Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
| Established | 1945 |
|---|---|
| President | Dame Judi Dench, C.H, D.B.E |
| Principal | Stephen Jameson |
| Executive Director | Sarah Preece |
| Chairman | Vicky Heywood CBE |
| Founder | Peter Coxhead MBE, D.Litt, Ralph Nossek |
| Location |
Kingfisher Place Clarendon Road London N22 6XF United Kingdom  Coordinates: 51°35′39″N 0°06′48″W / 51.5943°N 0.1133°W |
| Local authority | Haringey |
| DfE URN | 53432 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Students | 400 |
| Website | Official Website |
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, originally called Mountview Theatre School from (1958-2000) but commonly known as Mountview is an independent drama school situated in the Wood Green area of North London. It was founded in 1945 by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek as the Mountview Theatre Club. The Academy currently provides specialist vocational training in acting and musical theatre, as well as production arts. Since 2006 the President of the school is Dame Judi Dench, the Principal and Artistic Director Stephen Jameson was appointed in 2014. It is one of the leading drama schools in the United Kingdom
The institution prepares students for a professional career in the performing arts. The academy and its courses are accredited by Drama UK and it offers Qualifications and Curriculum Authority recognised and validated by the University of East Anglia and Trinity College, London. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted in 2011.[1]. Key areas of study include Performance and Production.
Mountview was founded in Crouch End in 1945 by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek as 'The Mountview Theatre Club', an amateur repertory company staging a new production for a six-day run every second week. Among the club's achievements were Coxhead's staging of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, a production of the complete Arnold Wesker Trilogy – Chicken Soup with Barley, Roots and I'm Talking about Jerusalem directed by Peter Scott-Smith – and Buttered Both Sides, a revue written and composed by Mountview member Ted Dicks and directed by Gale Webb, which later transferred to the Fortune Theatre in London's West End.
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