A student flies through the air in a leaping attack while his partner lunges low with sword and shield.

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Peckham2026

Mountview Summer School 2026

The Production

Behind the scenes at Mountview's 2026 summer courses in Peckham: warm-ups, singing, acting and ensemble work, and an action-packed stage-combat intensive with knives, swords and shields.

32 photographs in the curated edit

Photography: Steve Gregson

A small white fluffy dog lies in a patch of sunlight by a window, with the Mountview sign on the building outside.

A group of students laugh together in a circle during a warm-up in a rehearsal studio.

Students stretch their arms high above their heads during a group warm-up in a large studio.

A young man in glasses and an open cream shirt looks across the studio during a movement exercise.

Two students stand by a tall window with hands on their chests during a breathing exercise.

A tutor in a bright blue jacket points to a whiteboard from behind an upright piano.

Students fling their arms wide and sing joyfully during a singing session.

A student sings with her hands resting on her body in a concrete-walled studio.

Close-up of a hand playing the keys of an upright piano.

Three students sing from sheet music in front of a black curtain.

A tutor in a blue jacket and pink-tinted glasses laughs and points while leading a session.

A student holds a rehearsal knife at arm's length, watching her partner intently during stage-combat practice.

Two students rehearse a stage-combat move, one kneeling as she grapples her partner's raised arm.

Seen over a student's shoulder and shield, two students wait with sword and shield across the studio.

A student leaps into the air with sword and shield as his partner lunges below.

A student swings a sword with fierce concentration as her partner crouches beneath a shield, against a black curtain.

Two students grip a raised dagger between them in a close-quarters stage-combat move against a black background.

Two students clash with sword and shield, straining with effort, in front of a black curtain.

A student holds a sword raised over her shoulder above a round shield, looking sharply to one side.

A student lies on the studio floor beside a shield while another stands over him with sword and shield.

A group of students lunge in unison with swords and shields, led by their instructor, in a wide bright studio.

An instructor raises sword and shield overhead as students copy the guard position behind him.

A smiling student holds a sword level in front of her shield during a group drill.

A student dives through the air towards a blue crash mat as classmates and instructors watch.

A student smiles while seated with a script during a text session, with other students behind him.

Two students read from scripts, facing each other against a wooden studio wall.

A tutor gently adjusts a student's posture during an acting exercise in front of a black curtain.

Students sit and kneel beside a row of wooden stools in front of a black curtain.

Students lift wooden stools above their heads in an ensemble exercise while others watch from a circle.

Four students work together to balance one wooden stool on top of another.

Stage combat rehearsal: one performer leaps with shield and sword as partner lunges with blade in a studio at Mountview Summer School 2026.

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