Matthew Lyne

Matthew Lyne as Lawrence in Chimps (2013). Photo by Phil Gammon

Matthew Lyne

SLT member since the early Cretaceous period...

Acting Roles

• Ensemble in Under Milk Wood (1972) (Main Stage)
• Warder in Sweeny Todd the Barber (1977) (Main Stage)
• Jackson in The Ghost Train (1978) (Main Stage)
• Ensemble in Oh, What a Lovely War (1979) (Main Stage)
• Rupert in Ball Boys (1980) (Prompt Corner)
• Donalbain/Murderer in Macbeth (1980) (Prompt Corner)
• Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1980) (Main Stage)
• Bartender in Kennedy's Children (1980) (Main Stage)
• Bluebelle, Ugly Sister in Cinderella (1981) (Main Stage)
• Alf in Red Peppers (1981) (Main Stage)
• Colin in The Knack (1981) (Main Stage)
• Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1981) (Bell Theatre)
• Christie Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World (1981) (Bell Theatre)
• Bumble in Gullible's Troubles (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Porter in A Doll's House (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Ranting in The Bespoke Overcoat (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Boby, the Bride's cousin in An Italian Straw Hat (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Anthony Marston in Ten Little Indians (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Owen in The Golden Pathway Annual (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Jack Wakefield in Harlequinade (1983)(Prompt Corner)
• Sandy Tyrell in Hay Fever (1984) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in Le Repertoire De La Cuisine - Review (1984) (Prompt Corner)
• 'No stranger to our audiences - than he is to anyone else' in 'Arf 'n' 'Arf (1984) (Bell Theatre)
• Inspector Pissanni in Accidental Death of An Anarchist (1984) (Bell Theatre) Director Malcolm Saunders
• Will Scargill in Robin Hood - The Truth Behind the Green Tights (1985)
• 'Man of many parts - assembled by committee' in Just Another 'Arf (1985) (Bell Theatre)
• Jackie Jackson in The Deep Blue Sea (1985) (Bell Theatre)
• The Spirit of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol (1985) (Bell Theatre)
• Kevin Ollerenshawe in Fur Coat and No Knickers (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Yonkers / Pastey in Gypsy (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Tosher in Fings ain't Wot They Used t'Be (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Charles Wickham in Charley's Aunt (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Diabetes / Philipides in God and Al in Death (1987) (Prompt Corner)
• Henry in The Farndale ... Macbeth (1987) (Bell Theatre)
• Damis in Tartuffe (1988) (Bell Theatre)
• Gordon in The Farndale ... Murder Mystery (1989) (Bell Theatre)
• Examining Magistrate / 1st Secret Agent in Trumpets and Raspberries (1990) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in Clappers (1991) (Bell Theatre)
• Recorded voice in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1995) (Bell Theatre)
• Mr Shanks in Habeas Corpus (1998) (Bell Theatre)
• Inspector Hound in The Real Inspector Hound (2000) (Bell Theatre)
• Various roles in The (12) Daze of Xmas (2000) (Bell Theatre)
• Ratcatcher / Nazi Border Official / English Organiser / Postman / Station Guard in Kindertransport (2001) (Bell Theatre)
• Azolan in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2001) (Bell Theatre)
• Launce in Two Gentlemen of Verona (2002) (Prompt Corner)
• Jim in Passion Play (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• Vicar in Melons at the Parsonage (2003) (Bell Theatre)
• Paul in Absent Friends (2004) (Prompt Corner)
• Ross in Macbeth (2004) (Prompt Corner)
• Melchior in On the Razzle (2005) (Bell Theatre)
• Magus in Between Worlds (2005) (Prompt Corner)
• Benny in My Night With Reg (2005) (Bell Theatre)
• Squire Western in Tom Jones (2006) (Bell Theatre)
• John Proctor in The Crucible (2007) (Prompt Corner)
• Corbaccio, an old Gentleman in Volpone (2007) (Bell Theatre)
• Sydney in Kafka's Dick (2007) (Prompt Corner)
• Prof Rupert Fenton / Algy Longwort / A Country Policeman / A Waiter / Inspector Scabbard / Wolfgang Schmidt / Marovich / Kwang Lee in Bullshot Crummond (2008) (Prompt Corner)
• The Slow Assassin in The Dice House (2008) (Prompt Corner)
• Ross, Bishop Walsham How, Snork in The Elephant Man (2008) (Bell Theatre)
• Gary in Gagarin Way (2009) (Prompt Corner)
• The Superintendent in Accidental Death of an Anarchist (2009) (Prompt Corner)
• Butch Honeywell in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2009) (Bell Theatre)
• 'Lonely' in Stiff (2009) (Prompt Corner)
• Joe in Ladies Down Under (2010) (Prompt Corner)
• Dr Paul Herder / Lord / Pall Bearer in The Ruling Class (2010) (Bell Theatre)
• Duke Solinus in The Comedy of Errors (2010) (Bell Theatre)
• General Kotov in Burnt by the Sun (2010) (Bell Theatre)
• The Chief in Whipping it Up (2011) (Bell Theatre)
• Henry Lyppiatt in Present Laughter (2011) (Bell Theatre)
• John Smith in Breaking the Code (2011) (Prompt Corner)
• Wilfred Craven in Enjoy (2012) (Prompt Corner)
• Stephen in Dealer's Choice (2012) (Prompt Corner)
• Gen. Moltke / Stallholder / Drill sergeant / Gen. Lanrezac / Sergeant / 5th Soldier (Trench) / Ghillie / Sir Douglas Haig / 3rd Man / French soldier in Oh What a Lovely War (2012) (Bell Theatre)
• Dr Russell in Hotline / Howard in Central Park West in Death Defying Acts (2013) (Prompt Corner)
• Lawrence in Chimps (2013) (Bell Theatre)
• Jim Heeler in Hobson's Choice (2014) (Bell Theatre)
• Colonel Huggins / Field Commander Goodman / patient in There Is a War (2014) (Prompt Corner)
• Ass in The Flint Street Nativity (2014) (Bell Theatre)
• Duncan in Macbeth (2015) (Bell Theatre)
• Waiter in Betrayal (2015) (Bell Theatre)
• Jim in The Swan (2015) (Prompt Corner)
• Seppings in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (2017) (Upper Hall, Stanley Halls)

Productions as Stage Manager

• Pippin (1980) (Main Stage)
• The Dumb Waiter (1980) (Prompt Corner)
• Translations (2004) (Bell Theatre) with Jane Moorhead

Productions as Assistant Stage Manager

• Habeas Corpus (1978) (Main Stage)
• A Taste of Honey (1978) (Main Stage)
• The Wizard of Oz (1979) (Main Stage)
• Play It Again, Sam (1979) (Main Stage)
• An Inspector Calls (1979) (Main Stage)
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1979) (Main Stage)
• Breath of Spring (1979) (Main Stage)
• A Doll's House (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Once a Catholic (1983) (Bell Theatre)
• Lettice and Lovage (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• Absurd Person Singular (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• Between You and Me (2003) (Prompt Corner)

Props on:

• I am a Camera (1979) (Main Stage)

Set Construction on:

• Breath of Spring (1979) (Main Stage)
• The Golden Pathway Annual (1983) (Bell Theatre)
• Fur Coat and No Knickers (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Lettice and Lovage (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• Rebecca (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• The Marriage-Go-Round (2003) (Bell Theatre)
• New Directors' Showcase (2003) (Bell Theatre)
• Carpe Jugulum (2003) (Bell Theatre)
• Female Transport (2004) (Prompt Corner)
• My Night With Reg (2005) (Bell Theatre)
• Dr Faustus (2007) (Bell Theatre)
• Volpone (2007) (Bell Theatre)
• Dracula (2008) (Bell Theatre)

Costumes on

• Our Country's Good (2012) (Bell Theatre) with Lisa Thomas, Carole Coyne, Caroline Doyle, Chaz Doyle, Jono Gadsby, Naomi Liddle, Lauri Morgan, Kathryn Ramsay, Steph Urquhart, Michelle Thomson & Melissa Williams. Technical Advice only.
• Snow White (2012) (Bell Theatre) with Michelle Thomson, Carole Coyne, Alan Buckman, Caroline Doyle, Kathryn Ramsay, Lisa Thomas, Siobhan Campbell & Jenny Gammon

Productions as Prompt

• Plaza Suite (1978) (Bell Theatre) (1 night only)
• A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1979) (Main Stage)

Other SLT Roles

• Membership Director 1987

Interests

Who's got time for 'interests'? (Apart from Spam, obviously!)

I was Membership Secretary for a couple of years in the eighties.

I briefly went into semi-retirement when my children, Jennifer and Thomas, were small, in the nineties.

I ran the bar rota rom 2007 until 2021.

Appointed Members' Club Deputy Chairman 2009.