MJ Gardner
Producer, Playwright, Ex-Stage Manager.
Stage Management CV
For most recent credits, see PDF link.
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For credits, pre-2018, please scroll down.
Matthew started technical theatre training at The Space, Taunton in 2010 while working on 'Oh What A lovely War'.
Matthew continued this line of interest by working on a variety of productions from outside site-specific performances to a small scale dance productions.
Following this, Matthew then successfully entered Royal School of Speech and Drama on TP:BA Stage Management degree.
Matthew is now a freelance stage manager and is excited to place all of their skills and knowledge, gained through previous Stage Management roles, in to new environments and situations.
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on the Autism and Dyslexia Spectrum's.
For available check, please use contact page.
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Royal School of Speech and Drama.
​2012 - 2015
BA (Hons) Theatre Practice:
Stage Management. 2.2
The SPACE Somerset.
​2010 - 2012
Advanced Creative and Media Diploma.
BBC.
Below is a Showreel from 2010 to 2012:
Personal
Background:
Experience:​
Education:
2018
Venue TechnicanManager
July to September
Front Room, Assembly Rooms Edinburgh,
Produced by Assembly Festival Limited, Edinburgh
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Assistant Stage Manager
May to June
The Reason I Jump
Glasgow's Children's Wood.
Produced by Karen Allen for National Theatre of Scotland.
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Stage Manager
April to May
Baby Box
The King's Head Theatre
Produced by Josephine Shipp for Sleepless Theatre Company.
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Stage Manager
April
God: The Untold Story
The King's Head Theatre
Produced by Jason Fite' for Peracals Productions
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Stage Manager
March
Massive Sense of Urgency
Ovalhouse Theatre
Produced by Linda J Bloomfield for Madi Maxwell-Libby
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Stage Manager
January
You, Me, The World and Hackney Wick
Yard Theatre
Produced by Katherine Igoe- Ewer
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2017
Stage Manager
December
Jack and The Beanstalk Pantomime,
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton.
Produced by Matt Summer for Reamba Productions.
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Touring Stage Manager
September to November
Quarter Life Crisis by Yolanda Mercy.
Alphabetti Theatre, Attenborough Theatre, Hub Leeds, Cheltenham Everyman, Arena Theatre Wolverhampton, Soho Theatre, Albany Arts Centre.
Produced by Yolanda Mercy and Jade Lewis.
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Venue Stage Manager
August to September
Music Hall, Assembly Rooms Edinburgh
Produced by Assembly Festival Limited, Edinburgh.
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Assistant Stage Manager
June to July
PIPPIN (Musical)
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Produced by Mountview Academy.
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Stage Manager
May
Coppelia by Joanna Vymeris
Jackson Lane
Produced by The Feathers of Daedalus Circus.
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Stage Manager
March to April
Quarter Life Crisis by Yolanda Mercy.
Ovalhouse Theatre and ARC Stockton
Produced by Yolanda Mercy and Gemma Lloyd
2016
Assistant Stage Manager
19th of September to 15th of October.
The Place We Know Festival
Various locations around Shepherd's Bush
Produced by The BUSH Theatre
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Stage Manager
9th to the 29th of August.
The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole
C Nova
Directed by Sarah Berger
so and so arts club
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Stage Manager
13th of June to the 29th of August.
Cosmic Fear or The Day Brad Pitt Got Paranoid by Christian Lollike
New Diorama Theatre - London
Bedlam Theatre - Edinburgh
Directed by Kay Micheal
Empty Deck LTD
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Stage Manager
Various dates in July.
Graeae’s Rollettes present The Buccaneers’ Final Frontiers
The Scoop.
Directed by Daryl Beeton
http://www.graeae.org/productions/graeaes-rollettes-present-the-buccaneers-final-frontiers/
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Stage Manager
20th of April to June 10th.
Stone Face by Eve Leigh
Finborough Theatre
Directed by Roy Alexander Weise
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Assistant Stage Manager
25th of April to June 7th.
A Kingdom for A Stage by Tony Diggle.
Directed by Andrew Loudon
http://www.chelseatheatre.org.uk/project/a-kingdom-for-a-stage/
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2015
Stage Crew/ASM
16th of November to 4th of January 2016.
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.
The Broadway Theatre - Barking.
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Technical Stage Manager
7th of September to 9th of October,
Invisible Dot Ltd - King's Cross.
Stage Crew
July 31th to September 3rd.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015.
Pleasance Two,
Pleasance Edinburgh.
https://www.facebook.com/ip224/videos/10207608752967000/
Stage Management Placement
29th June to 3th of July.
Theatre Ad Infinitum
Bucket List
Performed on the 3rd of July at Redbridge Drama Centre.
Directed by Nir Paldi
http://www.theatreadinfinitum.co.uk/
ASM/SM on Book.
1st of May to 13th of June.
Defibrillator Theatre's
The One Day of The Year.
Performed at Finborough Theatre.
Directed by Wayne Harrsion.
http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/2015/the-one-day-
of-the-year.php
Deputy Stage Manager.
​28th of January to 16th of March.
CDT Double Bill 'Citizen Puppet' Workshop
An collaboration between Royal School of Central of Speech Collaboration Devising Theatre Acting course and Blind Summit.
Directed by Mark Down.
Performed from 4th to 14th of March at the New Diorama Theatre.
Performed as a Double Bill with PUSH.
http://newdiorama.com/whats-on/citizen-puppet.
Stage Management Intern/ASM.
1st of December '14 to Jan 13th '15.
Liberian Girl.
Written by Diana Nneka Atuona.
Royal Court Upstairs.
Directed by Matthew Dunster.
http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/liberian-girl/
Stage Manager.
14th of November to 11th Jan '15.
'Dogs of War'
Corbet Place Bar
Not What I Am’ Othello Adaptation by Riley Madincea.
Directed by David Macintosh Loumgair & Martha May Rumney.
2014
ASM
12-13th of November
Unspun ‘McDonald’s 40th birthday’
Excel Centre.
Directed by Kim Gavin.
Pyro Volunteer,
1-2th of November,
Tower Hamlets/ Walk The Plank - Millwall Park.
Technical Operator,
October 19th to 22nd
London Horror Festival,
The Ill Advised Voyage of Leonard Roam &
Darker The Night,
The Etcetera Theatre
Venue Crew
Pleasance Edinburgh.
Venue Crew – Pleasance Two.
Summer 14.
Stage Manager.
‘The Good Egg.’
April - June 14
Theatre in education tour around various schools around Oldham.
Directed by Vicky Ireland.
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Volunteer Usher
'The Roof'
May 30th - 28th June 14
(Also experienced one evening of stage management shadowing on this production.)
Collaboration between FUSE and National Theatre.
Acting Rep
'Jumpy' & 'NSFW'
Jan – March 14.
ASM
Jumpy - Directed by Duglad Bruce Lockhart
NSFW - Directed by Angie Langfield
Webber Douglas Studio, Central School of Speech and Drama.
2013
Applied Theatre Course at Central present 'Oh What A Lovely War'
October to November 13.
Directed by Karen Tomlin.
DSM
Venue: Studio 1, Central School of Speech and Drama.
Skills
I have general knowledge of:
Microsoft Office and Apple Software
Power tools,
Analogue sound desks,
Zero 88 and ETC lighting desks,
Lantern focusing,
Basic training on lighting desks,
QLab.
Basic training of sewing machines and needlework.
RC Annie training workshops I have participated in:
Blood workshop;
Sword Maintenance,
Blank Firearm information and practice.
Certificate Awarded:
Just FX - Pyrotechnics training.