Matt has been a member of Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society since before he was born and is now a life member too. Since then he has held production team positions and performed on stage with Leeds Youth Opera, LIDOS and STARS, is a committee member of Leeds G&S and has had a stint at the Edinburgh Fringe. He was a member of the Leeds Civic Arts Guild Executive Committee, before becoming Chairman of the LeedsCAN Board of Trustees.

When he’s not devoting himself to the theatre, he works as Head of IT at Leeds Trinity University.

He has won awards for his work on stage and off stage, and is a dab hand at putting together award-winning show posters and stage sets.