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selected recent work December 2009
- Matthew is in residence at Battersea Arts Centre, and begins work on a new show, Sad Lucy - A Fish Opera, lyrics by Viviane Schwarz. see a video here of The Deal. October 2009 - Matthew and his band open the Bath International Puppet Festival performing The Death of Flyboy and Other Stories September 2009 - Matthew performs episodes from The Death of Flyboy at Wilton's Music Hall, for Stranger than Paradise's 6th birthday celebration shows
August 2009
- World premiere of the Sarah Alexander Arts commission Cabin Doors To Manual - Matthew Robins' Science Fiction Double Feature continues at the National Theatre. new shows each week include: Nosferatu & Me (watch the video here) Flyboy and the Haunted Horse Walter Knitty Cabin Doors to Manual Mothboy goes to the Moon The Eyeders as well as The Wicker Cat (watch the video here) Flyboy goes to the Butchers Flyboy and the Pigeons The Frozen Wolf - performs Flyboy and the Robot at Clumber Park, for the House of Fairytales July 2009
- opening night of Matthew Robins' Science Fiction Double Feature at the National Theatre; Matthew screens the first performance of Flyboy and the Robot. - remakes films and screens them at Duckie's Gay Shame goes Girlie . . . watch them here: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane The Wizard of Oz The Little Mermaid - performs new songs written with TIm Spooner for Tim's new show, Teddy and Kitty - a tragedy, at Utrophia - performs The Death of Flyboy at the Tate Modern, as part of their May long weekend April 2009 - Matthew writes and records new music for the video soundtrack of Viviane Schwarz reading her own book, There are Cats in this Book. you can view it on youtube . . . - Matthew and Charmian Hughes perform at Tate Britain, playing Ruth Ewan's giant accordion, as part of Altermodern Have a look here . . . - performs The Death of Flyboy at Duckie and the Mystery Jets' Madhouse March 2009 - Liz Bentley's Perverse Verse, Leicester Square Theatre - The Death of Flyboy at The House of Fairytales' Candlelit Matinee at Shunt Vaults (watch a video here). February 2009 - Flyboy goes to the Butchers: Duckie presents The Big Bexhill Weekend; and Tim Spooner and Matthew Robins create local homespun courtly sideshow art. watch video here or look at photos by Peter Fingleton here - Things to Make and Do - part three: Marmalade (things to make and do archive here). December 2008 - Flyboy and the Haunted Snowman. Performed at the Barbican for Twisted Christmas. Also performed at Duckie (watch video), and Stranger than Paradise. read Twisted Christmas reviews here . . . - Matthew creates back-drops for Twisted Christmas (look here). - new film by Matthew Robins - A Rough Day, with Paul Spooner and Will Connor, (look on youtube). - Captain Ross, ("The British Stage in Miniature") at the Traveller's Club - harmoniumist. November 2008 - Captain Ross, at the Scott Polar Research Institute October 2008 - Halloween Special at Stranger than Paradise (see pictures, look on youtube). - The Death of Flyboy for the House of Fairytales at the ZOO Art Fair (look on youtube). - Things to Make and Do - part two: Baking (view things to make and do archive here) September 2008 - Matthew performs Peg Entwhistle & Me for Peachy Coochy Nites at Toynbee Studios. - The Death of Flyboy at the National Theatre, Watch This Space (see videos on youtube). August 2008 - Things to Make and Do - part one: Urban Beachcoming (archive here) July 2008 - Matthew exhibits "The Discovery of Logboy" at the group exhibition "Dust Jacket, a cover for "The Voyage of the Beagle" at The Museum for Objects of Vertu. - "Matthew Robins and Tim Spooner present Punch & Judy Bible Stories" at The National Theatre see video - Horse Racing, Donkey Derby and Greyhounds at Duckie's Gay Shame, the Coronet. (watch the racing) February 2008 - Matthew sings Love Songs at Duckie (watch them here). - "Punch and Judy Bible Stories" at Westminster Reference Library - "Punch and Judy Bible Stories" at VauxhallVille - read the Timeout interview here - "Punch and Judy Bible Stories" at the V&A Friday Late October 2007 - Matthew writes music for Strangeworks' Halloween Parade. read the Evening Standard review here And see pictures here . . . |