Matthew Holmquist

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇩🇪 Theatre director and tree protector. Founder of @ROTheatre. Previous associate director @TORtheatre

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Been wondering exactly what is happening in the SPLINTER rehearsal room?

It's 10 days till our first preview and we cannot wait to share this extraordinary play with you 🍃

SPLINTER by Gemma Prangle
14-21 September 2024
https://t.co/mbW4PMD6om

📷 Special thanks to Ren Faulkner

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Actors Nia Gandhi and Rhys Parry Jones discuss SPLINTER, the stunning debut play by @GemmaPrangle.

The show runs at @ShermanTheatre from 14-21 September - get your tickets now for this beautiful meditation on love, grief and nature.

https://t.co/YORHZtLFua

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

A brilliant first week in rehearsals. Very privileged to be working with fearless and caring humans. Please do come see what all of the team have made. Also to celebrate @ROTheatre 's first show as residents of the @ShermanTheatre

https://t.co/gRU7bk4uoZ
Photo credit to Ren

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

And we’re off! Rehearsals are underway with cast and crew 🙌We can’t wait to share what we're making with you.
In the meantime... Book your tickets NOW!
https://t.co/Zhmwt3UUfb

#newwriting #shermantheatre #setdesign #splinter #nature #grief #family

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Here come the Designers!

First up, Set and Costume...
Designer: April Dalton
Assistant Designer: Mari Hullett

Splinter is on at the @shermantheatre from Sept 14th - Sept 21st 🍂

Stay tuned for more wonderful designers in Design Team post 2!!

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Lighting Designer: Ryan Joseph Stafford
Associate Lighting Designer: Cara Hood
Sound Designer: Gareth Swindail-Parry

Our design teams are creating magic in rehearsals and we cannot wait for audiences to experience the world of Splinter through their design ✨

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Have you bought your ticket yet?!
We're at @shermantheatre, September 14th - 21st. 🌿

https://t.co/YORHZtL7EC

'Splinter' by Gemma Prangle and co-directed by Nerida Bradley and Matthew Holmquist.
With actors Nia Gandhi and Rhys Parry Jones as Mali and David.

Don't miss it!

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

This has been a few years in the making. The whole of the team have done such beautiful work to get us to this point. Now we just need support and people to share @GemmaPrangle's beautiful words. Book your tickets folks 💚

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

ON SALE NOW!

Our next production is SPLINTER, the beautiful debut play by @GemmaPrangle, unearthing the restlessness of grief and how nature manages to hold us in those impossible moments.

The show comes to @ShermanTheatre on 14-21 September - book now! https://t.co/Xd7ep4VPWd

[Sherman Theatre / Theatr y Sherman @ShermanTheatre]

This September will see Red Oak Theatre, led by Co – Artistic Directors Matthew Holmquist and April Dalton, stage their first production as one of our Companies in Residence. Splinter by Gemma Prangle will be performed in the Studio from 14 – 21 Sept.

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

Come and work with @nerida_bradley and myself. We tend to bring biscuits.

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Assistant Designer Opportunity

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Assistant Director Opportunity

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

Assistant Producer Opportunity

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

Exciting times ahead. Get applying folks.

[Red Oak Theatre @ROTheatre]

We are delighted to announce that we have received funding from @Arts_Wales_ to pursue our next project, Splinter by @GemmaPrangle. Originally developed with @TORtheatre, this next phase wouldn’t be possible without the support from @ShermanTheatre, @railwaygardens and COPE.

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

@tamaracharvey @DanielGwynEvans Amazing news. Huge congrats 🔥❤️

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

Very excited for this and for our incredible team of good humans.

[Jafar Iqbal @_JafarIqbal_]

We're less than a week away from the fulfilment of my wrestling fanta- ahem, I mean, the R&D of queer wrestling musical EXOTIC, at @ClwydTweets.

Delighted to announce our team: @seirioldavies, @edgamester, @MDHolmquist, Kev McCurdy and Michael Reece.

Cannae fookin' wait!

[Lucy Rivers @LucyRivers1]

Loved #DanceToTheBone last night @ShermanTheatre brilliant to see quality gig theatre in cardiff - so much talent on stage! Congrats @Oliver_Hoare @MDHolmquist Joe Murphy and everyone involved 😍💃🔥

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

Can’t wait for people to see this. The whole team has been a dream. Feel very privileged to be working with all these wonderful humans. Get your dancing shoes and come have a boogie with us!

[Neon Candle Theatre @neon_candle]

We made a play. It opens tonight!

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey 🙏

Come see what we've done folks! 💫💫💫

(Ticket link in bio)

[Sherman Theatre / Theatr y Sherman @ShermanTheatre]

Three of the many brilliant people behind Dance to the Bone: co-director @MDHolmquist, writer @EllyYates, and writer and musical director @Oliver_Hoare. You'll catch both Eleanor and Oliver as part of the cast too.

Book now: https://t.co/uXWbg2hBPh

📸@sashshots

[Matthew Holmquist @MDHolmquist]

It’s finally here folks. Incredibly honoured to be making this show with such an amazing group of people. We’re going to take you dancing.

[Sherman Theatre / Theatr y Sherman @ShermanTheatre]

⭐Dance to the Bone cast announcement ⭐

We're so excited to share this wonderful cast with you all. Dance to the Bone, a co-production between @neon_candle, independent producer @CeriannKay, and @ShermanTheatre, will premiere at the Sherman on 25 March until 2 April.