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Matthew O'Leary

• • Electrician, Chief
  • Technical Manager / Director
  
  London
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Credits

• Education

  Year	Qualification	Where
  2010	First Class Honours, Theatre Arts (Design and Technical Theatre), 2010.	Middlesex University

  Equipment

  I own (and can operate):

  Strand 300, Canon 400D

  Additional Skills

  City & Guilds Electrotechnical 2365 level 2, July 2017

  IPAF 3a & 3b

  PASMA Level: U Category:T (Assembly, Use, Alteration, Dismantle, Inspection)

  Tallescope Use & Rescue Kit Procedure (AAP)

  IOSH Managing Safely for Theatre & Production

  Fire Marshall Training

  COSHH Training

  Creative Skillset Certificate in Design and Management of Temporary Electrical Systems (BS7909), 2016.

  White Light Moving Light Maintenance, 2011.

  Completed 2 day user training of Grand MA2 at Ambersphere Solutions, London, 2014.

  Completed 2 day Rigging Course by Eric Porter (NRC), Backstage Academy, 2015.

  Software:

  Vector Works, Auto CAD, Lightwright, LPS Pro, SpotTrack, Qlab.

  Console Experience:

  Good Competency in ETC lighting consoles.

  Basic knowledge of Avolites Tiger Touch

  Valid driving license.

  Referees

  Available on request.

  Industry Awards

  Lighting Designer on Brand New Ancients, TBC award, Offies 2012.

  About me

  Matt is based in Bristol and has extensive experience working as a Production Electrician & Technical Manager for theatre, TV & events. Matt also has experience in re-lights, lighting design and technical stage management, touring both Nationally and Internationally.

  Most recently Matt was appointed as a Lighting & A/V Consultant, advising on the design & construction of lighting & A/V systems within a new theatre based in Streatham, South London.

  Matt was lighting designer on Kate Tempest's Brand New Ancients, which won an Offie (Off West End Theatre Awards 2012) for best TBC production, a category for work that sits outside current recognised genres.

  Press:

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  Reviews for Kate Tempest's Brand New Ancients:

  "There's a moment halfway through Kate Tempest's spoken-word theatre show when the gloom intensifies and the vaulted ceiling is lit up by the glow from the streetlights outside, pouring in through squares cut in the blacked-out window...Suddenly it feels as if we are not in a theatre but a church... We're given the sense that what we are watching is something sacred."

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  The Guardian, Lyn Gardner

  www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/sep/10/brand-new-ancients-review?newsfeed=true

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  "..incandescent brilliance.."

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  Time Out, Andrzej Lukowski

  www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/273383/brand-new-ancients

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  "The show’s lighting, designed by Matt O’Leary, was perfect, not just drawing attention to Kate and her musicians but also, certainly from my vantage point right up in the gallery, highlighting the full beauty of the Bristol Old Vic auditorium."

  www.guide2bristol.com/news/2903/Kate-Tempest-Brand-New-Ancients-at-Bristol-Old-Vic-review

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  "Matt O'Leary's integral lighting design is also notable for the way it helped to reflect upon and carry the story, flitting between states for different characters."

  Total Theatre Review, Edward Wren.

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  "Clever lighting design from Matt O’Leary"

  thespeakerscorner.co.uk, Alex Saunders

  thespeakerscorner.co.uk/content/90

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  Reviews for UNTitled Theatre's Beast:

  "Matt O'Leary's lighting fused together the contrasts in the pace and style of the writing by switching from an atmosphere of warmth and tenderness, to one of an icy anguish."

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  Fourth Wall Magazine, Danielle McNally

  www.fourthwallmagazine.co.uk/2012/06/review-beast-white-bear/

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  "Alistair Turner's clever and evocative set uses the tight confines of the White Bear's auditorium effectively, and Matt O'Leary's lighting also expands the constraints of the small performing area."

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  The Public Reviews, Jonathan Grant

  www.thepublicreviews.com/beast-white-bear-theatre-london/

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  Reviews for Night Light Theatre's Romeo & Juliet:

  Rhys Jarman's set upon which they do battle is a simple round stage with a myriad of trap doors and compartments and is brought to life by Matt O'Leary's beautifully effective lighting design.

  The Public Reviews, Iain Sykes

  www.thepublicreviews.com/romeo-and-juliet-%E2%80%93-contact-theatre-manchester/

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  "The atmosphere, aided greatly by Matt O'Leary's moody lighting"

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  WhatsOnStage, Dave Cunningham

  www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E **contact removed** /

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  'Night Light Theatre's production is visually stunning; a faultless celestial design by Rhys Jarman, one of the finest atmospheric plots by Matt O'Leary, Dom Coyote's evocative, Gregorian chant-based, score, and impressive puppets from Max Humphries, combine to provide a timeless world, both classical and modern, realistic and dreamlike'

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  The Public reviews. Glen Pearce

  www.thepublicreviews.com/romeo-and-juliet-new-wolsey-theatre-ipswich/

• Skills

  Languages Spoken

  • English

  Organisation Memberships

  • BECTU (UK)

  Years in industry

  • 6+ years

  Company Experience

  • Children's Theatre
  • Inclusive Theatre
  • Exhibitions
  • International Touring Theatre
  • National Theatre
  • Regional Theatre
  • UK Touring Theatre

  Experienced In

  • Ballet
  • Comedy
  • Community
  • Dance
  • Devised
  • Inclusive Theatre
  • Drama
  • Exhibitions
  • Experimental
  • Festival
  • Fringe
  • Live Events
  • Musicals
  • New Writing
  • Opera
  • Outdoor Events
  • Pantomime
  • Shakespeare
  • Showcase
  • Tragedy

  Interested in

  • European Tour
  • Film / TV
  • Live Events
  • UK Tour
  • World Tour

  DBS checked

  • Yes

  Driving Licences

  • Standard

  Industry Training

  • 2365 Level 2/3 C&G in Electrical Installations
  • IOSH Working Safely Certificate
  • Tallescope Training

  Professional Recommendations

  

  India Banks Costume Designer

  I worked with Matt on Brand New Ancients at the Battersea Arts Centre- he is very patient, skilled and creative. A real pleasure to work with and learn from.

  

  Daryl Wild Director

  I have worked alongside Matthew on a couple of occasions and was impressed by his punctuality, his overall vision and also his remarkable theatre lighting skills.His professional approach to his work makes him an ideal team member for any theatre production. Daryl Wild. A.D