Matt Harrison
@MHmattharrison
northerner | director & pasty fan | JMK Finalist | Prev NT NewWorks Resident Director | @wearekneehigh | @nytofgb | @opendoorpeople | Trustee @NewWolsey| he/him
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Was lucky enough to write a few words for @guardian about A Midsummer Nights Dream’, Costa Del Whitbos & how we need to look beyond the chip paper of seaside towns! ....Mr Jeffs (English Teacher at Whitby CC) look at me now! Thanks to @NYTofGB & the fierce @NYTREPcompany
“I left Whitby Community College with a D in A-level English. And now I am directing a Shakespeare play.” Matt Harrison, Director of our @NYTREPcompany’s wintery take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opening next Friday, talks to @guardian 👉 theguardian.com/stage/2019/nov…
Transfer window got me thinking - Where are the spaces that nurture and support directors? Not the buildings pushing to grab you at Isak levels, but the places willing to care for, develop and give talent space to fail? Schemes are stopping. Routes closing. What do we do?
Following a successful debut in 2024, StoryFest returns this July to the National Youth Theatre’s award-winning headquarters in North London @NYTofGB buff.ly/HK5R3Bl
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 StoryFest 2025, sponsored by @StudiocanalUK & @UrbanMythFilms A new writing festival featuring 10 new plays from breakthrough voices and bold new talent this July. All Tickets Pay What You Decide nyt.org.uk/storyfest
Real story. A Silk The founder of an A I startup A senior civil servant A £1M plus event planner The head of an international court & A Theatre Director go out for dinner. Who’s the only one who ends up saying they’ll pay for something? …Yeah! #ImposterSyndrome #Claas
Today, alongside @EquityUK + @Soc_of_Authors, we have launched a petition calling on Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie to rethink plans to eradicate audio drama from @BBCRadio3 – which will be devastating for writers, other creative workers and audiences Sign the petition to…
"Talent is spread equally across all children. Opportunity certainly is not." - @PollyBLabour With arts education in urgent need of reform, we're encouraged by the debate on creative arts education that took place in Westminster this week. See more: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/f1…
We're #hiring 🙌 We're looking for a #Dramaturg to join our New Work team. Head here to find out more: bit.ly/3YBtgjO
“Are you not entertained?!” Always incredibly proud of you @MikeParrActor . the best friend and overweight northerner could wish for. The Dales are lucky to have you back.
New from @NYTofGB & @NetflixUK in response to research finding 89% of working-class parents don’t want their child to pursue a creative career because they don't consider it a viable path to success Free opportunities in the North East, West Midlands & East London 👇
🚀 We want to tackle negative perceptions about creative careers & for TV, Film & Theatre to be more representative ⚡️ So we’ve teamed up with @NetflixUK & Adeel Akhtar on IGNITE Offering 16-25s FREE workshops to unlock access to creative careers. Apply nyt.org.uk/ignite
Working-class parents do not see film and TV as viable career for their children theguardian.com/inequality/art…
Lack of arts schemes for working class will make UK theatre whiter and posher, director says theguardian.com/stage/article/…
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Lack of arts schemes for working class will make UK theatre whiter and posher, director says
Tinuke Craig says current black British theatre talent was developed when schemes to improve access were common
My Central Line carriage smells like a Toby Carvery & I am HERE for it!
💥 We have BIG news 💥 DE-MYS-TIFY is back! This time with Arts Council Funding. Which means we are changing our model and paying students to attend! Our summer 2024 term will be bigger and better than ever. Apply here: demystifyti.com
Our Pay What You Can monologue workshop is available to book now!
Got to collaborate with the best team on this piece for @audible_com It’s about mothers & daughters & the climate crisis & how we balance doing what we believe in with the responsibilities of being a parent I’m proud of it Would love you to listen 🎧adbl.co/weedsUK🎧
LAST CHANCE TO APPLY FOR THIS PAID BURSARY AIMED AT EARLY CAREER THEATRE MAKERS LOOKING TO MAKE A SOLO SHOW!!! Go Go Go!!!
CAPTAIN AMAZING BURSARY OPEN! Created by @TheWorkingParty @MattSchProdsLtd offers an early career theatre maker the chance to work alongside the CA Team, get feedback on their own piece of solo theatre work & the opportunity to share that work in a scratch performance @swkplay!
Really excited to be part of this INCREDIBLE paid opportunity from @MattSchProdsLtd @TheWorkingParty for early career theatre makers looking to develop their solo-show! Please share with anyone you think could benefit from this industry led bursary placement!
CAPTAIN AMAZING BURSARY OPEN! Created by @TheWorkingParty @MattSchProdsLtd offers an early career theatre maker the chance to work alongside the CA Team, get feedback on their own piece of solo theatre work & the opportunity to share that work in a scratch performance @swkplay!
Like listing ingredients. If you know you’ve got no allergies you don’t have to read it. If you do, it’s good to know that delicious looking sandwich has the potential to really fuck you up. You can then choose to risk the satay sauce or avoid it. Be kind, don’t be a plonker!
“I worry sometimes that we’re moving towards a sanitised version of everything” Actor Matt Smith says theatre should “shock” people and that “one of the great things about Doctor Who was that you scared children, but in a controlled way” #BBCLauraK bbc.in/49kMrT9
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