Presenter: Matthew Cutts
Title: The Business of Show
Abstract: In this talk, Matthew pulls back the curtain on the highs and lows of performing in a long-running West End musical - from the regular rejection to the thrill of Opening Night. And he’ll reveal why the lessons learned in high-stakes professional theatre are relevant not just to every other business, but to life in general.
Date:
Monday 13 July
This session will run from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm and include a tea / coffee break.
About the expert
Matthew Cutts
Matthew’s first professional engagement was performing in “The Diamond ‘Lil Show” at the Inglewood Rugby Club. He earned 50 bucks - a small fortune for a 16 year old back in 1988. His next paying gig was in London’s West End performing in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Starlight Express”. For the next 27 years, Matthew performed leading roles in many of the biggest shows in London and Europe - Miss Saigon, Dogfight, Mamma Mia, Chess, Grease, Cats, Saturday Night Fever, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Jersey Boys…It’s a career that gave him skills he’s incredibly grateful to have learned and strives hard to maintain. (It also gave him some bloody good stories!)
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