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About Matt

Matt is a graduate of the University of Nottingham with a First-Class Honours BA in Music and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with an MA with Distinction in Musical Direction.  He is a multi-instrumentalist, specialising in arranging/orchestration, piano accompaniment, and conducting. He has previously coached at various drama schools including ArtsEd, Mountview, Urdang, and Tiffany Theatre College. He was a Senior Music Tutor at ArtsEd between Sep 2022 and Nov 2023, then went on to MD an acclaimed production of The Drowsy Chaperone with the third year students.

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Matt has depped on Keys 1 on Mandela (Young Vic), Keys 2 on the UK tours of Dreamgirls, and Greatest Days and currently a Keys 2 dep for Sister Act (UK Tour, Dominion, Evertim Apollo)

To access CV as PDF please click here

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Full Theatre Credits:

​As Music Director:​​

  • IN CLAY (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, VAULT Festival 2023 & The Other Palace)

​​VAULT award and Offie Nominated Production (including Musical Direction)

  • MOUNTVIEW IN-HOUSE MUSICAL PROJECT

  • THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (ArtsEd Third Year Production)​

  • GUEST ENTS (P&O Britannia) - Joel Harper Jackson

  • NYMT IN CONCERT - WHEN I GROW UP (Kingston Rose Theatre

                         & Southward Playhouse Elephant)​

  • SWEENEY TODD (Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre, RADA, 

under the music supervision of Caroline Humphris)

  • BARE: A POP OPERA (Alexandra Theatre, Chichester University MTP)

  • SONGS BY THE FIRE (Chiswick Playhouse)

  • SLEEPING BOOTY (Bridge House Theatre) Offie Nominated Production

  • DICK WHITTINGTON (Bridge House Theatre) Offie Nominated Production

  • CINDERELLA (Immersion Theatre)

  • SNOWFLAKE (The Lowry Rewrites Festival, Semi-Staged Concert)

  • PLATFORM - JACK MILES & FRIENDS (Actors Church, Iris Theatre)

  • SUNDAY SOUL - Nikki Bentley (Chiswick Playhouse)

  • ADELINE: A 21ST CENTURY MUSICAL (Workshop, Cockpit Theatre)

  • NOW. HERE. THIS. (Golden Goose Theatre, Chiswick Playhouse) UK Premier

  • TICK, TICK... BOOM! (Etcetera Theatre)

  • ORDINARY DAYS (Paradise in the Vault, Edinburgh Fringe)

  • SISTER ACT (Nottingham Arts Theatre)

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As Associate Conductor:

  • HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (Southwark Playhouse Borough)

  • WE WILL ROCK YOU (20th Anniversary UK Tour)

  • ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES THE MUSICAL (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

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As Assistant Music Director:

  • THE ARTIST (Theatre Royal Plymouth)

  • GUYS AND DOLLS (Mountview Theatre, Whilst Training)

  • MARY POPPINS (In-House, Whilst Training)

  • HEATHERS (In-House, Whilst Training)

  • NYMT's PARADE (The Other Palace) + Drum Kit

  • [title of show] (Paradise in the Vault Edinburgh Fringe) & "Larry"

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As Orchestrator/Arranger:

  • IN CLAY (Upstairs at the Gatehouse, VAULT Festival 2023 & The Other Palace)

  • THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (ArtsEd Third Year Production)

  • SCHWARTS 75 (Lyric Theatre) - Additional Orchestrations

  • HARRY AND GRETA - BYMT (New Wolsey Theatre)

  • NYMT IN CONCERT - WHEN I GROW UP (Kingston Rose Theatre & Southwark Playhouse Elephant)

  • STARMUS 2022 FESTIVAL (Armenia) - Additional Orchestrations

  • ROYAL SYMPHONIC CONCERT ORCHESTRA & NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY CHOIR SYMPHONIC POPS

  • IN CLAY (VAULT Festival & The Other Palace)

  • SNOWFLAKE (The Lowry Rewrites Festival, Semi-Staged Concert)

  • ADELINE: A 21ST CENTURY MUSICAL (Workshop & Digital Audio Releases)

  • PLATFORM - JACK MILES & FRIENDS (Actors Church, Iris Theatre & Digital Audio Releases)

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As Associate Music Director:

  • STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW (Waterloo East Theatre)​​

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As Composer:

  • AS LONG AS YOU KNEW by Ellie Cozens

Matt Herbert
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