Matt (they/he) is a queer identifying director, producer & video designer/editor working predominantly in Musical & Queer Theatre.
 

Over the past seven years, Matt has created & produced an array of film & theatrical experiences through digital performances, community projects and youth productions. Their practice combines cinematic, scenographic styles with embodied movement & music to create visual spectacles.

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Matt is a recent graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, with a first class honours degree in Theatre Practice: Performance Arts. During their studies, they became the first student to work for MA Music Theatre as Assistant Director supporting the public productions of the 2019 & 2020 cohort. They have also regularly assisted Adam Lenson on STAGES, INTO THE WOODS & various ALPMusicals online events.​ Most recently, they assisted Ellie Coote and Adam Lenson on THE LIMIT & CATCH ME.

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Recent work as director/producer includes WILF GOES WILD (Sarah Middleton & Josh Sneesby, ACE Funded & OnComm Commendation), SUBWAY (Gus Gowland), SNOWFLAKE: VISUAL EP (Lewis Cornay, OnComm Finalist - Innovative), QUEERED: VOLUME ONE (MTPRIDE), ON HOPE: A DIGITAL SONG CYCLE (Victoria Saxton & sixty writers).

 

Matt produces a variety of theatrical experiences through MPTheatricals. As Creative Producer, Matt supports and creates innovative new musicals & LGBTQ+ driven work both onstage and online in a variety of media forms.

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Alongside directing and producing, Matt is a video designer and editor. Highly skilled in the Adobe suite, they have designed engaging overlays for live performances, edited full length digital performances & bespoke projects & designed projected sets & visuals for various shows. Recent designs include PUBLIC DOMAIN & SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT.

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As a queer identifying practitioner, Matt has a passionate interest and commitment to developing LGBTQ work, through directing & producing queer work and developing their own performance practice. Experience included co-founding & producing MTPRIDE, producing Make Me Infamous (Jude Taylor): a queer superhero musical, directing Subway (Gus Gowland), bare: a pop opera & providing support to a variety of queer artist & writers. Their research focuses on Queer Reframing, and they run workshops on gender performance & queering rep. They are also currently developing a drag act.

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Matt provides bespoke services in editing, production support & workshops.

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Interested in directing contemporary musical theatre, reframed revivals & queer driven narratives. Skilled in musical staging, acting through song & integrating film and technology into performance.

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Experienced as Assistant Director, with skills in cover staging, multi cast management and rehearsal cover.

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As director:

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f i l m  &  d i g i t a l  p e r f o r m a n c e

WILF GOES WILD (MPTheatricals - 2020)

QUEERED (MPTheatricals - 2020)

ON HOPE : A DIGITAL SONG CYCLE (The Other Palace - 2020)

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SUBWAY (Gus Gowland - 2020)

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t h e a t r e 

As director:

AMERICAN IDIOT (2019 - Derby Theatre)

PUNK ROCK (2017 - Guildhall Theatre)

BARE: A POP OPERA (2016 - Duchess Theatre)

AMERICAN IDIOT (2015 - Derby Theatre)

SWEENEY TODD (2015 - Robert Ludlum)

AVENUE Q (2014 - Robert Ludlum)

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As associate director:

PUBLIC DOMAIN (2020 - Adam Lenson)

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As assistant director:

THE LIMIT & CATCH ME (2020 -

Adam Lenson/Ellie Coote)

STAGES (2020 - Adam Lenson)

PLAZA (2020 - Maja Milatovic-Ovadia)

INTO THE WOODS (2019 - Adam Lenson)

MAMT Showcase (2019 - Emma Gresch)

THE TUNNEL (2019 - Maja Milatovic-Ovadia)

 

Further work includes:

CARRIE (2018 - designer/movement director)

SPRING AWAKENING (2018 - designer/movement director)