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Stuart trained at The Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts. For over twenty years he has enjoyed a career performing, directing, choreographing and producing.

As a performer he has appeared in the West End musicals Me and My Girl, 42nd Street, Mack & Mabel in Concert and Starlight Express, in which he held the position of Dance Captain for the final year of the show in London. Pantomimes include Cinderella (Brighton) and Aladdin (Wimbledon).
Stuart was Resident Director on Bombay Dreams (London) and Starlight Express (UK Tour).
Commercials include: Vidal Sassoon, Schweppes, PG Tips Tea, Halifax Bank, American Airlines and UBS Bank.
Directorial/choreographic credits include: A Night at the Theatre (James Theatre, Watford), Sweet Charity (Trestle, St Albans), Our Night (Millfield Theatre, Edmonton), West Side Story (Queens Theatre, Hornchurch) Centre Stage (Cochrane Theatre, London), Instant Celebrity (Soho Studio, London), Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington and Aladdin (Camberley Theatre, Surrey).

In 2010 he recreated a Bombay Dreams performance celebrating The Apollo Victoria Theatre’s 80th Birthday.
Most recently Stuart devised, directed and choreographed Join The Girls-The Musical (UK Tour) starring Michelle Heaton and Jeff Brazier.

He directed ‘One Night Only’ (Savoy Theatre, London) ‘One More Time’ (Piccadilly Theatre, London) and 'She's The One' (Savoy Theatre, London) working with Denise Van Outen, Lee Mead, Jennifer Ellison, Patrick Kielty, Duncan James, Vernon Kay, Gaby Roslin, The Jersey Boys, Ruthie Henshall, John Partridge, Bonnie Langford, Miranda Hart, Legally Blonde and Shayne Ward to name a few.

Oli graduated from RADA in 2002 and has been working as a resident electrician in London’s West End for the past 7 years, working on shows, including Legally Blonde The Musical, Carousel, Never Forget, Fiddler on the Roof and Trevor Nunns’s Porgy and Bess to name but a few

Oli was the production lighting programer for Legal Fictions, The Rat Pack and Future Dreams ‘One Night Only’.

Oli has worked at great length in the corporate events sector, as a lighting designer, engineer and Programmer for many companies including: Davidoff (EU launch ‘Deep’), BSkyB (‘On The Town,’ after show Gala, featuring Leslie Garret), Harpers Bazar (location Shooting, Savoy Theatre), Replay (Fashion Show), The Real Deal Comedy Jam (Savoy Theatre) Ehab Tawfik Live (Savoy Theatre), Mis-teeq Live (LG electronics, Hospital Club) Music And Autism (Hosted by Jules Holland, Savoy Theatre) Frank PR (Join The Girls The Musical, UK Tour)

Oli was the lighting designer for the Future Dreams shows ‘One Night Only’ at the Savoy Theatre, and both lighting designer and Technical Director for ‘One More Time’ at the Piccadilly Theatre, performances included: The Jersey Boys, Grease, Thriller Live, La Cage Aux Folles, Jessie Buckley, Summer Strallen, Bonnie Langford, Ruthie Henshall and Sally-Ann Triplett.

Oli most recently was Technical Director and Designer for the third annual Future Dreams Gala Show, “She’s The One,” at the Savoy Theatre. Performances included Legally Blonde, Priscila Queen Of The Desert, Frances Ruffell, Zoe Birkett, Escala, Daniel Boys, Bernie Nolan, Miranda Hart, The Reason 4 and X Factor winner Shayne Ward

For more information on Oli, and examples of his work, please visit his website at: www.olimatthewslighting.co.uk