Matt Powell
Selected credits
- Accidental Death of a AnarchistTheatre Royal Haymarket/ Sheffield Theatres/ Lyric Hammersmith
- The Elixir of Love English National Opera
- RIDE: The Musical Old Globe San Diego/ The Curve/ Southwark Playhouse
- CAKE: The Marie Antoinette PlaylistThe Other Palace
- NINE: In Concert The Lowry
- The Real OnesBush Theatre
- Brace Brace The Royal Court
- Mrs President/ Marie Curie: The MusicalCharing Cross Theatre
About
Matt (they/them) is a video designer & director with a passion for crafting reality defying projects, merging the digital and the real world.
Recent video design and digital credits include: Bibi Rukiya’s Reckless Daughter (Amina Khayyam Dance), High Value Man (Big House Theatre Company), (The) Woman (New Perspectives UK Tour), NINE: In Concert and 34 (The Lowry), Little Shop of Horrors (Crucible Theatre), CAKE: The Marie Antoinette Playlist (The Other Palace), Brace Brace (Royal Court), Ghost Ships (Icon Theatre), The Real Ones (Bush Theatre), Mother of the Revolution (Leeds Industrial Museum), New Year (Birmingham Opera), Marie Curie: A New Musical (Charing Cross Theatre), Laughing Boy (Jermyn Street Theatre/ Theatre Royal Bath), Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood (Watermill Theatre), EXhibitionists (King’s Head Theatre), I Really Do Think That This Will Change Your Life (Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh/ Stage Awards for Innovation Finalist – Mercury Theatre, Colchester), GYPSY: In Concert (Manchester Opera House/ Hope Mill Theatre), Mrs President and Rebecca (Charing Cross Theatre), RIDE: The Musical (The Old Globe/ Curve/ Southwark Playhouse), Animal (Offie finalist – Hope Mill Theatre/ Park Theatre), Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Theatre Royal Haymarket/ Sheffield Theatres/ Lyric Hammersmith), Rumi: The Musical (D’asha Performing Arts Festival/ London Coliseum), Flight (RCM), Nativity (Derby Theatre) and Public Domain (Vaudeville Theatre/ Southwark Playhouse).
Featured work
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Theatre Royal Haymarket/ Sheffield Theatres/ Lyric Hammersmith
Director: Daniel Raggett
Set and Costume Designer: Anna Reid
Lighting: Jai Morjaria
Sound Designer: Annie May Fletcher
Video Designer: Matt Powell
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ Evening Standard
The Elixir of Love
English National Opera
Director: Harry Fehr
Set Designer: Nicky Shaw
Costume Designer: Zahra Mansouri
Lighting Designer: Mark Jonathan
Video Designer: Matt Powell
Animators: Alessandro Uragallo & Gustaf Georg Lindström
Video Team at ENO: Dominic McDowell & Sarah Weltman
‘Matt Powell’s clever videos deliver with charm’
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ BachTrack
RIDE: The Musical
Charing Cross Theatre 2022/ Leicester Curve/ Southwark Playhouse/ The Old Glove, San Diego
Directed by Sarah Meadows
Set & Costume Design by Amy Jane Cook
Musical Direction by Sam Young
Lighting Design by Jamie Platt
Video Design by Matt Powell
‘The design team… are wizards at filling the large playing area with color and variety through evocative lighting, vivid sets and costumes, striking videos, graphic art, and mood sustaining sound.’
Stage and Cinema
NINE: In Concert
The Lowry
Director: Joseph Houston
Choreography: Lucie Hunt
Set Designer: Justin Williams
Costume Design: Lorraine Parry
Lighting Designer: Aaron Dootson
Sound Designer: Nick Lodge
Starring Ramin Karimloo, Ruthie Henshall, Zizi Strallen, Danielle Steers and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt.
★★★★ Manchester Theatres
CAKE: The Marie Antoinette Playlist
The Other Palace
Book: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm/ Tasha Taylor Johnson
Original Choreography & Staging: Drew McOnie
Music & lyrics: Jack McManus/ Tasha Taylor-Johnson
Director: Bronagh Lagan
Choreographer: Christopher Tendai
Original Set & Costume Designs: Sami Fendall
Sound Design: Dan Samson
Lighting Designer: Joshie Harriette
Video Designer: Matt Powell
Combining a multi-genre pop score with 18th century France, Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist, retells a story that sparked a revolution. Starring Zizi Strallen and Renée Lamb.
Marie Curie: The Musical
Charing Cross Theatre
Book & Lyrics: Seeun Choun
Music: Jongyoon Choi
Director: Sarah Meadows
Choreographer: Joanna Goodwin
Musical Director: Emma Fraser
Set & Costume Designer: Rose Montgomery
Lighting Designer: Prema Mehta
Sound Designer: Andrew Johnson
Video Designer: Matt Powell
‘intelligent showmanship…impactful projections by Matt Powell’ WhatsOnStage
High Value Man
Big House Theatre Company
Written by Igor Memic
Director: Christopher Neels
Sound Designer: Hugh Sheehan
Video Designer: Matt Powell
Lighting/Video Technical: Michael Fox
High Value Man is a thrilling drama exploring toxic masculinity and the darkest corners of the internet.
Mrs President
Charing Cross Theatre
Written by John Ransom-Phillips
Director: Bronagh Lagan
Set & Costume Designer: Gregor Donnelly
Lighting Designer: Derek Anderson
Sound Designer: Sonum Batra
Video Designer: Matt Powell
‘intelligent showmanship…impactful projections by Matt Powell’
WhatsOnStage
I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life
Edinburgh Fringe 2024/ Mercury Theatre/ Tour 2023
Writer/Performer: Emma-Louise Howell
Director: Hetty Hodgson
Set and Costume Designer: Lulu Tam
Sound Designer & Composer: Holly Khan
Video & Captions Designer: Matt Powell
STAGE AWARDS: SHORTLISTED FOR INNOVATION AWARD
‘bold and immersive video element designed by Matt Powell.’
West End Best Friend
Public Domain
Southwark Playhouse/ Vaudeville Theatre
Director: Adam Lenson
Designer: Libby Todd
Video Designer: Matt Powell
Lighting Design: Sam Waddington & Matt Daw
‘What really sets Public Domain apart from other shows is the technology aspect. A challenging set up online, having to recreate it in person is as complicated as it gets. The performers are constantly surrounded by interlaced video, created by Matt Powell, mirroring everything they say so timing is crucial. The sync and setup throughout was pretty flawless and incredibly impressive to witness- a testament to pure precision.’
★★★★ All That Dazzles
