Anna Matthews

Lead Practitioner (Lighting)
Anna Matthews

Anna trained in Technical Theatre at the Guildhall in London and there followed a successful career in theatre lighting working with venues such as Greenwich Theatre, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera, LSO St Luke’s and The Almeida. She also worked with touring companies across the UK & Europe such as Ockham’s Razor, Red Cape Theatre, Fuel Theatre and Turtle Key Arts. Later she established herself as a highly experienced Senior Lighting Technician with the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman (The Middle-Easts first ever opera house) where she was responsible for helping train local staff to an international standard, this is where she found her true passion in helping others understand theatre and how to make it.

When she returned to the UK she took the opportunity to work at Guildhall in a Technical Supervisor role and was part of the team responsible for the supervision of LX, Sound, stage technology and stage management across the campus’s 5 venues. She also took full advantage of opportunities to support the students in their learning journey and completed her Post Graduate Teaching Qualification. Anna joined LAMDA in 2021 as the ideal opportunity to join her 2 passions. Creating powerful work that widens horizons, makes people think and can change minds. And helping young people discover their own love for theatre and reaching their best potential.