Probably for the first time ever, the Chester Mystery Plays left Chester for two performances in our Cathedral on the evenings of 10th and 11th October. The Mystery Plays were reputedly written by Ranolf Higden, a monk of the Abbey of St Werburgh, now Chester Cathedral, around 1375 and are one of four extant English [...]

NEVER mind these noisy pantomimes – I have just seen the perfect Christmas show.
Silent Night, a musical play by Theatre in the Quarter, in the Forum Theatre on Tuesday, told the story of the Christmas truce in the trenches during the Second World War.
Not an obvious festive winner, you would think, but you would be [...]

Matt’s music for ‘Unsinkable’ (by Richard Wolfenden Brown) for Stagecoach’s national showcase, received great reviews.
In 2008 the Chester Mystery Plays again received high acclaim. Matt was composer for the sell-out North West Theatre in the Quarter tours of Silent Night and Home For Christmas, which were both equally well received. More exciting Theatre in the [...]