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Drama Schools

Educator / Director 

Matthew has taught and directed projects at a number of Drama Schools, including;


Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Rose Bruford

Mountview  & more. 

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One Minute 

Co-Director

In a tender, fragmentary story about the inarticulacy of grief, this 2003 play by Olivier and Tony award-winning playwright, Simon Stephens, looks at the different lives touched by the investigation into a missing girl. Incorporating a cinematic score, video and puppetry, DELIRIUM create an ever-moving London that plays backdrop to five lives that are standing still.

I AM PRO

Educator

iampro is a training, collaboration and discovery platform with memberships and events for actors aged 8 plus. There is no upper age limit! 

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High quality training and the opportunity to break into the industry shouldn’t be determined by where you live, who you know or your financial circumstance. That’s why we’re shaking it up and offering a new, more inclusive routes into the creative industry with online learning, video masterclasses and in-person events. 

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Matthew works as a coach, teaching both acting technique & creative writing. 

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Wasted

Movement Director

“You know what your problem is, mate? You just sit around, expecting life to happen for you. Waiting for it all to just land in your lap…“ 

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Ten years on from the death of their best mate, Tony, three friends Danny, Charlotte, and Temi, now all in their late-20s are confronted by the choices they did or didn’t make. 

Peak Stuff

C0-Composer

In an age of retail therapy, climate crisis and click and collect - how does our 'stuff' define us? And have we reached peak stuff?

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Award-winning theatre company, ThickSkin, have teamed up with the writing talents of Billie Collins (Too Much World at Once and BBC's Malory Towers) to produce one of the most visually thrilling and inventive shows you will see this year.

Co-Composed by Matthew Churcher and Neil Bettles, the entire piece is underscored by music, driving and cueing the action of the show. 

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Holes

Co-Director

A new version of Louis Sachar's worldwide bestselling book 'Holes' adapted by Matthew Churcher & Oliver Kaderbhai, presented by the third year students at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama: BA Acting, Collaborative & Devised theatre course. 

The Good Person of Schezwan

Composer

The Bertolt Brecht play, performed at The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama production, directed by Nancy Meckler and composed by Matthew Churcher

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Lifeline

Playwright

Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Cody Jackson is trying to bury the ghosts of his childhood and forge a career in the music industry. As his star rises and pressure mounts he slips into old habits and risks losing everything.

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Redemptive, raw and fast-paced, this new play explores the realities of London’s gang culture, the strength of family, and the enduring power of music. 

 

Developed over a decade of working with young people and witnessing a rise in knife crime, Matthew Churcher & Oliver Kaderbhai finally wrote the script during lockdown. After some advice from Simon Stephens some tweaks were made and the latest draft  secured Arts Council Funding to further develop the project.

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Be Prepared

Choreographer

Choreographer for  'Be Prepared' the lead single from Straw Bear's third album 'Fiction'.

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