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, Urdang, and Tiffany Theatre College. He was a Senior Music Tutor at ArtsEd for the 2022/23 academic year and is returning until Christmas 2023.

Matt has covered Keys 1 on Mandela, Keys 2 on Dreamgirls and is a current Keys 2 cover on Sister Act and Greatest Days.

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Full Theatre Credits:

As Music Director:

IN CLAY (VAULT Festival 2023 & The Other Palace)
- VAULT award and Offie Nominated Production
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)

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 (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

As Associate Music Director:

STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW (Waterloo East Theatre)

As Assistant Music Director:

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"

As Orchestrator/Arranger:

HARRY AND GRETA - BYMT (New Wolsey Theatre)
NYMT IN CONCERT - WHEN I GROW UP (Kingston Rose Theatre & Southwark Playhouse Elephant)
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)

As Composer:

AS LONG AS YOU KNEW by Ellie Cozens