Matt Kingslake

Consultant

Matt is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and planned to be a musician before discovering his true vocation in technical theatre. He is a highly experienced Performance Technology Consultant working across several Theatreplan’s projects providing technical infrastructure design and advice.

Before joining Theatreplan in 2016, Matt spent 12 years as the first Technical Manager of the 700-seat Grove Theatre, Dunstable. The Grove was designed by Theatreplan and during the construction and commissioning phases, he took an active role in the building project and formed a close working relationship with our consultant team, gaining an insight into Theatreplan’s approach to theatre and technical design.

Matt’s first technical role was with the touring company ‘Holiday on Ice’ where he gained a huge amount of experience working on the show for eight years, in arenas across the globe and rose to the role of Chief Electrician for its Blue Division.  After returning to the UK, Matt became Theatre Technician at Grimsby Auditorium and eventually Technical Manager, where he experienced modifying the venue to make it suitable for West End shows, requiring ingenuity and flexibility to transform the space.  

Matt is currently leading the major development projects at the historic Grade A King’s Theatre in Edinburgh and Grade B Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. He is also in the final stages of leading a team on the technical upgrading of the Grade II listed Watford Colosseum.

Current Position
Consultant

Joined Theatreplan
2016

Qualifications
GRNCM

Professional Asssociations
IoTC Associate

Relevant Projects

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

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King's Theatre, Edinburgh

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Grove Theatre, Dunstable

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Theatreplan is a specialist technical design consultancy, helping to create amazing spaces for performance, around the world.

What We Do

What We Do
We provide the complete range of venue and auditorium planning, and technical design services, including lighting, sound, stage engineering, AV, digital and communications. We cover all stages of a project, from feasibility and concept design, right through to construction and opening night.

We help design new spaces for performance, wherever live or digital content is shown and created, from concert halls and school theatres, to cinemas and motion capture studios. We also help refurbish historic theatres, and work with some of the world’s largest and most complex performance venues to upgrade their technical facilities.

Our Approach
Your vision, for your performance space, provides the focus for our work. We will closely collaborate with you, and other specialists when working as part of a design team, so we understand what you really need from your space. We will be honest with you about what we think is achievable and the best ways to go about delivering your vision. We will suggest new ideas that may not have been considered before and discuss these ideas with you to ensure they meet your requirements.

Why Choose Theatreplan?
For 40 years we have designed award winning performing arts venues, and re-imagined existing spaces, for clients around the world. Our specialist venue planners and auditorium designers help create beautiful, bespoke performance spaces, while our stage engineers, lighting, sound, AV and communications consultants, can provide cutting edge technical infrastructure design, having gained their knowledge and expertise through years of experience working in theatres.

We understand practitioners, and what creatives, directors, performers, and technicians need to make their performances thrill, excite and move audiences, with dynamic, flexible spaces that cater for the many and varied requirements for performance today.

We know what audiences want from a venue and how to make that a reality

We always factor in the needs of operators to ensure venues are sustainable for the future.

And we prioritise environmental sustainability throughout every stage of a project, to bring innovative solutions that support sustainable development.

We have an absolute commitment to ensuring client satisfaction and an engaging, fun, and genuinely collaborative approach to the creative process.

We can’t wait to hear about your project. Call us on +44 (0) 20 7841 0440 or get in touch via email: info@theatreplan.com

I'm delighted that we will be drawing on the expertise of Theatreplan to enable us to deliver our vision for a redeveloped Citizens Theatre

Dominic Hill

Artistic Director, Citizens Theatre

Your efforts bring us such joy as we work in the theatre — the space is much more than I imagined

Jatinder Verma

Artistic Director, Tara Arts

Operaen Copenhagen...is truly a magnificent performing arts building and its intricate but highly functional design is a great testament to your expertise. They are so lucky to have such well-planned and generous technical and plant spaces

Richard Stuart

Former Technical Director, Sydney Opera House

The Belfast Lyric is the finest new theatre in the world

Simon Callow

Actor

Theatreplan have been an integral part of the project team, providing upfront strategic advice and concepts, design and support through the delivery and commissioning phases, clear and insightful advice, high quality design solutions, and collaborative support. I have no hesitation in recommending Theatreplan for other projects, particularly where there is a need to manage complexity and achieve a high-quality outcome.

Ian Cashen

Executive Director, Building, Safety & Security Sydney Opera House

Matt Kingslake

Consultant

Relevant Projects

Performance is everything

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