Matt Bannister

Matt trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, having first graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Social Psychology.

Matt has created and run workshops for corporate clients as diverse as IBM, Harbour & Jones and innocent, and is passionate about helping people to unlock their creativity and potential.

Matt was the artistic director of Stripped!, a monthly site-specific theatrical experience in central London. As a director, his work includes Hamlet and The Arabian Nights for the RADA Company on board the Queen Mary 2, and Jessica Pidsley’s comedy show I Can Make You Thin(K).

As an actor, he has performed widely on stage, including Prospero in The Tempest (Lord Chamberlain’s Men); on television, including Silent Witness (BBC); and on radio, as part of the team of improvisers who created the Sony Award-nominated A Time to Dance for BBC Radio 4.