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Matthew
Robins is an artist and musician from Cornwall and he writes stories
about the sea, monsters and animals. He has recently performed his work
at the Barbican, the V&A, the De La Warr Pavilian, the Blackpool
Tower Ballroom,
the National Theatre, and the Belfast Waterfront, and has made
shows for Duckie, Dumbworld, and the House of Fairytales.
Last summer Matthew Robins' Science Fiction Double Feature was performed at the National Theatre for Watch This Space, Matthew wrote two new shows a week for four weeks, projecting them at night onto the 72ft flytower, and performing live with his band. Following sell-out runs at Battersea Arts Centre and the Little Angel Theatre Matthew is currently working on a new series of shows for the Barbican December 2010 - Flyboy is alone again this Christmas, and designing new shadow puppets for the National Theatre's Christmas show. |
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selected recent work June 2010 - Matthew premieres two new shows at the Barbican Art Gallery, as part of Surrea House. InsectOpera and AlienSilentMovie - Matthew performs The Death of Flyboy & other stories at the Barbican’s 101 Things to Do launch party April 2010 - residency at BAC for the Scratch Festival, Matthew and his band present 3 nights of Sad Lucy: a fish opera, written in collaboration with Viviane Schwarz - Matthew and his band perform at the Little Angel Theatre March 2010 - Matthew and his band perform at the London Word Festival, a candle-lit show in St. Leonard’s Church in Shoreditch, with Ian McMillan, Daniel Kitson and Terry Saunders - Matthew collaborates with composer Brian Irvine and writer John McIlduff to make live animations for Rain Falling Up, a modern oratorio for children. Premiere performance at the Waterfront, Belfast, with the Ulster Orchestra. - Matthew plays guitar on stage for first time ever, at Duckie, watch the video here . . . February 2010 - Matthew and his band perform at the Manipulate festival in Edinburgh, as part of puppet grinder cabaret - Matthew and his band perform at Duckie's Valentine's ball at B.A.C. - Matthew creates two new shows for the Yarn Festival; Biscuit Jurassic Park for Movies in Minutes, and chapters 11 & 12 of The Odyssey, for Four Stories High. 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 . . . |