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Congratulations to Matthew on his debut as Peter in the Northern Ballet's production of "Peter Pan" today. Here's a post and photo from his Official FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMatthe ... =1&theater

I would love to see him as Peter. I can't imagine a better choice for the role!
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Here's a nice photo from the Northern Ballet's facebook page featuring the cast of "Peter Pan" with Matthew as Peter:

https://www.facebook.com/northernballet ... =1&theater
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Matthew has posted that he's in rehearsal for Les Ballets de Monte Carlo's Romeo and Juliet.

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMatthe ... =1&theater

https://northernballet.com/?q=romeo-and-juliet

Here are some other rehearsal photos from the production:

http://northernballet.com/?q=romeo-and- ... sal-photos
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Matthew posted this public photo on his facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMatthe ... =1&theater
A show to remember. Debuted tonight as Mercutio with @sean_bates123 as my trusty Benvolio. It has always been a dream of mine to dance this role.
Congratulations, Matthew. "Living the dream!" :D
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Matthew has posted that he made his debut as Romeo today at the Marlowe Theatre:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKwWyJcBu3M/
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Matthew shares this photo of himself as a musician in the dress rehearsal for the premiere of Northern Ballet's "Casanova" last night:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMatthe ... =3&theater
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Northern Ballet has posted this brief Q&A with Matthew :

https://northernballet.com/60-seconds/m ... -126761641
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Matthew talks with BBC Radio Manchester about how he became a dancer, his time in BETM, and Northern Ballet's current production of the new ballet, Casanova. Go to 2.13.30 for the interview:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p050f701
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Matthew is featured as Bruno, one of the two young boys, in Northern Ballet's new ballet, "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas."

https://northernballet.com/the-boy-in-t ... ntent=post
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