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Matthew Warchus

Shows · Matthew Warchus

Director b. 1966

Matthew Warchus (born 24 October 1966) is an English theatre director, playwright, and filmmaker. He has been the Artistic Director of London's The Old Vic since September 2015.

Also credited on3 works

Matilda The Musical
Ghost The Musical
Groundhog Day

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature3 passages

  • Memphis was our next show. I loved it! It was an important show with a great message. Now, we have Matilda , which I also love. And God bless Matthew Warchus! For Matilda , he had the Shuberts raise our balcony seats so that everyone can see the show better from the balcony. Now the balcony seats are great! Every audience member has wonde…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • FOLLIES Music/Lyrics, Stephen Sondheim; Book, James Goldman; Director, Matthew Warchus;theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2000-01 Season, v. 57 (Willis).txt
  • Hampton; Director, Matthew Warchus; Set/Costumes, Mark Thompson; Lighting, Hugh Vanstone; Sound, Mic Pool, David Bullard; Music, Gary Yershon; Casting, Stephanie Klapper; Stage Manager, Michael Brunner; Press, Jeffrey Richards/John Moreno Cast: Alan Bates (The Man), Eileen Atkins (The Woman) A drama performed without intermission. The act…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2000-01 Season, v. 57 (Willis).txt

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What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
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  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — director — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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