matt harrison

theatre director

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written by james fritz
first performed at finborough theatre (2016)
southwark playhouse (2018)

"youth theatre at its most mature,
and most dazzling" - the guardian

design - chris hone
lighting - christopher nairne
sound - jak poore
choreography - rebecca smith
photographer – tristram kenton

as associate director
directed by kathy burke
vaudeville theatre 2018

photographer - marc brenner

as associate director
directed by emma rice
shakespeare’s globe, edinburgh international
festival, uk tour – 2017

winner of the carol tambor best of
edinburgh award 2017

photographer – steve tanner

written by miriam battye
vault festival 2017

“breathtakingly good” - there ought to be clowns

a piece i wrote for the guardian exploring my vision for the show: midsummer moves to whitby

adapted by kate kennedy after shakespeare
kneeigh and the national youth theatre
criterion theatre 2020
'fizzes with energy' - the stage

photographer - helen murray
design - camilla clarke
lighting - zoe spurr
composition - naomi hammerton

hot tubs and trampolines theatre company
new diorama and national theatre temporary
space (2015)

winner of the '5 minute festival'

"dazzling and intricate" - everything
theatre

growing up in north yorkshire on a diet of roald dahl,
chris rea and my granddad's tall tales i
always knew i wanted to tell stories.
now based in london i trained at east 15 acting school,
on the national theatre directors course and was
national theatre new works department resident director 2018/19.
i'm excited by work that explores class and experiments with form.
i aim to create performances that are mischievous,
collaborative and full of heart. inclusion and
participation is another important strand to my practice.
i regularly lead workshops for orginisations including the old vic,
almeida and national theatre learning.
i've directed productions at a variety of drama schools
and am a proud tutor with open door.

acting coaching
collaboration with actors is at the core of
my practice - creating a space which feels safe,supported
and focused in order to empower clear, bold and playful choices.
i offer coaching sessions to help prepare for drama
school auditions, self tapes/meetings and any other
creative problem-solving you might need.

if you'd like to chat about us working
together you can contact me here.

i'm delighted to be represented by rachel chambers
at jonathan arun group, who can be found here.

i'm passionate about working with emerging artists
and actors in training. i'm excited to
develop and direct work in spaces where you can be playful,
curious and brave. i've been lucky enough to work
with training institutions including east 15,
arts ed and the national youth theatre rep company.

photo:
'brazen'
devised by the company after the work of robert greene

east 15 acting school
corbett theatre 2019
design - jason denvir
lighting - phil hamilton
sound - mark webber

written by james fritz
first performed at finborough theatre (2016)
southwark playhouse (2018)

"youth theatre at its most mature,
and most dazzling" - the guardian

design - chris hone
lighting - christopher nairne
sound - jak poore
choreography -
rebecca smith
photographer –
tristram kenton

as associate director
directed by kathy burke
vaudeville theatre 2018

photographer - marc brenner

as associate director
directed by emma rice
shakespeare’s globe, edinburgh
international festival, uk tour – 2017

winner of the carol tambor best of
edinburgh award 2017

photographer – steve tanner

written by miriam battye
vault festival 2017

“breathtakingly good” - there ought to
be clowns

a piece i wrote for the guardian exploring my
vision for the show: midsummer moves to whitby

adapted by kate kennedy after shakespeare
kneeigh and the national youth theatre
criterion theatre 2020
'fizzes with energy' - the stage

photographer - helen murray
design - camilla clarke
lighting - zoe spurr
composition - naomi
hammerton

hot tubs and trampolines theatre company
new diorama and national theatre temporary
space (2015)

winner of the '5 minute festival'

"dazzling and intricate"
- everything theatre

growing up in north yorkshire on a diet of
roald dahl, chris rea and my granddad's tall
tales i always knew i wanted to tell
stories. now based in london i trained
at east 15 acting school, on the
national theatre directors course
and was national theatre new
works department resident
director 2018/19. i'm
excited by work that
explores class and
experiments
with form.









i aim to
create
performances that
are mischievous,
collaborative and
full of heart. inclusion
and participation is
another important strand to
my practice. i regularly lead
workshops for orginisations
including the old vic, almeida and
national theatre learning. i've
directed productions at a variety of
drama schools and am a proud tutor with
open door.

i'm passionate about working with emerging
artists and actors in training. i'm excited
to develop and direct work in spaces
where you can be playful, curious and
brave. i've been lucky enough to
work with training institutions
including east 15, arts ed and
the national youth theatre
rep company.

acting coaching -
collaboration with actors is at the core of
my practice - creating a space which
feels safe, supported and focused in
order to empower clear, bold and
playful choices. i offer coaching
sessions to help prepare for
drama school auditions, self
tapes/meetings and any other
creative problem-solving
you might need.









if you'd
like to chat
about us working
together you can
contact me here

i'm delighted to be
represented by rachel
chambers at jonathan arun
group, who can be found here

photo:

'brazen'
devised by the company after the work
of robert greene

east 15 acting school
corbett theatre 2019
design - jason denvir
lighting - phil hamilton
sound - mark webber