Matthew Holmquist

He/Him

Matthew is the current associate director at The Other Room Theatre as well as co-artistic director and founder and of Red Oak Theatre. Red Oak Theatre's ethos is to bring emerging directors and designers together at an early point in their career, to experiment and investigate different processes design can be used in a creative process.

Matthew has been working as a theatre director for the last four years in both theatre and opera. He is interested in exploring new writing and specifically how we can use music with performance due to his experience with composition and music.

Credits

DIRECTOR, Cardiff Boy, Other Room Theatre, 2 weeks, 2018
DIRECTOR, Blue Stockings, Sherman Theatre, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, The River, Red Oak Theatre at Loco Klub, 1 week, 2017
DIRECTOR, We Had A Black Dog, Theatre De Menilmontant, 1 week, 2017

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Eugene Onegin, Buxton Opera, 3 weeks, 2019
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, The Story, Other Room Theatre, 2 weeks and tour, 2019
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Don Giovanni, Welsh National Opera, 2 weeks and tour, 2018
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR , Le Vin Herbe, Welsh National Opera,
2 weeks and tour, 2017

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Snow Queen, Sherman Theatre, 4 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Taming of the Shrew, Sherman Theatre, 3 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Tremor, Sherman Theatre, 3 weeks, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Insignificance, Theatr Clwyd, 3 weeks, 2016
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Simplicius Simplicissimus, Sadlers Wells, 1 week, 2016

Training

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Drama BA, 2015 - (2:1 Higher)
WHITCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL
A Level: Drama and Theatre Studies (A*), Philosphy (A), Music (C)
GCSE: 11 (A*-B) including Maths and English
Welsh Baccalaureatte (Pass)