MATT COSTAIN
Theatre Maker
Creative Director
Actor
Aerialist
Matt Costain is an Olivier Award Winning Actor, Aerialist and Creative Director.
He has worked with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and The National Theatre, flown in both the Millennium Celebrations and the London Olympics, and directed over 20 productions for Secret Cinema.
Matt has performed in, devised or directed some of the worlds biggest live entertainment experiences, including directing the performance at Manumission Ibiza when it was indeed the biggest nightclub in the world.
MATT COSTAIN - WORK
Selected Production Credits - Creative Team
Dirty Dancing
Secret Cinema
Summer 2022
Creative Director
Associate Creative Director Marah Stafford
Performance Director Thom Mitchell
Bridgerton
Secret Cinema
Spring 2021
Creative director, Co-performance Director
Co-performance Director Marah Stafford
Stranger Things
Secret Cinema
Spring 2020
Performance Director
Creative Directors Matthew Bennett / Lucy Ridley
Associate Director Thom Mitchell
Star Wars
Secret Cinema
Summer 2016
Performance Director
Creative Director Fabian Riggall
A Monster Calls
Old Vic + Bristol Old Vic
Summer 2018
Aerial Director / Original Company Member
Director Sally Cookson
Olivier Award Winner: Best Entertainment and Family
La Strada
West End + Tour
Spring 2017
Resident Director and Original Company Member
Director Sally Cookson
Brazil
Secret Cinema
Summer 2015
Performance Director
Creative Director Fabian Riggall
Hetty Feather
West End + Tour
Spring 2014 - Winter 2016
Remount Director and Original Company Member
Director Sally Cookson
Olivier Award Nominee: Best Entertainment and Family
Warhorse
National Theatre
Spring 2011
Company Member + Puppeteer Horse + Goose
Director Tom Morris + Marrianne Elliot
Macbeth
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Spring 2010
Aerial Director + Banquo
Director Bill Buckhurst
The Tempest
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Summer 2008
Aerial Director + Ariel
Director Liam Steel
The Histories Cycle
2006 - 2008
Aerial Director + Original Company Member
Director Michael Boyd
Associate Director Richard Twyman
Oliver Award Winner: Best Company Performance
Best Revival
The Birds
National Theatre
Summer 2002
Aerial Director + Chorus Leader
Director Kathryn Hunter
The Millennium Show
2000
Lead Aerialist
Director Micha Bergese
