Production LX
Tracy Yu Δ

LX Operator
Finlay Goulter Δ

Fit Up Crew
Maddison Randall Δ
Hattie Pilling Δ
Finlay Goulter Δ

LX Programmer
Stanley Olden

Scenic Construction Manager
Hannah Smith

Scenic Art Manager
James Wilkes

Deputy Scenic Artist / Prop Maker
Sally Strong

Δ FdA Technical Production/Stage Management Student

Alan Pearson

Director

Alan is an actor, director, dramaturg and acting coach, currently Head of Acting at Mountview and Fellow of Advance HE. He has taught for Mountview, The Urdang Academy, London Studio Centre, CPA and City Academy. He worked within the Learning & Education department at The Australian Museum, Sydney.

Alan trained as an actor at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts winning the Peter Coxhead Scholarship in 2005. As an actor and director, he has worked in television for Marvel Studios, and in theatre in London’s West End, The National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Theatre-On-The-Fly at Chichester Festival, Trafalgar Studios, Edinburgh, Perfect Pitch, Red Rose Chain as well as regional UK and international theatre including for The English Theatre in Frankfurt, The Lowry, Les Enfants Terribles, The Vaults, The Sydney Theatre Festival, Melbourne Arts Centre, Adelaide Festival Centre and Hong Kong Arts.

Matthew Coulton

Movement Director

As a movement director, Matthew has worked on numerous Off-West-End-Award winning productions, including Best Production 2025: Slaughterhouse Five (Jack Studio 2024, Southwark Playhouse 2026). On screen, his movement direction includes the feature film Stanley, A Man of Variety, starring Timothy Spall.

As an actor, his work includes BAFTA-nominated The Outrun, Complicité, BBC, English National Opera, Leicester Curve, Theatre by the Lake, and Chester Storyhouse. His voice work includes projects for BBC Radio and the National Archives. Currently, he is performing as a live onstage steadicam operator in Angel's Bone for ENO, directed by Kip Williams.

He is Co-Artistic Director of Trouble & Strife, who have created work at the Barbican, UN Rights of the Child Festival (Sweden), Camden People’s Theatre, and Theatre Deli, and was selected for the Young Vic’s Fresh Direction director's programme 2024-2025.

Elliott Squire

Set and Costume Designer

Elliott is a set and costume designer working across theatre, opera, and education. He is a graduate of Edinburgh’s Scenehouse Programme and holds a BFA in Theatre Design from the University of British Columbia.Previous work at Mountview includes: set and costume design for Sweeney Todd and A Streetcar Named Desire, set design for Next to Normal, and costume design for The Art of Success.

Credits include: Cartas Vivas (Cervantes Theatre and Teatro de La Abadía), Don Pasquale (Opera North for Nevill Holt), set design for La traviata (Buxton International Festival).

Skylar Turnbull Hurd

Lighting Designer

Skylar is a lighting designer, associate and assistant lighting designer, she trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Theatre credits include Lighting Design for Quartet in Autumn (Arcola), Swallow the Lake (Colchester Mercury/HighTide), These Demons (Theatre503), CAMDENWALLA and Looking for Giants (Camden People’s Theatre).

Associate lighting design for CATS and Tapped (UK tours), Electra/Persona (National Theatre), Between the River and the Sea (Royal Court), Eat the Rich (Bristol Old Vic), Help! We Are Still Alive (Seven Dials Playhouse).

Assistant lighting design for Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Mean Girls and Disney's Hercules (West End), 13 Going on 30 (Manchester Opera House), A Strange Loop (Barbican), Mandela (Young Vic).

Television credits include: The Heat and Love Island.

Awards include Winner of the 2025 ALPD Michael Northen Award, Winner of the 2024 Profile Award for Outstanding New Lighting Designer in Theatre and a Nomination for the 2024 Stage Debut Award for Best Designer.

Rose Farbrother

Sound Designer

Rose is a sound designer based out of London, with a passion for immersive and alternative theatre. Having graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2020, Rose is still always searching for new techniques and technology, to further develop her creative style. When not working, Rose tries to relax with hiking, reading and her ever expanding cassette collection.

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