After a hugely successful eight years at the helm at Mountview, its two directors are handing over the reins. Here, Sarah Preece reflects on the leadership challenges facing the drama training sector.
Stephen Jameson and I were appointed as joint leaders of Mountview drama school in 2013, to undertake the job of securing it a permanent home. By 2018, after 30 years in ‘temporary’, poor quality accommodation, we finally relocated Mountview into its beautiful £30m state-of-the-art facility in Peckham, South London. Underpinning the creation of this new home was the vision for Mountview as a New Model Drama School.
This vision was rooted in three key principles: Excellence – the best... more
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