Matthew is the manager of fracture theatre. His role across the whole company is as a manager, director, choreographer, designer and administraor. Matthew has trained in performing arts for most of his life, beginning at Stagestruck stage school in Billingham. At 12 he attended Cleveland Theatre School and in 2004 he joined Stockton Riverside College, School of perfroming and visual arts where he completed NVQ and BTEC qualifications. In 2007 Mattie auditioned and was admitted to Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) for a BA(hons) in Community Arts. Mattie also works as a freelance community artist and designer.

Matthew has also worked on projects for many different companies across the UK including; NSPCC, Childline, Stockton-On-tees Borough Council, Middlesbrough Borough Council, Tyne & Wear Councils, Arts Development Services across the North East & North West, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Merseyside LEAP festival, British Dance Edition, Urban Bush Women, and lots more. Matthew has also worked closely with big name theatre companies such as Wicked Fish, ThingumajigTheatre, and Spike Theatre.

Matthew is a very dynamic and inspiring workshop practitioner. He is able to communicate and engage a very diverse range of groups, especially young people. He has produced great work with groups inside and outside his course and achieved a great deal. As a practitioner Mattie has the skills to encourage and develop original work with groups that they have a sense of ownership over and is good quality. I would thoroughly recommend Mattie.

Matt Smith,
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts