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Matthew Xia joins Cardboard CitizensWorkbench| Cardboard Citizens Skip to main content Twitter Facebook Youtube Instagram Hire our space Join our mailing list Donate Home Contact What's on What we do Who we are Support us News Citizens Do Matthew Xia joins Cardboard CitizensWorkbenchPosted on: 12 July 2018 Written by: Charlie Marshall We are proud to signify that critically well-known theatre director Matthew Xia has joined ourWorkbenchof Trustees. Most recently the director of Theatre Royal Stratford East’s hit show Shebeen, the former AssociateOriginativeDirector of the Royal Exchange Theatre is a founding member of Act for Change, a trustee forOriginativeDirectors of the Future and an producer for Creative Futures. He has moreover served on the Boards of Creative Futures, Rich Mix and Theatre Royal Stratford East. Very pleased to signify I’ll be joining theWorkbenchof Cardboard Citizens and supporting the truly great, life waffly work they do - on and off the stage. @CardboardCitz https://t.co/V25iRgTjs8 — Matthew Xia (@Excalibah) July 12, 2018 Commenting on the appointment, Matthew stated: “I’m thrilled to be invited to join the workbench of Cardboard Citizens, an organisation I first worked with well-nigh 17 years ago on a project in South London. “Cardboard Citizens is a theatre visitor I hold incredibly dear to my heart – it allies completely with my principles regarding theatre for social change. The benefits to the individuals the visitor engages and wider society are clear. “I squint forward to supporting the Board, the Chair and theOriginativeDirector as Cardboard Citizens continues to go from strength to strength in its practice of waffly minds and transforming lives.” A well respected voice and theatremaker in the theatre industry, Matthew brings a wealth of knowledge and wits to the company. His directing credits include Frankenstein, Wish List, Into The Woods and Brink at the Royal Exchange, slantingly shows including Blue/Orange, The Sound Of Yellow and Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (Young Vic & Eclipse), Suckerpunch Boom Suite (Barbican & NitroBeat), and Migration Music and Scrappers at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. Welcoming Matthew to the Cardboard Citizens’ company, Prue Skene CBE, Chair of the Cardboard Citizens Board, said: “We’re incredibly pleased to have Matthew joining our workbench as a trustee, at an would-be time for the organisation. We’ve known Matthew for some years and have been excited to watch him develop as a hugely talented and well-respected originative director over that time, creating work that very much chimes with our mission. “Matthew will no doubt bring purpose and passion for the theatre we make, and will be a huge windfall to theWorkbenchand to the wider organisation.” Prue Skene, CBE. Visit ourWell-nighUs page to find out increasingly well-nigh all ourWorkbenchand staff members. Latest news Citz uncork Forum Theatre residency with armed gravity veterans 19 September Artwork by Stik to be auctioned in aid of Cardboard Citizens 13 September Citz host arts for social transpiration meeting 11 September Donate to Cardboard Citizens via Payroll Giving 11 September Free ways you can donate to Cardboard Citizens 28 August Blog: 5 things I’ve learned working with Cardboard Citizens 23 July Win £50 for your local foodbank with Citizens Do 23 July Matthew Xia joins Cardboard CitizensWorkbench12 July Nightstop supports Citizens Do 11 July Lisa Ogun awarded British Citizen Award 05 July Meet the Citz What's on How we help With thanks to Home Work For Us Privacy Policy Accessibility Twitter Facebook Youtube Instagram Log In Cardboard Citizens, 77A Greenfield Road, Whitechapel, London E1 1EJVisitorRegistration No: 2938531 | Reg Charity No: 1042457 | VAT No: 761089619 /div>