Matthew Cassar MA Performance Design Student
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Matthew Cassar

MA Performance Design Student


Biography

Matthew is training to be a Performance Designer at BOVTS. He recently graduated from the University of Malta with a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts. He also spent a year studying Theatre and Drama at the University of Lincoln. Matthew’s artistic repertoire in production design is an array of different works with various established local Maltese companies in a variety of different sectors. His skills range from designing and making sets, costumes, and props to coordinating productions from the artistic side of things.

Previous credits include: Patience (Salesian Theatre); My Fair Lady (MCC); After Medea (Mosta Amphitheatre); Us/Them (Splendid); Hush (Manoel Theatre); Baxx Baxx (Manoel Theatre); Sleeping Beauty the Panto (Manoel Theatre). BOVTS credits include: The Red Shoes, The Ugly Duckling and Other Stories (Theatre in Education Tour); Picnic at Hanging Rock (Wardrobe Theatre); Newfrock (Bristol Old Vic Theatre).

The culture at BOVTS is encouraging, respectful, welcoming and empowering; the environment and buildings are beautiful and I found Bristol to be one of the most wonderful cities in which to spend summer! Lindy Yeates, Foundation Course Student