A warmly lit woman smiles between two blue-black silhouettes in a tight, dramatic composition.

The Mack Theatre, Mountview2023

Mrs Beeton Says

The Production

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts staged Mrs Beeton Says at The Mack Theatre in June 2023 as part of its Postgraduate Season, featuring its postgraduate musical theatre company. The musical by Helen Watts and Eamonn O’Dwyer explores Isabella Beeton’s life, legacy and the myths around the best-selling Book of Household Management.

45 photographs in the curated edit

Musical Director: Inga Davis-Rutter
Sound Design: Chris Murray
Commissioned by: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Photography: Steve Gregson

An ensemble of women in period dress stands across the stage beneath blue and amber beams in haze.

A young performer reads a large book at a table, warmly lit against illustrated kitchen shelves.

A cool blue overhead view shows seated women on stepped staging and a glowing cabinet-like space containing a mother and baby.

A crowded group in hats and period dress cheers together in a bright, celebratory stage moment.

A woman cradles a wrapped baby in a tight teal spotlight against darkness.

A woman spins alone in a long skirt on a warm-lit kitchen set.

Two performers in pale period outfits stand side by side, one looking through binoculars.

Two performers hold hands in a pool of multicoloured light on a mostly empty stage seen from above.

Performers in period costume sing with raised fists and papers held aloft in warm stage light.

Performers form a blue-lit tableau with two figures elevated on a chair and kneeling figures holding pale parasols.

A woman with billowing sleeves gestures outward between two men at a table in cool blue light.

A wide blue-lit stage scene shows performers gathered around a table while a distant figure stands high at the right.

A woman stands framed by tall illustrated panels while other performers watch from the darker blue set.

Four women stand onstage while another rises above them on a chair with a shawl spread wide.

Two women in aprons react comically at a table, one lifting a shiny metal bowl overhead.

A woman moves dynamically with arms extended near a table while another performer reaches toward her on a blue-lit kitchen set.

Performers are spaced across the full stage under amber and white beams with haze above them.

A young performer in a blue cape faces forward against a warm illustrated backdrop.

A lone woman stands centered beneath green and amber haze on a dimly lit stage.

Three women sing in warm light, with the central performer in a white apron.

A dark blue tableau places several performers around a chair while a central woman reaches up into a narrow beam.

A large ensemble gathers around a raised top hat at center stage in smoky amber and blue light.

A woman in a striped skirt jumps beside a table as another performer watches, with garments hanging above them.

A woman in a green skirt carries a tray with teapot and cups through blue stage light.

A full-stage ensemble is arranged around a dining table and kitchen set in mixed cool and warm light.

Men kneel and stand around a figure lying on the stage in dramatic blue light.

Two performers wearing tall red feather headpieces are caught in intense blue and red side light.

Colourfully dressed travellers in hats and capes pose at the front while an ensemble stands behind them in haze.

A comic group scene gathers around luggage beneath bright downlights as one performer leans toward the cluster.

A man in a top hat and dark suit stands in low-key blue light against a black background.

A seated woman in period dress is framed by tall illustrated panels beneath a narrow blue spotlight.

Two young women huddle over a book and basket in dark blue side light.

An ensemble spreads across the stage in deep blue and violet haze.

Four performers in winter shawls and capes react closely together under bright front light.

Two women sit at a wooden table facing one another in a warm kitchen setting.

A man in a curly wig and dark robe reads from a book while isolated against black.

Women in period dresses raise their arms in song as seated performers frame the scene at the sides.

The full ensemble stands in a broad line across the stage under amber haze.

Backlit silhouettes of an ensemble surround a single brightly lit woman in blue.

A young woman holds an illustrated book open toward the audience in a warm close frame.

Two women read a small book together beside a wicker basket in amber light.

A lone woman stands center stage in cool blue light with smoky empty space around her.

Three performers dance in a line across the warm stage under blue overhead light.

A seated woman is isolated in a small blue spotlight against a nearly black background.

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