Matthew Xia
@excalibah.bsky.social
Father : Director : DJ Excalibah - 1Xtra : CEO/AD at Actors Touring Company : BODIES OF WATER / TAMBO & BONES : Olivier Winner HEY DUGGEE : SKELETON CREW DONMAR WAREHOUSE
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Cast and Creative Team Set For THE HARDER THEY COME at Stratford East
Cast and Creative Team Set For THE HARDER THEY COME at Stratford East
Stratford East has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of THE HARDER THEY COME, the newly adapted reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film of the same name.
www.broadwayworld.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Cast and Creative Team Set For THE HARDER THEY COME at Stratford East
Cast Announcement and artwork drop for the brand new production of The Harder They Come @stratfordeast.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Cast Announcement and artwork drop for the brand new production of The Harder They Come @stratfordeast.com
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Teachers! Educators!
Join us at Playful Spaces where you can gain practical tools to make learning more creative and inclusive for your young people! ⭐️
Hear from experts including Professor Bill Lucas, Mischief Theatre, Matthew Xia, and Tinuke Craig!
bit.ly/playfulspaces25
#playfulspaces25
Join us at Playful Spaces where you can gain practical tools to make learning more creative and inclusive for your young people! ⭐️
Hear from experts including Professor Bill Lucas, Mischief Theatre, Matthew Xia, and Tinuke Craig!
bit.ly/playfulspaces25
#playfulspaces25
June 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Teachers! Educators!
Join us at Playful Spaces where you can gain practical tools to make learning more creative and inclusive for your young people! ⭐️
Hear from experts including Professor Bill Lucas, Mischief Theatre, Matthew Xia, and Tinuke Craig!
bit.ly/playfulspaces25
#playfulspaces25
Join us at Playful Spaces where you can gain practical tools to make learning more creative and inclusive for your young people! ⭐️
Hear from experts including Professor Bill Lucas, Mischief Theatre, Matthew Xia, and Tinuke Craig!
bit.ly/playfulspaces25
#playfulspaces25
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We're very delighted to announce our five Fair Play Advocates, who are: actor, playwright & director Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE; actor & writer Julie Hesmondhalgh; actor & director Matthew Dunster; and theatre directors Nancy Medina & Matthew Xia!
Read more on our website: bit.ly/4lqihns
Read more on our website: bit.ly/4lqihns
June 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We're very delighted to announce our five Fair Play Advocates, who are: actor, playwright & director Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE; actor & writer Julie Hesmondhalgh; actor & director Matthew Dunster; and theatre directors Nancy Medina & Matthew Xia!
Read more on our website: bit.ly/4lqihns
Read more on our website: bit.ly/4lqihns
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#playfulspaces25 is a summer CPD event with fantastic contributors like Professor Bill Lucas, Simon Trinder, Jordana Golbourn and Matthew Xia. From educators to text consultants, actors to directors, this is not one to miss.
Book now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/coram-shakes...
Book now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/coram-shakes...
May 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#playfulspaces25 is a summer CPD event with fantastic contributors like Professor Bill Lucas, Simon Trinder, Jordana Golbourn and Matthew Xia. From educators to text consultants, actors to directors, this is not one to miss.
Book now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/coram-shakes...
Book now: www.ticketsource.co.uk/coram-shakes...
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Dear Everyone within geographical reach and affordability of getting a ticket to see Tambo & Bones at Leeds Playhouse before it closes on Saturday, get yourself over there. And bring everyone you know.
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
Tambo & Bones - Leeds Playhouse
An exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, which journeys from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America.
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk
May 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Dear Everyone within geographical reach and affordability of getting a ticket to see Tambo & Bones at Leeds Playhouse before it closes on Saturday, get yourself over there. And bring everyone you know.
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
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Tambo & Bones – Leeds Playhouse
https://www.europesays.com/uk/107681/
Writer: Dave Harris Director: Matthew Xia This show defies convention – it is extraordinary and offers a unique…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/107681/
Writer: Dave Harris Director: Matthew Xia This show defies convention – it is extraordinary and offers a unique…#uk #news #uknews
Tambo & Bones - Leeds Playhouse - United Kingdom
Writer: Dave Harris
www.europesays.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tambo & Bones – Leeds Playhouse
https://www.europesays.com/uk/107681/
Writer: Dave Harris Director: Matthew Xia This show defies convention – it is extraordinary and offers a unique…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/107681/
Writer: Dave Harris Director: Matthew Xia This show defies convention – it is extraordinary and offers a unique…#uk #news #uknews
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Theatre review: Tambo & Bones from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at The Courtyard, Leeds Playhouse
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
Theatre review: Tambo & Bones from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at The Courtyard, Leeds Play...
Theatre review of Tambo & Bones (Dave Harris) from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at The Court...
www.britishtheatreguide.info
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Theatre review: Tambo & Bones from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at The Courtyard, Leeds Playhouse
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
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#THEATRE #REVIEW Tambo & Bones at Leeds Playhouse "something very worthy and true to our times" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/tambo-bones-... #Leeds
May 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#THEATRE #REVIEW Tambo & Bones at Leeds Playhouse "something very worthy and true to our times" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thereviewshub.com/tambo-bones-... #Leeds
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Big shout out to the brilliant cast of Tambo & Bones Unmissable, powerful utterly relevant and compelling. On that edge: laughing knowing you should be crying; enjoying whilst you should be devastated and horrified. The show you need to see several times!
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
Tambo & Bones - Leeds Playhouse
An exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, which journeys from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America.
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Big shout out to the brilliant cast of Tambo & Bones Unmissable, powerful utterly relevant and compelling. On that edge: laughing knowing you should be crying; enjoying whilst you should be devastated and horrified. The show you need to see several times!
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/tambo-...
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Theatre trip 13 in 2025
Tambo & Bones
Leeds Playhouse
What a superb show. Three acts of bold, brilliant and thought-provoking theatre. Never seen anything like it.
@excalibah.bsky.social
Tambo & Bones
Leeds Playhouse
What a superb show. Three acts of bold, brilliant and thought-provoking theatre. Never seen anything like it.
@excalibah.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Theatre trip 13 in 2025
Tambo & Bones
Leeds Playhouse
What a superb show. Three acts of bold, brilliant and thought-provoking theatre. Never seen anything like it.
@excalibah.bsky.social
Tambo & Bones
Leeds Playhouse
What a superb show. Three acts of bold, brilliant and thought-provoking theatre. Never seen anything like it.
@excalibah.bsky.social
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Last chance to see this till the 24th at Leeds Playhouse.
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Tambo & Bones - Leeds Playhouse
An exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, which journeys from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America.
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Last chance to see this till the 24th at Leeds Playhouse.
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A beautiful jolt of theatre, Tambo and Bones is funny, furious, surreal, and disturbing — a carnivalesque dive into race, history, and performance. No easy answers, no moral applause lines. 👇
May 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A beautiful jolt of theatre, Tambo and Bones is funny, furious, surreal, and disturbing — a carnivalesque dive into race, history, and performance. No easy answers, no moral applause lines. 👇
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This is a lovely interview with the glorious @excalibah.bsky.social - go see Tambo & Bones! #Theatresky
1883magazine.com/matthew-xia/
I have to big up Nick Barr for conducting such an engaging interview about Tambo & Bones - probably the most in-depth chat I've had about the work and its necessity.
I have to big up Nick Barr for conducting such an engaging interview about Tambo & Bones - probably the most in-depth chat I've had about the work and its necessity.
Matthew Xia - 1883 Magazine
“Theatre should shake audiences awake”: Matthew Xia on the power of satire, the politics of laughter, and why comedy is the perfect weapon against racial capitalism.
1883magazine.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is a lovely interview with the glorious @excalibah.bsky.social - go see Tambo & Bones! #Theatresky
Imagine...
Me --- on Lister's show!!!
Anyway... here it is in case the imagination wasn't working...
Turns out he's not an interdimentional-last-human-space-traveller... But an actor, radio host and DJ from Liverpool -called Craig! 😉
Me --- on Lister's show!!!
Anyway... here it is in case the imagination wasn't working...
Turns out he's not an interdimentional-last-human-space-traveller... But an actor, radio host and DJ from Liverpool -called Craig! 😉
BBC Radio 6 Music
Craig Charles
Craig is joined by theatre director Matthew Xia for 'Wednesday I'm In Love' as he chats about his new production, "Tambo and Bones".
Craig Charles
Craig is joined by theatre director Matthew Xia for 'Wednesday I'm In Love' as he chats about his new production, "Tambo and Bones".
April 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Imagine...
Me --- on Lister's show!!!
Anyway... here it is in case the imagination wasn't working...
Turns out he's not an interdimentional-last-human-space-traveller... But an actor, radio host and DJ from Liverpool -called Craig! 😉
Me --- on Lister's show!!!
Anyway... here it is in case the imagination wasn't working...
Turns out he's not an interdimentional-last-human-space-traveller... But an actor, radio host and DJ from Liverpool -called Craig! 😉
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Audiences have spoken, and Tambo & Bones is "a must see for all"!
Opening tomorrow night on our B1 stage, this five star show follows comedy double-act Tambo and Bones, as they become hip-hop superstars, and activists in America at the epicentre of the global Black Lives Matter movement.
Opening tomorrow night on our B1 stage, this five star show follows comedy double-act Tambo and Bones, as they become hip-hop superstars, and activists in America at the epicentre of the global Black Lives Matter movement.
April 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Audiences have spoken, and Tambo & Bones is "a must see for all"!
Opening tomorrow night on our B1 stage, this five star show follows comedy double-act Tambo and Bones, as they become hip-hop superstars, and activists in America at the epicentre of the global Black Lives Matter movement.
Opening tomorrow night on our B1 stage, this five star show follows comedy double-act Tambo and Bones, as they become hip-hop superstars, and activists in America at the epicentre of the global Black Lives Matter movement.
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mind is blown after watching Tambo & Bones last night! so clever and fun in all the right places! congrats to the creative team and @excalibah.bsky.social 👏🏽🙌🏽
April 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
mind is blown after watching Tambo & Bones last night! so clever and fun in all the right places! congrats to the creative team and @excalibah.bsky.social 👏🏽🙌🏽
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Tambo & Bones was all kinds of wonderful and I'll remember it for years to come. Clifford & Daniel were extraordinary. Well done to everyone involved @excalibah.bsky.social 🙏💖
April 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tambo & Bones was all kinds of wonderful and I'll remember it for years to come. Clifford & Daniel were extraordinary. Well done to everyone involved @excalibah.bsky.social 🙏💖
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Theatre review: Tambo & Bones from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton Co-Production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at HOME, Manchester
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
Theatre review: Tambo & Bones from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton Co-Production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman a...
Theatre review of Tambo & Bones (Dave Harris) from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton Co-Production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Live...
www.britishtheatreguide.info
April 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Theatre review: Tambo & Bones from Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton Co-Production in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman at HOME, Manchester
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/tamb...
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
Great seeing Tambo & Bones in this list - don't miss it when it returns to London from the 29th April! (for just two weeks!)
Great seeing Tambo & Bones in this list - don't miss it when it returns to London from the 29th April! (for just two weeks!)
The 10 best new London theatre openings in April
From Ewan McGregor to ‘The Great Gatsby’, there’s something for everyone on the London stage this month
www.timeout.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
Great seeing Tambo & Bones in this list - don't miss it when it returns to London from the 29th April! (for just two weeks!)
Great seeing Tambo & Bones in this list - don't miss it when it returns to London from the 29th April! (for just two weeks!)
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What’s On Stage April 2025
Theatre highlights this Month include Tambo & Bones written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia.
thebritishblacklist.co.uk/whats-on-sta...
Theatre highlights this Month include Tambo & Bones written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia.
thebritishblacklist.co.uk/whats-on-sta...
What’s On Stage April 2025
Theatre highlights this Month include Tambo & Bones written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia. You can also catch Thanks For Having Me with Kedar Williams-Stirling and Adeyinka Akinrinade, an...
thebritishblacklist.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
What’s On Stage April 2025
Theatre highlights this Month include Tambo & Bones written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia.
thebritishblacklist.co.uk/whats-on-sta...
Theatre highlights this Month include Tambo & Bones written by Dave Harris and directed by Matthew Xia.
thebritishblacklist.co.uk/whats-on-sta...