Matthew Forbes

Matthew trained as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, specialising in collaborative & devised theatre. He works internationally as a director and actor, with a strong focus on puppetry, object manipulation and physical theatre. 

Directing credits include The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland (UK Tour); The Woman Who FinallyGot Inside Her Husband’s Brain (Omnibus Theatre); Treasure Island (Leicester Haymarket Theatre); The Diabolical Mr Punch (LeftCoast); The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Little Angel Theatre & Old Vic); Motherof Oceans (Research & Development). Puppetry and movement directing credits include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (UK Tour); A Christmas Carol (Nottingham Playhouse & Alexandra Palace); The Good Life (UK Tour); Hansel & Gretel (Opera Holland Park); Ragtime (ArtsEd); Holes (UK Tour); Skellig (Nottingham Playhouse); Babe, The Sheep-Pig (Polka Theatre & UK Tour); Dinner at the Twits; Adventures inWonderland (Les Enfants Terribles); The Witches (Dundee Rep). Stage acting roles include The Lion King (UK Tour); The Little Gardener (UK Tour & Kew Gardens); The Wizard of Oz (National Tour); War Horse (National Theatre); Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Embassy Theatre). Television and film credits include Robin Hood (BBC) and Hot Fuzz (Working Title Films); The Silent Cormorant (Passion Pictures).