Matthew Dewsbury CDG
Casting Director
Acting
Matthew is the Casting Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and has been with the company for 14 years. Prior to working at the RSC Matthew was the Casting and Producing Assistant at the Watermill Theatre under the Artistic Director Hedda Beeby.
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
HAMLET | Casting Director | Rupert Goold/Sophie Drake | RSC UK Tour |
DRIFTWOOD | Casting Director | Justin Audibert | The Other Place / Kiln Theatre |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Casting Director | Rachel Bagshaw/Robin Belfield | Unicorn Theatre |
TWELTH NIGHT | Casting Director | Prasanna Puwanarajah | Barbican |
THE FORSYTE SAGA | Additional Casting | Josh Roche | Swan Theatre |
CYRANO DE BERGERAC | Casting Director | Simon Evans | Swan Theatre |
TITUS ANDRONICUS | Casting Director | Max Webster | Swan Theatre / Hampstead Transfer |
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA | Casting Director | Joanna Bowman | The Other Place |
FIRST ENCOUNTERS: KING LEAR | Casting Director | Justine Themen | RSC UK Tour |
FIRST ENCOUNTERS: THE TEMPEST | Casting Director | Aaron Parsons | RSC UK Tour |
TWELTH NIGHT | Casting Director | Prasanna Puwanarajah | RST |
THE NEW REAL | Casting Director | Holly Race Roughan | The Other Place |
OTHELLO | Casting Director | Tim Carroll | RST |
AS YOU LIKE IT | Casting Director | Brendan O'Hea | Garden Theatre RSC |
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL | Casting Director | Tinuke Craig | RST |
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR | Casting Director | Blanche McIntyre | RST |
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA | Casting Director | Emma Rice | Swan Theatre / Barbican |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Casting Director | Eleanor Rhode | RST / Barbican |
BEN AND IMO | Casting Director | Erica Whyman | Swan Theatre / Orange Tree Transfer |
THE BOX OF DELIGHTS | Casting Director | Justin Audibert | RST |
AS YOU LIKE IT | Casting Director | Omar Elerian | RST |
JULIUS CAESAR | Casting Director | Atri Banerjee | RST / Tour |
THE EMPRESS | Casting Director | Pooja Ghai | Swan Theatre |
FALKLAND SOUND | Casting Director | Aaron Parsons | Swan Theatre |
ALL MY SONS | Casting Director | Douglas Rintoul | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Casting Director | Rachel Kavanagh | RST |
ALL'S WELL THAT END WELL | Casting Director | Blanche McIntyre | RST |
RICHARD III | Casting Director | Greg Doran | RST |
HENRY VI REBELLION & WARS OF THE ROSES | Casting Director | Own Horsley | RST |
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | Casting Director | Phillip Breen | Garden Theatre |
THE WINTER'S TALE | Casting Director | Erica Whyman | RST |
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | Casting Director | Phillip Breen | RST |
PERICLES | Casting Director | Blanche McIntyre | RST |
KING JOHN | Casting Director | Eleanor Rhode | Swan Theatre |
A MUSEUM IN BAGHDAD | Casting Director | Erica Whyman | Swan Theatre |
THE WHIP | Casting Director | Kim Sykes | Swan Theatre |
OUT OF WATER (RSC COMMISSION) | Casting Director | Guy Jones | The Orange Tree |
NEVILLE'S ISLAND | Casting Director | Emma Baggott | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
KISS ME QUICKSTEP | Casting Director | Kirstie Davis | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
THE HIRED MAN | Casting Director | Douglas Rintoul | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
IN BASILDON | Casting Director | Douglas Rintoul | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Casting Director | Rachel Kavanaugh | RST (Revival) |
MAYDAYS | Casting Director | Owen Horsley | The Other Place |
MISS LITTLEWOOD | Casting Director | Erica Whyman | The Swan Theatre |
#WEAREARRESTED | Casting Director | Sophie Ivatts | The Other Place / Arcola Theatre |
DAY OF THE LIVING | Casting Director | Amy Draper | The Other Palace |
ROMEO AND JULIET | Casting Director | Erica Whyman | RST (Co-Cast) |
MACBETH | Casting Director | Polly Findlay | RST (Co-Cast) |
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR | Casting Director | Fiona Laird | RST (co-cast) |
THE HYPOCRITE | Casting Director | Phillip Breen | Swan Theatre/Hull Truck (Co-Cast) |
SALOME | Casting Director | Owen Horsley | Swan Theatre (co-cast) |
VICE VERSA | Casting Director | Janice Honeyman | Swan Theatre (co-cast) |
KINGDOM COME | Casting Director | Gemma Brockis | The Other Place |
THE INVISIBLE MAN | Casting Director | Jonnie Riordan | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
EDUCATING RITA | Casting Director | Ros Phillips | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
ALWAYS ORANGE | Casting Director | Donnacadh O’Briain | The Other Place |
FALL OF THE KINGDOM: RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER | Casting Director | Nadia Latif | The Other Place |
REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN | Casting Director | Erica Whyman | The Other Place |
MADE IN DAGENHAM | Casting Director | Douglas Rintoul | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
CINDERELLA | Casting Director | Martin Berry | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
PARTNERS IN CRIME | Casting Director | John Nicholson | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS | Casting Director | Russell Bolam | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Casting Advisor | Douglas Rintoul | Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch |
A MAD WORLD | Casting Director | Sean Foley | RSC / ETT |
WE WAIT IN JOYFUL HOPE | Casting Director | Lisa Cagnacci | Theatre 503 |
AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS | Casting Director | Paul Robinson | Theatre 503 / Uk Tour / Feature |
VALHALLA | Casting Director | Jo McInnes | Theatre 503 |
THE LATE HENRY MOSS | Casting Director | Mel Hillyard | Southwark Playhouse |
LITTLE MALCOLM AND HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST THE EUNUCHS | Casting Director | Clive Judd | Southwark Playhouse |
ANIMALS | Casting Director | Lisa Cagnacci | Theatre 503 / Trafalgar Studios |
A HANDFUL OF STARS | Casting Director | Paul Robinson | Theatre 503 / Trafalgar Studios |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Casting Director | Hal Chambers | Read Between The Lines |
Short Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE HUNGER ARTIST | Casting Director | Daria Martin |