Sound Design for Theatre Portfolio​
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Matthew is a Sound Designer and Sound Artist working across theatre, music, installation, podcast and film. His diverse skills in recording and designing original sound content, experience in collaborating with composers, operators and performers and designing show playback and loudspeaker systems make for a wholistic sound design practice. Matthew also works as an Associate Sound Designer for fellow sound designers and composers.
Isabelle
Written by Marc Graham | Directed by Paul Smith
Produced by Middle Child
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Isabelle is a thrilling, dark comedy, family drama that asks urgent questions about the legacy we leave behind for our children.
When the cracks begin to show, is it too late to do anything at all?​
The Waves
Written by Flora Wilson Brown | Directed by Júlia Levai
Produced by Jermyn Street Theatre
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Rhoda. Bernard. Susan. Neville. Jinny. Louis.
They begin by the coast. Then, school. Youth. Forming. Swelling. Terror. Joy. Working. Falling. Fame. Grief. Alone. Together.
PUNCH - 2026 remount at Nottingham Playhouse and tour
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Associate Sound Designer
Sound Design & Composition by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Directed by Adam Penford
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The Times ★★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage ★★★★★
The Telegraph ★★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ Broadway World ★★★★★ Theatre and Tonic ★★★★★
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"Punch is back - and its as compelling as ever" - British Theatre Guide
Zog - UK Tour
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Co-Sound Design with Mark Melville
Produced by Freckle
Directed by Ryan McBryde
A Seat at the Table - R&D 2026​
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Directed by Jonluke McKie
Produced by Mustard Stories
Commissioned by NoMoreNowt
Beauty and the Beast - the rock n roll panto
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Written by Vikki Stone | Directed by Jake Smith
Musical Supervisor and Arrangement by Paul Schofield
Produced by New Wolsey Theatre
The Koala Who Could - UK Tour
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Associate Sound Designer
Sound Design by Ella Wahlström
Adapted and Directed by Emma Earle
Dogs on the Metro​
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Written by Emilie Robson | Directed by Maria Crocker
Produced by Live Theatre
"Matthew Tuckey's sound design layers in the rattle of tracks, distant platform announcements, and the low hum of nostalgia to powerful effect...it’s a story about growing up, looking back, and the strange and ugly beauty of friendships that never quite turn into anything else" - Theatre and Tonic ★★★★★
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"Matthew Tuckey’s sound design is particularly entrancing and works electrically with the script to enhance sinister and tense moments. The crash of the metro carriage crescendoing with Balfour’s anger and upset, is an especially tactful way of exploring the ambiguity, anxiety, and self-doubt Jen experiences." - The Spy in the Stalls ★★★★★
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"The nearer they get to voicing the truth, the more Matthew Tuckey’s soundtrack rumbles...and the familiar yellow fittings and blue-grey upholstery of the subway set by Amy Watts seem to shake with the clatter of an incoming train." - The Guardian ★★★★​
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Northern Arts Review ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub ★★★★
Macbeth - English Touring Theatre at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2025​
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Associate Sound Designer
Sound Design & Composition by Tingying Dong
Directed by Richard Twyman
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The Stage ★★★★ Broadway World ★★★★★ The Times ★★★★
Champion​
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Written by Ishy Din | Directed by Jack McNamara
Produced by Live Theatre​​
Saint Maud​
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Based on the film written & directed by Rose Glass
Adapted for the stage by Jessica Andrews and Jack McNamara
With music by Gazelle Twin
​​"Extraordinary performance...desire, despair and 'godgasms' ...compelling adaptation." - The Guardian ★★★★
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"Terrific performances and a winning creative team – Gazelle Twin, music; Matthew Tuckey, sound...contribute to an unforgettable spectacle... with a soundscape blending the horror genre’s pseudo religious playbook with all manner of unsettling thumps and thrums." - Cultured North East
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"Full of flair – arresting and accomplished...alongside atmospheric sound design by Matthew Tuckey...and music by Gazelle Twin...Stylish adaptation of the cult horror film" - The Stage ★★★
Love It If We Beat Them - remount and tour 2024​
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Written by Rob Ward | Directed by Bex Bowsher
Produced by Emmerson and Ward Productions in association with Live Theatre
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'A smartly written drama about football, family and politics, with strong performances and stunning design' - The Stage ★★★★
Underdog: The Other Other Brontë - National Theatre transfer to Northern Stage​
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Associate Sound Designer (transfer)
Sound Design and Additional Music by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Directed by Natalie Ibu
The Bounds
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Written by Stewart Pringle | Directed by Jack McNamara
A Live Theatre and Royal Court co-production
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"The impact of Jack McNamara's production is as much down to Matthew Tuckey's terrifying sound design... as it is to the captivating elliptical writing." - WhatsOnStage ★★★★
"Twisty, clever delight... A lush soundscape by Matthew Tuckey provides a backdrop to Verity Quinn’s set (strikingly lit by Drummond Orr), which erupts from the splintered stage” - The Stage ★★★★
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"The gear shift from virtual comedy to something approaching folk horror is elegantly handled by Jack McNamara's production, abetted by some eerie ambient sound design from Matthew Tuckey that gives the long cold night an unsettling 'alive' quality." - Time Out​
You Heard Me - Luca Rutherford​
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Associate Sound Designer
Sound Design and Composition by Melanie Wilson
Directed by Maria Crocker
The Queen of the North - R&D​
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Written and performed by Tommy | Directed by Scott Le Crass
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England and by ARC Stockton & Teesside Archives​
Colliery Boys R&D
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Written and Performed by Harry Rundle | Directed by Andy Room
R&D supported by and shared at Laurels, Whitley Bay​
Festen​
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Written by David Eldridge | Directed by Ian Wooldridge
Produced by the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
Performed by BA Acting students in the Webber Douglas Studio Theatre, March 2024.
World's Apart​
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Written by Elijah Young | Directed by Poppy Crawshaw
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Love It If We Beat Them​
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Written by Rob Ward | Directed by Bex Bowsher
Produced by Live Theatre in association with Emmerson and Ward Productions
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'A smartly written drama about football, family and politics, with strong performances and stunning design' - The Stage ★★★★​
Josey, The Indignant Daughter - the digital musical R&D​
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A new digital musical written by Katie Doherty | Directed by Joe Hufton
Additional sound design, mixing and mastering by Andrew Cadie
Produced by November Club on commission from The Space​
The Sorcerer's Apprentice​
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Written by Laura Lindow | Directed by Maria Crocker | Music by Katie Doherty
Produced by Northern Stage and tiny dragon productions​
Repeat Signal​
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A site-specific play by Tatty Hennessy | Directed by Joe Hufton
Produced by Lizzie Vogler for November Club​
Lost, Found and Told - New Audio Tales for Northumberland.
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Writer - Fiona Ellis | Composer - Katie Doherty | Director - Cinzia Hardy
Produced by November Club
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Lost, Found and Told is inspired by traditional fairy tales and draws on the rich heritage and landscape of Northumberland. Originally conceived as a live performance, Covid-19 restrictions has transformed it into an audio production. For more information, please visit the November Club website here.
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'Sound Designer' describes an array of my responsibilities on this production, including: recording, editing, and mixing and mastering the dialogue, sound effects, music and ambiences. A large portion of the musical content was recorded by the Composer, Katie Doherty, with vocals, Tambur, Drums and Bodhran recorded by me.
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For a brief insight to my field recording process on this project, please see the series of mini-blog posts on here.​
Wolf!
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Written and Devised by Kitchen Zoo | Directed by Brad McCormick | Music by Katie Doherty
Produced by Kitchen Zoo in association with Northern Stage
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For under 5's and their grown ups. Initial run at Northern Stage Christmas 2019/20 followed by a UK tour.
joey
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Writer - sean burn | Director - Selma Dimitrijevic
New Wolsey Theatre Testing Ground Commission, produced by gobscure in association with Greyscale​
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Performed in English and BSL
Floorboards
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Writer - Steve Byron | Director - Katy Weir
Produced by ODDMANOUT, The Worriers, and Alphabetti Theatre
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"an often subtle and always effective sound design by Matthew Tuckey." - British Theatre Guide
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"a pleasingly unsettling and subtly done echo of Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart throughout." - The Stage
Trolley Boy
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Writer - David Raynor | Director - Ali Pritchard | Music by Roma Yagnik
Produced by Alphabetti Theatre
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"a beautifully scored and impeccably timed soundtrack adds so much, almost subliminally, to the piece." - British Theatre Guide
