The 4th Wall
Performer and Clown Teacher
Matthew Godfrey
The 4th Wall
Performer and Clown Teacher
Matthew Godfrey
Recently
The Wedding Party
Thirty years after graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada, Matthew reunited with his former classmates on the historic Monument-National stage (Ludger-Duvernay Theatre) in Montreal, Canada for a staged reading of Kristen Thomson's acclaimed comedy "The Wedding Party". The proceeds from this sold-out event went the Indigenous Advisory Circle, who's goal is to influence and strengthen the School's pedagogy by contributing an Indigenous worldview, and to create opportunities for the French and English sections to come together through Indigenous artistic practice.
Virtual Artist in Residence - Beijing International School
In April Matthew was hired by the International School of Beijing to deliver, via Zoom, HS and IB Physical Theatre workshops and to collaborate on the MS production of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie". He worked with the entire cast, developing individual Zombie characters while maintaining the basic principles of "Zombislavsky" acting. Photo: ARNKLBZ at Beijing International School, China.
Virtual Dubai Arts Festival
April also saw Matthew teaching Comedy workshops, via zoom, at the Middle East Fine Arts Senior Arts Festival hosted by the Dubai American Academy.
ISTA Online Virtual Festival - Zug & Luzern Switzerland
In February, ISTA Festivals via zoom began in earnest. As a Student Ensemble Leader with the International Schools Theatre Association, Matthew burnt the midnight oil in Los Angeles with fellow artists in England and Germany to be live online for a full day festival at the International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland.
ISTA Instructional Guide for Teachers Activating Imagination
In January, Matthew completed a commissioned Instructional Guide for the International Schools Theatre Association entitled Activating the Imagination. Drawn from a career in performance, teaching and study, this three hour video takes the student and teacher from warm-ups through performance, connecting and giving context to core skills and exercises, while driving towards creating character and story. Available at the ISTA store.
What's Up Next
The Universe (101)
A Quantum Clown and a Victorian Psychic endanger the fabric of reality and explain the cosmos in simple lemon's terms.
After a tremendous run at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe and again at The Main in Newhall California in 2020. UK Theatre maker Ian Harvey Stone and Canadian clown Matthew Godfrey plan to hit the road (Covid pending) for a global tour in 2024...2025.
The Peregrinations of Norbut & Geronimo
Coming soon, Norbut Yetso (Matthew Godfrey), will embark on a new adventure with his old friend Geronimo (Tommy Hinkley) and the tremendous musical talent of Sauce (Sara Kirby) in an epic odyssey that sets out to answer the age old questions of place and belonging.