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Matt Padden

Matt was the National Theatre of Scotland's first Head of Sound, from 2008 to 2017. 

Awards and nominations

2015 CATS Award for Best Music and Sound (with musicians Gameli Tordzro and Tyler Collins) for Last Dream (On Earth) at National Theatre of Scotland/Tron Theatre

Productions

2022

FLIGHT

Director: James Bonas
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

BURN

Director: Steven Hoggett
National Theatre of Scotland/Scottish Tour/New York

2021

DRACULA

Director: Graham McLaren
Abbey Theatre

THE ENEMY

Director: Finn den Hertog
National Theatre of Scotland

2020

68  MONTHS IN WAITING
(Short)

Director: Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh
National Theatre of Scotland/BBC Scotland

SORE AFRAID
(Short)
 

Director: Dominic Hill
National Theatre of Scotland/BBC Scotland

STORY FUTURES

Story Futures/Nexus

HEROINE

Director: Mary Jane Wells
Kennedy Centre, Washington

MISSING PEOPLE Director: Mark Rosenblatt and

Nobuhiro Nishikawa
Leeds Playhouse, Kani Public Arts Centre and New National Theatre Tokyo

2019

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Director: Ben Occhipinti
Pitlochry Festival Theatre

KES

Director: Lu Kemp
Perth Theatre

LAST ORDERS AT THE DOCKSIDE

Director: Graham McLaren
Abbey Theatre, Dublin

SOUND SYMPHONY

Director: Ellie Griffiths
Independent Arts Project

THE COUNTRY GIRLS

Director: Graham McLaren
Abbey Theatre, Dublin

GASLIGHT

Director: Kai Fischer
Perth Theatre

2018

MANCUB

Director: Ed Robson
Cumbernauld Theatre

THE 306: DUSK

 

Director: Wils Wilson
National Theatre of Scotland/Perth Theatre/14-18 NOW

HEROINE

Director: Susan Worsfold
Scene Change Productions

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Director: Sarah Punshon
The Dukes, Lancaster

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

Director: Dominic Hill
Citizens/HOME Manchester

HOW TO ACT

Director: Graham Eatough
National Theatre of Scotland/Spring 2018 Tour

2017

THE HIDDEN

Director: Douglas Irvine
Visible Fictions

WHAT PUT THE BLOOD

Director: Graham McLaren
Abbey Theatre, Dublin

COCKPIT

Director: Wils Wilson
Royal Lyceum Theatre

HOW TO ACT

Director: Graham Eatough
National Theatre of Scotland

HEROINE

Director: Susan Worsfold
MJW Productions

EXPENSIVE S--T

Director: Adura Onashile
Scottish Theatre Producers

LAST TANGO IN PARTICK

Director: Muireann Kelly
National Theatre of Scotland/Play Pie Pint

2016

LAST DREAM (ON EARTH)

Director: Kai Fischer
National Theatre of Scotland

EXPENSIVE SH--T

Director: Adura Onashile
Scottish Theatre Producers

SHRAPNEL

Director: Muireann Kelly
Theatre Gu Leòr

2015

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Director: Graham McLaren
National Theatre of Scotland

ANDROMAQUE

Director: Graham McLaren
Oran Mor/Play Pie Pint

LAST DREAM (ON EARTH)

Director: Kai Fischer
National Theatre of Scotland

 

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

TIN FOREST - PUPPET LABYRINTH

Director: Graham McLaren
National Theatre of Scotland

LONG GONE LONESOME

Director: Vicky Featherstone
National Theatre of Scotland

ENTARTET

Director: Kai Fischer
Vanishing Point

WALL OF DEATH: A WAY OF LIFE

Director: Vicky Featherstone
National Theatre of Scotland

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Director: Graham McLaren
National Theatre of Scotland