Matt Padden

Sound Designer

Matt was the National Theatre of Scotland's first Head of Sound, from 2008 to 2017.

Awards and Nominations

2015 CATS Award for Best Music and Sound for Last Dream On Earth at National Theatre of Scotland/ Tron Theatre

List Of Productions

2022

FLIGHT | Director: James Bonas | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

BURN | Director: Steven Hoggett | National Theatre of Scotland/ Scottish Tour/ New York, US

2021

DRACULA | Director: Graham McLaren | Abbey Theatre

THE ENEMY | Director: Finn den Hertog | National Theatre of Scotland

2020

68 MONTHS IN WAITING (Short) | Director: Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh | National Theatre of Scotland/ BBC Scotland

SORE AFRAID (Short) | Director: Dominic Hill | National Theatre of Scotland/ BBC Scotland

STORY FUTURES | Story Futures/NexusHEROINE | Director: Mary Jane Wells | Kennedy Centre, Washington, US

MISSING PEOPLE | Director: Mark Rosenblatt and Nobuhiro Nishikawa | Leeds Playhouse/ Kani Public Arts Centre/ New National Theatre Tokyo, Japan

2019

A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Ben Occhipinti | Pitlochry Festival Theatre

KES | Director: Lu Kemp | Perth Theatre, Australia

LAST ORDERS AT THE DOCKSIDE | Director: Graham McLaren | Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

SOUND SYMPHONY | Director: Ellie Griffiths | Independent Arts Project

THE COUNTRY GIRLS | Director: Graham McLaren | Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

GASLIGHT | Director: Kai Fischer | Perth Theatre, Australia

2018

MANCUB | Director: Ed Robson | Cumbernauld Theatre

THE 306: DUSK | Director: Wils Wilson | National Theatre of Scotland/ Perth Theatre, Australia

NOWHEROINE | Director: Susan Worsfold | Scene Change Productions

THE THREE MUSKETEERS | Director: Sarah Punshon | The Dukes, Lancaster

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT | Director: Dominic Hill | Citizens/ HOME Manchester

HOW TO ACT | Director: Graham Eatough | National Theatre of Scotland

2017

THE HIDDEN | Director: Douglas Irvine | Visible Fictions

WHAT PUT THE BLOOD | Director: Graham McLaren | Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

COCKPIT | Director: Wils Wilson | Royal Lyceum Theatre

HOW TO ACT | Director: Graham Eatough | National Theatre of Scotland

HEROINE | Director: Susan Worsfold | MJW Productions

EXPENSIVE S--T | Director: Adura Onashile | Scottish Theatre Producers

LAST TANGO IN PARTICK | Director: Muireann Kelly | National Theatre of Scotland/ Play Pie Pint

2016

LAST DREAM (ON EARTH) | Director: Kai Fischer | National Theatre of Scotland

EXPENSIVE SH--T | Director: Adura Onashile | Scottish Theatre Producers

SHRAPNEL | Director: Muireann Kelly | Theatre Gu Leòr, Scotland

2015

A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Graham McLaren | National Theatre of Scotland

ANDROMAQUE | Director: Graham McLaren | Oran Mor/Play Pie Pint

LAST DREAM (ON EARTH) | Director: Kai Fischer | National Theatre of Scotland

PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS

TIN FOREST - PUPPET LABYRINTH | Director: Graham McLaren | National Theatre of Scotland

LONG GONE LONESOME | Director: Vicky Featherstone | National Theatre of Scotland

ENTARTET | Director: Kai Fischer | Vanishing Point

WALL OF DEATH: A WAY OF LIFE | Director: Vicky Featherstone | National Theatre of Scotland

A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Graham McLaren | National Theatre of Scotland