My work encompasses many areas of designing, including Performance, Museum and Exhibition and Garden design and I see a continuity in all of these areas and in my Design Approach and Education Delivery.
In The Winter Wood
Devised by Jan Blake Polka Theatre “Matthew Edwards brilliantly transforms the Adventure Theatre into a cozy and safe space that resembles a campfire site — a clever design that works perfectly with this genre and might even leave the grown-ups feeling nostalgic”.Caleb Lee Children’s’ Theatre Review“The execution is highly creative and Matt Edwards’ design is …
Garden Design and Maintenance
Seaford garden client, East Sussex. Wildlife pond area and complete garden makeover. “My son-in-law said that he could not believe, that one person did all of this, thank you and I do really appriciate all that you have done and I can enjoy my garden this summer now.” Jean
The Seven Gates of Damascus
Devised and performed by Maya Youssef South Bank Centre
Embroidered Tales and Woven Dreams
Brunei Gallery SOAS Collection owner and curator Marian Ray Head of Galleries & Exhibitions John Hollingworth
The Lost Fort. Newhaven Fort
Wave Leisure Trust and East Sussex County Council
Facebook Beach
Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity Innovision
Sketchbooks and Pop-Ups
Museum and Gallery observations and initial concept developments.
Character Development
Various productions
Storyboards
Matt studied Storyboarding on the Design for Television and Film vocational course at Chelsea Art College. He has taught storyboarding at Backstage Academy, Wakefield.
Higher Education Work
Matt has taught at every age level from Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form, through to BA Degree, MA and Adult Education. “Thank you for introducing me to Art…my favourite saying is now ‘free up your mind’ and that is thanks to you. Thank you!” Sarah 2017 Matt is an Associate Lecturer at Arts University London …
Prop Making, Scenic Art and Puppet Animation
With a Degree in Craft Design and Sculpture from Manchester Metropolitan University and a Fellowship Award, Matt has used his 3D skills in Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Textiles to work in Theatre and Production Company Workshops, as well as build his own set designs in Fringe Theatre venues and Art and Site Specific Installations. He …
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The Battle of Hastings 1066
The Danish War Axe battlefield find and the Stothard Bayeux Tapestry Battle Museum Curators: Trevor and Anne Wayne
Rye Museum
Merchandise Displace Case with storage units “…very many thanks both for your design and the very efficient and pleasant way in which you supervised its construction and installation. We enjoyed working with you very much indeed”.Jo Kirkham, Rye Museum Director April 2016
Machinal
Directed by Paul Jepson The Rose Theatre. Rose Bruford College Final Year Production and Performance students with professional Director Paul Jepson and professional Designer Matt Edwards. “Matt is a designer with a good eye for detail and is excellent at problem solving. He works well with colleagues and students alike and encourages input into the …
Internship at Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton
3D Design Museum Exhibition Department After gaining an MA in Museum and Exhibition Design from Lincoln University in 2012, Matt undertook a six month internship at the Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton in the 3D Design Department. He worked in the 3D Design Department with the Head of Design Alex Hawkey. Areas of experience included: …
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Archaeology
The Sussex Archaeological Society
Under a Foreign Sky
Theatre Centre
The Old Woman, The Buffalo and The Lion of Manding
Devised by Jan Blake Musicians Kouame Sereba and Raymond Sereba Adverse Camber Production
XXL at The Arches, collaboration with Tramway Theatre Company
Choreographer Garry Lambert Matt designed and constructed the suspended sculptures, screens and performance deck with moving screens. Matt also shoot and edited the projected films. He also worked on the editing board for the event mixing live re-layed images combined with the pre-recorded films and stills of the dancers and public photographed the week before …
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Revenge of the Story Spirits
Unicorn Theatre Devised and performed by Jan Blake “…with a backdrop of cobalt blues and blood reds, and five gorgeous banners depicting the stories, this visually beautiful show stretches children’s cultural perspectives, imaginations, and vocabularies”. William McEvoy Time Out Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Greenwich Youth Theatre Directed by Tony Forsyth and Laurence Wood
Iron Dreams
Pop Up Theatre Directed by Michael Royston “…Against Matt Edward’s appropriately innovative set, constructed in metal and lacquered wood and augmented by a couple of exquisite models which most children (and this adult), would give their teeth for, Brunel’s life and achievements are recounted in flashback”. Sara O’Really
Romeo and Juliet
New End Theatre Directed by Simon Perry Means and Ends Production “…intended to make the play relevant to a new, younger audience,…Matt Edwards’ design of stained walls, steps and ramps works well for the kitchen knife brawls breaking out among unkept city lads, as well as for Romeo’s subsequent trawl through the back streets of …
Coffee Cantata and Trouble in Tahiti
Battersea Arts Centre Directed by Darren Royston
The Liberation of Skopje
Redgrave Season with Moving Theatre. Riverside Studios Venessa Redgrave Directed by Ljubisa Ristic
The Lindberg Lounge
South Bank Centre Installation for Magnus Lindberg
Lower Depths
Directed by Simon Scardifield The Rose Theatre. Rose Bruford College Final Year Production and Performance students, working with Professional Director Simon Scardifield and Professional Designer Matt Edwards
Beyond Measure
York Theatre Royal Directed by Juliet Forster Performed by Rina Mahoney Written by Bridget Foreman
Underbelly
Directed by Charlotte Conquest London New Play Festival with five writers working on one script. “The unusual staging is a treat: two bedrooms, a pub and a shabby launderette are established around the walls, chairs are discarded, and the audience settle in the middle, turning to keep up with the action.” Maddy Costa. Time Out …
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