Mountview Catalyst Festival Brochure 2018

CATALYST FESTIVAL 2018

31 MAY - 14 JULY

WELCOME to Mountview’s Catalyst Festival 2018

Catalyst is a dynamic season of theatre showcasing the fresh talent of 2018’s MA Theatre Directors and Creative Producers.

KARAMEL CLUB: Eight plays directed by our Theatre Directing students and produced by our Creative Producing students.

THEATRE503: The Creative Producing students take over a nationally renowned venue to present twelve solo performances.

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PRESIDENT Dame Judi Dench CH DBE · PRINCIPAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Stephen Jameson · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sarah Preece · CHAIRMAN Vikki Heywood CBE· BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Brendan Barber · Dame Colette Bowe · Arian Mirzaali · Andrew Parker · Andre Ptaszynski · John Reiss · Paul Roberts OBE · Patrick Spottiswoode · Ben Sumner · Vincent Wang · ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Maria Aberg · Annabel Arden · Paul Arditti · Neil Austin · Alecky Blythe · Paul Clay · Lindsey Coulson · Brian Cox CBE · Martin Duncan · David Edelstein · Alasdair Flint · Howard Goodall CBE · Douglas Henshall · Amanda Holden · Stephen Jeffreys · Terry Johnson · Kwame Kwei-Armah

OBE ·

Michael Pennington · Indhu Rubasingham MBE · Tom Piper

Leigh Lawson · Twiggy Lawson · Eddie Marsan · Elaine Paige OBE ·

MBE

· Ken Stott · Sarah Travis · Roy Williams OBE · Anton Woodward

OBE

EMPATHITRAX

KARAMEL CLUB

By Ana Nogueira · Directed by Daniel Seth ·

FRI 1 JUNE

Produced by Jamie Chapman Dixon

· 7PM · 7PM SAT 2 JUNE · 9PM THU 31 MAY

What if repairing a broken relationship was as simple as taking a pill? When words aren't enough, a breakthrough drug enables couples to experience exactly what their partners are feeling. First performed in New York to rave reviews, Empathitrax is a hilarious, poignant, and brutally honest look at intimacy, communication, and mental health.

HOMO SUPERIOR

KARAMEL CLUB

By Megan Fellows · Directed by Pollyanna Newcombe ·

FRI 1 JUNE

Produced by Piers Cottee-Jones

· 9PM · 9PM SAT 2 JUNE · 7PM THU 31 MAY

Zara's past makes her volunteer for a classified medical experiment born out of humanity's inexorable search for perfection. As technological advancements blur the lines of normality, Zara fights to maintain her human instinct in this dark and tragic reality.

BADGERS CAN'T BE FRIENDS

KARAMEL CLUB

By Joseph Skelton · Directed by Hamish Clayton ·

FRI 8 JUNE

Produced by Tanya Agarwal

· 7PM · 7PM SAT 9 JUNE · 9PM THU 7 JUNE

"I'm going to eat it. It's the only way. Start the camera."

Mr. Dennis is told he can’t be friends with a pupil, but will his heroic viral video-attempt change this at all? Or will it change too much?

FLASH

KARAMEL CLUB

By Francis Grin · Directed by Charlotte Marie Everest ·

FRI 8 JUNE

Produced by Emma Craggs

· 9PM · 9PM SAT 9 JUNE · 7PM THU 7 JUNE

When four teenagers come together for a class project, alcohol and boredom lead to a sadistic game. But what happens when no one acknowledges the violence?

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AN INCIDENT AT THE BORDER

KARAMEL CLUB

By Kieran Lynn · Directed by Zhai Bowen ·

FRI 22 JUNE

Produced by Christina Sturken

· 7PM · 7PM SAT 23 JUNE · 9PM THU 21 JUNE

When a new border is drawn, a couple find themselves accidentally on opposite sides of the tape line and under the watchful eye of a newly minted border guard while the world around them descends into absurd chaos.

Oberon Books London

PROFESSIONAL

KARAMEL CLUB

By Charlotte Cromie · Directed by Zoe Morris ·

FRI 22 JUNE

Produced by Tom Mack

· 9PM · 9PM SAT 23 JUNE · 7PM THU 21 JUNE

Four teachers are shut in by the school’s door-locking system, put in place after students vandalised the staff room. They push to the limits what is deemed ‘professional’: how inappropriate can they be before crossing the line?

THE GAUNTLET

KARAMEL CLUB

By Reina Hardy · Directed by Brooke DeBettignies ·

FRI 29 JUNE

Produced by Ellie Fitz-Gerald

· 7PM · 7PM SAT 30 JUNE · 9PM THU 28 JUNE

He can fly, he can shoot lasers, he’s a super-genius billionaire…but he can’t get over the woman who tried to kill him, even though his winsome secretary is right there with coffee. A super-hero office comedy for the lovelorn.

NO ONE WILL TELL ME HOW TO START A REVOLUTION

By Luke Barnes · Directed by Lauren Dickson ·

KARAMEL CLUB

· 9PM · 9PM SAT 30 JUNE · 7PM THU 28 JUNE FRI 29 JUNE

Produced by Joanne Blunt Three very different sisters will do anything to fit in and yet are desperate to be noticed. How far will they go when they're swimming against the tide? A captivating, lively and poignant portrait of the pressures of being a teenager.

Copyright Luke Barnes, copyright agent: Mady Niel of 42 M Ltd, 8 Fitcroft Street, London, WC2H 8DL. 4

CARNIVAL QUEEN

THEATRE503

By Tiannah Viechweg · Directed by Samara Gannon · Produced by Tanya Agarwal

TUE 3 JULY FRI 6 JULY

· 7PM · 7PM

Enter the world of carnival, where masked figures weave the extraordinary tale of Claudia Jones, the mastermind behind Notting Hill Carnival. Blurring the lines of time, politics and race, this play celebrates the life of this extraordinary woman.

MY HEART IS IN THE HIGHLANDS

THEATRE503

By Joaquín Pérez Suárez · Directed by Joaquín Pérez Suárez · Produced by Helena Pastor

FRI 6 JULY

· 8.30PM · 5.30PM

TUE 3 JULY

Medea, of Euripides’s ancient tragedy, is as relevant to Greek antiquity as it is today. The myth has been told throughout the centuries. She’s out of all time and from all places. Medea is a foreigner: a refugee.

RECONSTITUTED

THEATRE503

Music by Henry George Page · Directed by Harriet Taylor · Produced by Olivia O'Connell

WED 4 JULY

· 7PM · 5.30PM

SAT 7 JULY

One mother. Four children. Three dads. Half siblings and weathered parents stuck together by blood tell their story through a collective voice in this piece of verbatim music theatre.

NIGHT OUT

THEATRE503

By Marilena Sitaropoulou · Directed by Marilena Sitaropoulou · Produced by Jo Pantazopoulou

WED 4 JULY FRI 6 JULY

· 8.30PM · 8.30PM

Nature vs. nurture: How does a girl manage to keep the balance between those two, while still discovering her own identity? All it takes is a night out in order for her to find out.

THAT WAS ALL

THEATRE503

By Francis Grin · Directed by Charlotte Everest · Produced by Emma Joyce Craggs

SAT 7 JULY

THU 5 JULY

· 7PM · 8.30PM

A woman tries to find herself in different people, meditations, diets, therapies – nothing really changes. When she meets ‘El Divino’, a world renowned healer, she’s not expecting much. And as predicted, the healing feels like a sham. He’s got nothing to cure her with. Or does he?

HEATHER'S WEDDING

THEATRE503

By Sarah Sigal · Directed by Wiebke Green · Produced by Sandi Ballardo

SAT 7 JULY

THU 5 JULY

· 8.30PM · 7PM

Being a bridesmaid is not something you can turn down, neither are all the pressures that come along with it. Heather's Wedding explores the struggles of being a single woman in a world that has already decided how everything is supposed to go.

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HAVISHAM

THEATRE503

By Emma White · Directed by Anna Marshall · Produced by Joanne Blunt

TUE 10 JULY FRI 13 JULY

· 7PM · 7PM

"This is the moment every women waits for. When this is the real thing, I will be complete."

Vicky believes her purpose in life is to be the ideal wife and mother. But can traditional perfection really make us happy?

A MOST PERSONAL WAR

THEATRE503

By Steven Ticehurst · Directed by Kyril Buhowski · Produced by Christina Sturken

TUE 10 JULY FRI 13 JULY

· 8.30PM · 5.30PM

Landlady Nessa has heard and seen it all, and with the Great War raging in Europe, there’s precious little to do save regale her punters with stories of political secrets, dealings with class, and how unfit humans are for democracy.

HAMOTZI

THEATRE503

By Emma Zadow · Directed by Lilac Yosiphon · Produced by Tom Mack

WED 11 JULY

· 7PM · 7PM

SAT 14 JULY

Add one shamefully flirtatious violinist to a blend of interfering mothers-in-law and bland husbands, sprinkle a dash of patriarchal frustration and voila, it’s the Sabbath dinner at Rochalle’s, and you’re all invited. So light the candles, salt the challah and let’s dig in!

ONLY YOU

THEATRE503

By Lilly Driscoll · Directed by Rafaella Marcus · Produced by Ellie Fitz-Gerald

WED 11 JULY

· 8.30PM · 5.30PM

SAT 14 JULY

Come and meet the host of your new favourite cooking show. Find out how to cook the perfect steak. Get the ultimate rise. And take home the recipe for cocaine cupcakes. It is 1955... Now who wants to hear the rules of being a good housewife?

WE'VE BEEN BETTE....

THEATRE503

By Becky Downing · Directed by Kayla Feldman · Produced by Piers Cottee-Jones · Sound Design by Will Abell

THU 12 JULY FRI 13 JULY

· 7PM · 8.30PM

Sustaining a career in comedy is tricky, especially if you've forgotten how to make people laugh.

Join Bette, a young comedian, and her one-woman show featuring stand-up, poetry and onesided conversations with her subconscious, on her journey with depression.

BANANA, CRABTREE, SIMON

THEATRE503

By David Hendon · Directed by Richard Elson · Produced by Christina Sturken

THU 12 JULY SAT 14 JULY

· 8.30PM · 8.30PM

Alan has early-onset dementia. But it’s okay. Alan only has to remember three words, that’s all: Banana, Crabtree, Simon. They’re the three words that make sure he hasn’t gone completely doolally, despite what his wife and son think. Banana… Simon?

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