MATT ASTON
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Matt is a freelance director who combines a busy career with the Artistic leadership of his company - Engine House - which he formed in 2010.
Matt has over 15 years experience working at a senior level in the arts and has been a freelance theatre director since July 2009. During this time he has enhanced his reputation across a variety of scales and genres. As a Producer Matt has established Engine House as a new company that would not only take advantage of and tour work he directs but would also find ways to create new work and revive modern classics through partnership and collaboration with other organisations. |
Credits
ALADDIN - THE ROCK AND ROLL PANTO by Peter Rowe - City Varieties, Leeds. December 2017 / January 2018. ·
KISS ME by Richard Bean - East Ridings Theatre. September - October 2017 ·
TOUCHED by Stephen Lowe - Nottingham Playhouse. Featuring Vicky McClure. February - March 2017 ·
SLEEPING BEAUTY - THE ROCK AND ROLL PANTO by Peter Rowe. City Varieties, Leeds. December / January 2016 - 2017. ·
DO YOU LOVE THIS PLANET? by Alexander Matthews (Workshop), August 2016. ·
SNOW WHITE (Premiere) by Mike Kenny. Engine House / National Tour. Spring 2016 ·
THE RETIREMENT OF TOM STEVENS by William Ivory. Workshop / Reading. Park Theatre, March 2016. ·
4000 DAYS (Premiere) by Peter Quilter - Park Theatre. Featuring Alistair McGowan. January - February 2016. ·
CINDERELLA THE PANTO WITH SOUL by Peter Rowe - Theatre Clwyd, December / January 2015 - 2016 ·
AUSTEN - THE MUSICAL by Rob Winlow, Old Hall Theatre Company / East Ridings Theatre, May / June 2015 ·
FLAT STANLEY adapted by Mike Kenny. New Production. Engine House is association with Hull Truck / Polka Theatre / Nottingham Lakeside Arts. October - December 2014. ·
BOMBER’S MOON - by William Ivory, Engine House / Park Theatre, London. New production with James Bolam and Steve John Shepherd. April - May 2014. ** **WEST END TRANSFER SPRING 2015 ·
RED RIDING HOOD by Mike Kenny, Engine House is association with Curve, Leicester / West Yorkshire Playhouse / Polka Theatre (2nd revival), December 2013 - March 2014 ·
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Mike Kenny Engine House / Civic Hall, Barnsley, December 2013 ·
UP AND DOWN (Premiere) adapted by Matt Aston (from book by Oliver Jefers), GaGa Theatre Company, October 2013 ·
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET (by Bob Carlton, The Castle Wellingborough, May 2013 ·
TWO LITTLE BOYS (Premiere) by Mike Kenny, Lakeside / Engine House, December 2012 ·
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Mike Kenny, Engine House / LBT, Huddersfield, December 2012 ·
RED RIDING HOOD by Mike Kenny, Polka Theatre (Revival of Engine House / Lakeside CoProduction), November 2012 (also headlined at Take Of festival) ·
DIARY OF A FOOTBALL NOBODY (Premiere) by William Ivory, Nottingham Playhouse, October 2012 ·
RED RIDING HOOD (Premiere) by Mike Kenny, Lakeside Arts Centre/Engine House, December 2011 (national tour in 2012) ·
ALADDIN by Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon, Theatre Royal Wakefield, November/December 2011 ·
SEANCE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON (Premiere) by Stephen Lowe, Lakeside Arts Centre, October 2011 ·
BOMBER’S MOON by William Ivory, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, September 2011 ·
OLEANNA by David Mamet, Lakeside Arts Centre/Engine House, April 2011 ·
SLEEPING BEAUTY by Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon, Theatre Royal Wakefield, November/ December 2010
BOMBER’S MOON (Premiere) by William Ivory, Lakeside Arts Centre/Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, May 2010 ·
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG by Peter Nichols, Nottingham Playhouse, March 2010 ·
FLAT STANLEY adapted by Mike Kenny, Lakeside Arts Centre, November / December 2009 ·
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE by Samuel Beckett, Lakeside Arts Centre / York Theatre Royal plus tour, October / November 2009 (Revival of 2003 production) ·
EMPTY BED BLUES by Stephen Lowe, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre / Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, March 2009 ·
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde, Adapted by Annie Wood, Lakeside Arts Centre, December 2008 ·
ZERO by Chris O'Connell, (Premiere), Theatre Absolute / Warwick Arts Centre co-production – National Tour, Autumn 2008 ·
SMILE by Stephen Lowe, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre / New Perspectives Theatre Company co-production, May 2008 (WRITER’S GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN - WINNER OF ENCOURAGEMENT OF NEW WRITING AWARD 2008) ·
TWINKLE LITTLE STAR by Phillip Meeks, (co-directed with Damian Cruden), Lakeside Arts Centre / York Theatre Royal co-production plus tour, January - May 2008 ·
THE KISS by Glyn Cannon, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2007 ·
THE RETIREMENT OF TOM STEVENS by William Ivory, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2006 ·
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE by Samuel Beckett, (International Tour - revival of 2003 production), Lakeside Arts Centre, May 2006 ·
SAMUEL'S HEAD ON MY TABLE by Declan Keane, (Premiere), Momentum New Writing Festival, August 2005 ·
A WHO'S WHO OF FLAPLAND by David Halliwell, Lakeside Arts Centre, April 2005 ·
A DIFFERENT WAY HOME by Jimmie Chinn, Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2004 ·
A VISIT FROM MISS PROTHERO by Alan Bennett, Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2004, ·
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE by Samuel Beckett, Lakeside Arts Centre, February 2003
KISS ME by Richard Bean - East Ridings Theatre. September - October 2017 ·
TOUCHED by Stephen Lowe - Nottingham Playhouse. Featuring Vicky McClure. February - March 2017 ·
SLEEPING BEAUTY - THE ROCK AND ROLL PANTO by Peter Rowe. City Varieties, Leeds. December / January 2016 - 2017. ·
DO YOU LOVE THIS PLANET? by Alexander Matthews (Workshop), August 2016. ·
SNOW WHITE (Premiere) by Mike Kenny. Engine House / National Tour. Spring 2016 ·
THE RETIREMENT OF TOM STEVENS by William Ivory. Workshop / Reading. Park Theatre, March 2016. ·
4000 DAYS (Premiere) by Peter Quilter - Park Theatre. Featuring Alistair McGowan. January - February 2016. ·
CINDERELLA THE PANTO WITH SOUL by Peter Rowe - Theatre Clwyd, December / January 2015 - 2016 ·
AUSTEN - THE MUSICAL by Rob Winlow, Old Hall Theatre Company / East Ridings Theatre, May / June 2015 ·
FLAT STANLEY adapted by Mike Kenny. New Production. Engine House is association with Hull Truck / Polka Theatre / Nottingham Lakeside Arts. October - December 2014. ·
BOMBER’S MOON - by William Ivory, Engine House / Park Theatre, London. New production with James Bolam and Steve John Shepherd. April - May 2014. ** **WEST END TRANSFER SPRING 2015 ·
RED RIDING HOOD by Mike Kenny, Engine House is association with Curve, Leicester / West Yorkshire Playhouse / Polka Theatre (2nd revival), December 2013 - March 2014 ·
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Mike Kenny Engine House / Civic Hall, Barnsley, December 2013 ·
UP AND DOWN (Premiere) adapted by Matt Aston (from book by Oliver Jefers), GaGa Theatre Company, October 2013 ·
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET (by Bob Carlton, The Castle Wellingborough, May 2013 ·
TWO LITTLE BOYS (Premiere) by Mike Kenny, Lakeside / Engine House, December 2012 ·
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Mike Kenny, Engine House / LBT, Huddersfield, December 2012 ·
RED RIDING HOOD by Mike Kenny, Polka Theatre (Revival of Engine House / Lakeside CoProduction), November 2012 (also headlined at Take Of festival) ·
DIARY OF A FOOTBALL NOBODY (Premiere) by William Ivory, Nottingham Playhouse, October 2012 ·
RED RIDING HOOD (Premiere) by Mike Kenny, Lakeside Arts Centre/Engine House, December 2011 (national tour in 2012) ·
ALADDIN by Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon, Theatre Royal Wakefield, November/December 2011 ·
SEANCE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON (Premiere) by Stephen Lowe, Lakeside Arts Centre, October 2011 ·
BOMBER’S MOON by William Ivory, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, September 2011 ·
OLEANNA by David Mamet, Lakeside Arts Centre/Engine House, April 2011 ·
SLEEPING BEAUTY by Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon, Theatre Royal Wakefield, November/ December 2010
BOMBER’S MOON (Premiere) by William Ivory, Lakeside Arts Centre/Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, May 2010 ·
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG by Peter Nichols, Nottingham Playhouse, March 2010 ·
FLAT STANLEY adapted by Mike Kenny, Lakeside Arts Centre, November / December 2009 ·
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE by Samuel Beckett, Lakeside Arts Centre / York Theatre Royal plus tour, October / November 2009 (Revival of 2003 production) ·
EMPTY BED BLUES by Stephen Lowe, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre / Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, March 2009 ·
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde, Adapted by Annie Wood, Lakeside Arts Centre, December 2008 ·
ZERO by Chris O'Connell, (Premiere), Theatre Absolute / Warwick Arts Centre co-production – National Tour, Autumn 2008 ·
SMILE by Stephen Lowe, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre / New Perspectives Theatre Company co-production, May 2008 (WRITER’S GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN - WINNER OF ENCOURAGEMENT OF NEW WRITING AWARD 2008) ·
TWINKLE LITTLE STAR by Phillip Meeks, (co-directed with Damian Cruden), Lakeside Arts Centre / York Theatre Royal co-production plus tour, January - May 2008 ·
THE KISS by Glyn Cannon, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2007 ·
THE RETIREMENT OF TOM STEVENS by William Ivory, (Premiere), Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2006 ·
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE by Samuel Beckett, (International Tour - revival of 2003 production), Lakeside Arts Centre, May 2006 ·
SAMUEL'S HEAD ON MY TABLE by Declan Keane, (Premiere), Momentum New Writing Festival, August 2005 ·
A WHO'S WHO OF FLAPLAND by David Halliwell, Lakeside Arts Centre, April 2005 ·
A DIFFERENT WAY HOME by Jimmie Chinn, Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2004 ·
A VISIT FROM MISS PROTHERO by Alan Bennett, Lakeside Arts Centre, March 2004, ·
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE by Samuel Beckett, Lakeside Arts Centre, February 2003
CURRENTLY
Matt is currently directing the PARK BENCH THEATRE SEASON in York. Further details can be found on the website here.
THE STORM WHALE
Matt Aston directs The Storm Whale for York Theatre Royal. Based on the award winning books The Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter by Benji Davies.
Noi lives with his Dad and six cats by the sea. One summer, while his Dad was busy at work, Noi rescued a little whale that washed up on the beach. A friendship began that changed their lives forever.
