Matt Woodhead

artistic director

Biography

Matt is co-artistic director of touring theatre company Lung. He has also worked as a freelancer for the learning and engagement departments at the National Theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith and as a script reader for Leeds Playhouse, Chichester Festival Theatre and the Papatango Playwriting prize.

Recent Articles

Queen Nadine, giant sheep and the Penistone Tesco carpark – inside an NPO fever dream

OpinionJun 27, 2023

After Barnsley-based LUNG Theatre was invited by ACE to become a national portfolio organisation as part of last year’s controversial announcement, the company’s co-artistic director Matt Woodhead has had some difficult nights

How helping young carers become artists has proved to be revolutionary

OpinionMar 15, 2021

In 2016, Lung Theatre devised a verbatim play that put young carers – dedicated and often overlooked – centre stage. Co-artistic director Matt Woodhead explains how the project has snowballed into a wider campaign and how theatre can help bring about change