Matt Powell
Video Designer & Director
Award Nominations
2024 Offie Finalist for Video Design for ANIMAL at Park Theatre
2023 I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life - The Stage Awards Innovation Award Shortlisted
Matt (they/them) is a non-binary, award nominated, video designer, musical theatre creative and queer practitioner based in the East Midlands.
“The Elixir of Love- ENO
Matt Powell’s clever videos deliver with charm”
“Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood- Watermill Theatre
Stylised staging that incorporates some inspired video projection from Matt Powell and captioning throughout.”
“Marie Curie- Charing Cross Theatre
intelligent showmanship...impactful projections by Matt Powell”
Gallery
2025
Production |
Company |
So Unfair! | Tour, Dir. Sarah Punshon | (the) Woman | UK Tour, Dir. Angharad Jones | Mrs President | Charing Cross Theatre, Dir. Bronagh Lagan | NINE | Hope Mill Theatre, Co-Dir. Joseph Houston & William Whelter |
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2024
Production |
Company |
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| Little Shop of Horrors | Sheffield Crucible, Dir. Amy Hodge |
| The Ugly Duckling | Nottingham Playhouse, Dir. Laura Ryder |
| The Elixir of Love | English National Opera, Dir. Harry Fehr |
| Brace Brace | Royal Court, Dir. Daniel Raggett, Des. Anna Reid, Video Des. Matt Powell |
| Ghost Ships | Icon Theatre, Co-Dir. Nancy Hurst & Kloé Dean |
| The Real Ones | Bush Theatre, Dir. Antony Simpson-Pike, Set & Costume Des. Anisha Fields, Video Des. Matt Powell |
| Marie Curie | Charing Cross Theatre, Dir. Sarah Meadows |
| Laughing Boy | Jermyn Street Theatre, Dir. Stephen Unwin | RIDE | The Old Globe, San Diego, Dir. Sarah Meadows | Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood | Watermill Theatre, Dir. P Burton Morgan | EXHibitionists | Kings Head Theatre, Dir. Bronagh Lagan | Mother of the Revolution | Leeds Industrial Museum, Dir. Beth Knight | Gypsy in Concert | Manchester Opera House for Hope Mill Theatre, Dir. Joseph Houston |
2023
Production |
Company |
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| I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life | Mercury Theatre Colchester, Dir. Hetty Hodgson |
| Rebecca | Charring Cross Theatre, Dir. Alejandro Bonnato |
| RIDE | Curve Theatre/Southwark Playhouse, Dir. Sarah Meadows |
| Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Theatre Royal Haymarket, Dir. Daniel Raggett |
| Animal | Hope Mill Theatre/Park Theatre, Dir. Bronagh Lagan |
| RUMI The Musical | D'asha Performance Arts Festival, Dir. Bronagh Lagan |
| Santa Must Die! | North Tour & Leeds Playhouse 2023, Dir & Video Des. Matt Powell, Original Dirs. Beth Knight & Laurence Young |
| Nativity: The Musical | Youth Theatre - Derby Youth Musical Theatre at Derby Theatre, Dir, Set & Video Des. Matt Powell |
| tick...tick...BOOM! | Duchess Theatre for Encore Performing Arts, Dir & Des. Matt Powell |
| The Unconventionals | Vault Festival, Dir Matt Powell |
2022
Production |
Company |
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| A-Typical Rainbow | Turbine Theatre, Dir. Bronagh Lagan |
| Flight | Royal College of Music, Dir. Jeremy Sams |
| Bloody Difficult Women | Riverside Studios, Dir. Stephen Unwin |
| 34: The Musical | The Lowry, Dir. Bronagh Lagan |
| Public Domain | Vaudeville Theatre, Southwark Playhouse (Live Stream), Dir. Adam Lenson |
| Crazy For You | Youth Theatre - Derby Youth Musical Theatre at Derby Theatre, Dir. Matt Powell |