Spring Season 2013

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Time for a new beginning. For getting away from it all, leaving your past behind. Making a fresh start. Making it big. These dreams are what drama is made of.

Mountview’s spring season presents four shows with these hopes at their heart. But in very different ways…

The season begins with Mountview’s Acting students in a specially-commissioned work by Tim Luscombe.

Kimalia is a hard-hitting exploration of race, gender and nationality seen through the hopes and fears of an asylum seeker and the conflicts he faces. Spend Spend Spend is the real-life fairy tale of Yorkshire housewife Viv Nicholson who in 1961 hit it big on the pools. The musical charts Viv’s journey from hair rollers to high roller and back again.

Musical Theatre students present two classic American musicals. Anything Goes sees a Wall Street broker, a nightclub singer, a gangster and an English aristocrat heading for a new start aboard a passenger liner. In Guys and Dolls, gambler Nathan Detroit needs a big win to make a new start while his fiancée Miss Adelaide dreams of finally getting him down the aisle. With a casual bet the worlds of sinners and Salvation Army collide in this musical postcard from Broadway.

KIMALIA

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ANYTHING GOES

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GUYS AND DOLLS

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To Book

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SUMMER Courses

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SUPPORT US

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Diary

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Mountview Spring Season – The Great Escape.

MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS Ralph Richardson Memorial Studios Kingfisher Place, Clarendon Road London N22 6XF 020 8881 2201

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KIMALIA A new play by Tim Luscombe Director Anthony Lau Venue

Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Performances

Tue 5 - Sat 9 Feb

To Book

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Pre-Show Talk*

Thu 7 Feb at 6pm

Asylum claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been recognised in the UK since 1999. However, having the right to seek refugee status and actually gaining asylum on this basis, have proved to be two very different things.

Book & lyrics by Steve Brown & Justin Greene Music by Steve Brown Based on the book by Viv Nicholson & Stephen Smith Director Darren Lawrence Venue

The Cockpit

Performances

Tue 26 Feb - Sat 2 Mar

To Book

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Through shocking comedy and hard-hitting raw conflict, Kimalia pitches Ade, a Kimali refugee, against Vincent, a border guard with a prejudice.

What would you do if you won the pools?

In 1961 Viv Nicholson won £152,319 (£5 million in today’s money) and announced she was going to “spend, spend, spend”.

Kimalia has been written specifically for a cast of graduating students as part of the ‘Made at Mountview’ programme of new work.

Her new-found riches brought her minks, Mercedes and five marriages. Her youth, glamorous good looks and unabashed spending had the press hooked and they followed her every move. But the parties and the taxman took their toll and Viv was left penniless, back on the cobbled streets on which she grew up.

This urgent, contemporary tale exposes prejudice at the heart of the Home Office’s immigration strategy, and aims to question all of our attitudes to race, gender and nationality.

Based on real life testimonies, this play contains explicit language and scenes that may shock. It is unsuitable for audiences under 16.

* Writer Tim Luscombe will discuss the play and the issues it confronts. Free for ticket holders.

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Spend Spend Spend charts this roller coaster of a life in the glorious Technicolor of the 60s. The original production starred Barbara Dixon and won the Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Musical and was nominated for seven Olivier Awards.

An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

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Music & lyrics by Cole Porter Original book by P. G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton New book by Timothy Crouse, John Weidman, Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse Director Jonathan Moore

Music & lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows Director Marina Caldarone

Venue

Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Venue

Bernie Grant Arts Centre

Performances

Thu 28 Feb - Thu 7 Mar

Performances

Fri 15 - Sat 23 Mar

To Book

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To Book

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A champagne cocktail of unforgettable songs and one in the eye for the Great Depression, Anything Goes trumpeted the start of the Golden Age of Broadway.

Hit after Cole Porter hit including Anything Goes, You’re the Top and I Get a Kick Out of You keep the madcap farce aboard SS America afloat. Evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney helps stowaway Billy Crocker start a new life and win the heart of heiress Hope Harcourt. Hope’s domineering matriarch and a secondrate gangster and his moll disguised as a minister and missionary add to the classic Wodehouse caper.

The winning combination of unforgettable tunes and carefree plot have inspired two films, a TV adaptation and countless revivals both on Broadway and around the world.

An amateur production by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York

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A fairy tale of New York.

All that Hot Box singer Miss Adelaide wants is to finally get married but her fiancé of 14 years, Nathan Detroit, has bigger worries.

America’s lowest low-lifes are in town and want to bet big but can he find a joint for the game? Meanwhile laid-back gambler Sky Masterson accepts a wager to take Salvation Army missionary Sarah Brown on a date.

Everyone gets more than they bet for in this classic show. The snappiest of lyrics and tunes that are easier to catch than Adelaide’s cold, including Take Back Your Mink, Luck Be A Lady and the barn-storming Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat have made Guys and Dolls one of Broadway’s best-loved musicals.

An amateur production by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York

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KIMALIA | ANYTHING GOES | GUYS AND DOLLS

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Tickets £10 | Concessions £6.50

Tickets £10 | Concessions £6.50

Telephone: 020 8365 5450 | Online: www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk

Telephone: 020 7258 2925 | Online: www.thecockpit.org.uk

Opening times: 9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday

Opening times: 12pm - 6pm, Monday to Saturday

Agents and industry professionals: 020 8829 0036

Agents and industry professionals: 020 8829 0036

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Address: Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham Green, London N15 4RX

Address: Gaterforth Street, London NW8 8EH

Tube: Seven Sisters (Victoria line) Bus: 41, 123, 149, 230, 243, 259, 341, 476

Tube: Edgware Road (Hammersmith & City, District, Circle, Bakerloo) and Marylebone (Bakerloo and main line)

Car: Pay and display parking available

Bus: 6, 16, 18, 98, 139, 189, 332, 414 Car: Free parking generally available along Church Street and locally after 6.30pm. Pay/display along Church Street at other times. Gateforth Street has 3 disabled bays directly in front of The Cockpit. The other disabled parking bays are residents only.

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S E S R U O RC

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Do you want to experience professional theatre training at one of the UK’s top drama schools?

Mountview offers a range of short summer courses suitable for people of all ages and experiences.

TWO-WEEK DRAMA SCHOOL EXPERIENCE The perfect opportunity to experience full time drama school training over the summer holidays with courses covering Audition Preparation, Acting, Musical Theatre and TV & Film. These give an invaluable and realistic insight into the working life of a full time Mountview student.

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Mountview provides world-class vocational training for the actors, musical theatre performers, directors and technical theatre specialists of the future through a diverse range of programmes. With an international reputation for excellence and strong links with the industry, Mountview nurtures and develops its students to prepare them for a career in the creative arts. Graduates have gone on to secure high-profile roles in theatre, television and film.

As an educational performing arts charity, only 30% of our income (for student fees) is supported by public funding. In order to continue to offer the highest quality training to our students as well as deliver meaningful and creative opportunities to young people in and around our local borough of Haringey, we need your support.

Suitable for ages 17 and over.

INTENSIVE COURSES Are you a passionate part-time performer? It is never too late to develop your skills and experience professional training with our six-day intensive Musical Theatre Experience and Acting Experience courses.

Mountview’s Directing Weekend provides practical insights and tricks of the trade in a two-day bite. Essential for any director embarking on their next production.

Suitable for ages 17 and over.

There are a number of ways to get involved, whether you are an individual, a trust, foundation or a company. From joining our Mountview membership scheme, providing a scholarship for a student or supporting our work with young people and the community, you can make a difference.

For more information, visit www.mountview.org.uk/supportus

SUMMER ENGAGE

To talk about supporting Mountview’s work, please contact:

With one-week courses in Acting, Musical Theatre, Street Dance and TV & Film, our Summer Engage programme is a must for any young people who are looking for a creative outlet this summer.

Deborah Akroyd - Director of Development t 020 8826 9212 or e deborahakroyd@mountview.org.uk Registered Charity No: 274166

Suitable for ages 8 – 16.

For more information on all these courses visit www.mountview.org.uk/shortcourses or call 020 8826 9217

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diary date

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production

venue

TUE 5 FEB

7.30pm

Kimalia

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

WED 6 FEB

7.30pm

Kimalia

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

3pm

Kimalia

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Kimalia

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

FRI 8 FEB

7.30pm

Kimalia

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

SAT 9 FEB

3pm

Kimalia

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 26 FEB

7.30pm

Spend Spend Spend

THE COCKPIT

WED 27 FEB

7.30pm

Spend Spend Spend

THE COCKPIT

3pm

Spend Spend Spend

THE COCKPIT

7.30pm

Spend Spend Spend

THE COCKPIT

7.30pm

Anything Goes* (Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

3pm

Anything Goes

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Anything Goes

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Spend Spend Spend

THE COCKPIT

2pm

Spend Spend Spend

THE COCKPIT

3pm

Anything Goes

6pm

Spend Spend Spend

7.30pm

Anything Goes

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

MON 4 MAR

7.30pm

Anything Goes* (Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 5 MAR

7.30pm

Anything Goes

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

3pm

Anything Goes

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Anything Goes

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Anything Goes

(Cast B)

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THU 7 FEB

THU 28 FEB

FRI 1 MAR

SAT 2 MAR

WED 6 MAR THU 7 MAR

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE THE COCKPIT

FRI 15 MAR

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls* (Cast A)

SAT 16 MAR

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

MON 18 MAR

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls* (Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

TUE 19 MAR

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

3pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

3pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

7.30pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast A)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

3pm

Guys and Dolls

(Cast B)

BERNIE GRANT ARTS CENTRE

WED 20 MAR THU 21 MAR FRI 22 MAR SAT 23 MAR

*Student Previews