Matt Strachan

(he/him)

I'm a theatre director and dramaturg based in London. I’m interested in work that pulls marginalised characters into the centre and applies an outsider's lens to the world (and often the play itself), often by taking existing material and finding ways to challenge and play with it. Theatre that is out to entertain an audience whilst looking for ways to provoke them in some way as well. I'm always aiming to create pacey, true, visually exciting and, ideally, sublime theatre whilst cultivating open and deep collaborations with performers and other creatives. I've also directed a number of films, music videos and commercials and am currently an Associate at the King's Head Theatre in Islington.

Credits

DIRECTOR, head/lining, Pleasance Theatre, 1 week, 2021
DIRECTOR, Tier Three Sisters, Hope Theatre, 1 week, 2021
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Education Education Karaoke, Camden People's Theatre, 1 week, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Vinegar Tom, OVO/Maltings Theatre, 2 weeks, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, OVO/Maltings Theatre, 2 weeks, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, No Strings Attached, King's Head Theatre, 4 weeks, 2021
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Potted Panto, Garrick Theatre, 5 weeks (*covid), 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Iolanthe, King's Head Theatre, 4 weeks (*covid), 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème, Trafalgar Studios, 5 weeks, 2020
DIRECTOR, Starved, Hope Theatre, 3 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, World's End, King's Head Theatre, 4 weeks, 2019
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, The Nativity Panto, King's Head Theatre, 6 weeks, 2019
DIRECTOR, Little by Little, Etcetera Theatre, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, In the Wake Of, Lion & Unicorn, 1 week, 2018
DIRECTOR, GAPS, Katzpace, 2 weeks, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Rasputin Rocks, Stockwell Playhouse, 4 weeks, 2017
WRITER, The Noise (6x6x6), Pleasance Dome Edinburgh, 4 weeks, 2017