ROMEO & JULIET

(London 2004)


"The performers give their absolute all.  Matt Jamie (Romeo) has a youthful and sympathetic delivery that totally suits the testosterone-driven son of Montague. Jamie has a uniquely emotive face; there is always humour in his eyes and his effect on the women in the audience was noticeably electric. Claire Duttson (Juliet) and Matt Jamie were perfectly suited, and their love and downfall equally believable and regrettable."

Rogues and Vagabonds


"The actors are more than equal to the task. Matt Jamie makes a sympathetic Romeo, seamlessly taking him from despair to joy and back again..."

The Stage


"The Daylight Players show what is possible with the maximum imagination and commitment.... The intimacy and immediacy make for a close rapport with the audience."

The Advertiser



ROMEO & JULIET

(European Tour 2003)


"A heart-pounding Shakespeare... Every player is at the peak of their abilities...

The core of every character has been chiselled out"

Kvallsposten / Kultur (Sweden),



"The performance is a joy.  Six actors take on a lot more roles: the changes are elegant and work excellently.  Shakespeare's star-cross'd lovers are played with a youthful spark and love by Matt Jamie and Claire Duttson"

Skanska Dagbladet (Sweden)

PHILIP PULLMAN'S CLOCKWORK

(Mutabilitie Productions 2010)


"A mesmerising interpretation... A fast-moving performance is held together by Matt Jamie's conjouring of a commandingly chilling Dr. Kalmenius"  

What's On Stage


"Matt Jamie’s threatening reserve as Dr Kalmenius stands out...The tension his presence creates is palpable"

Varsity

 

NO IDEA

(Old Red Lion 2009 - Off Cut Festival of new plays : winner: best director)


"The hit of the night...Matt Jamie and Mark Parsons thoroughly eclipsed all the other performers on the evening using comic timing and physicality to bring a wonderful short play to life. They further accentuated their skills by ad-libbing some hilarious extra content when an audience member walked on the stage"  

Fringe Reviews 

 

'ALLO 'ALLO

(No.1 Tour 2008/9)


"You will revel in the latest stage production of 'Allo 'Allo! You won't be able to help yourselves...faultlessly delivered by the cast...For a side-splitting night out, you couldn't do better"

The Stage


"James Robert Carson's production is well-paced as each new daft incident succeeds another...Excellent"

WhatsOnStage


"Excellent production...a special mention for my favourite character, Officer Crabtree, the British agent posing as a French policemen who famously mangled all his vowels - here played delightfully by Matt Jamie"

Daily Info Oxford


"Matt Jamie is very funny, mangling English magnificently - "Good Moaning" - as Officer Crabtree"

The Sun


"A fantastically funny night out...fans of traditional British comedy were in for a treat ...Matt Jamie's performance as Officer Crabtree was particularly funny"

yourcanterbury.co.uk


"This is a wonderful night of rollicking good fun, with a large and hugely talented cast"

UKTheatre.net


"Matt Jamie has plenty of fun with Officer 'Good Moaning' Crabtree...A jovial, faithfully irreverent production..."

The Press, York

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Staged Readings of "Phoenix" & "Michaelmas Term"

at SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE


"Sheer exuberance...There is a unique pleasure in watching actors discover jokes as they perform them, and a sense of camaraderie between cast and audience as all head off-road together...  The cast's enjoyment is evident and crucial"

Times Lierary Supplement

KING ARTHUR

(Arcola Theatre 2006)


"The actors perform with all the energy of a medieval troupe, and hold the space well as an ensemble"

Rogues & Vagabonds


"Ten out of ten for atmosphere...Slow burning subtelty...Imaginative use of the Arcola's cavernous space"

Caroline McGinn, TIME OUT


"Captivating, moving and very effective...From the moment the spectator steps into the playing space all five senses are awakened and remain so until the auditorium is emptied...A performance that entertains and delights..."

Fiona Doyle, Extra! Extra!


"Innovative...mesmerising...The production shows exactly how fringe theatre can use it's strengths to challenge the mainstream."  

Hackney Gazette


"Powerful performances from the ensemble and [an] atmospheric production"

The London Student

REMEMBER, REMEMBER

(National Tour 2005)


"A must-see play... cleverly devised...skillfully played by five actors playing all the characters."

Katy Wright, BBC


SAINT JOAN

(London 2001)


"Vividly staged...in a half-dozen other productions I can recall none to rival it's sheer intellectual clarity"

The Stage



MACBETH - The Panto

(UK Tour 2005)


"The funniest pantomime I have ever seen....The five members of Oddsocks did the work of fifty!"

Birmingham-alive.co.uk


"Macbeth is a dark and horrid play...transformed into a comic masterpiece by five very versatile actors and a particularly flexible set...Very funny".

BBC


"A real hit...Great ensemble acting from all five actors, with huge amounts of energy."

The News, Portsmouth


"The text worked at a whole set of different levels...Every joke was carefully timed, every ad-lib well judged.  Especially memorable were the Three Witches (Matt Jamie, Susie Ridell, Harriet Kershaw) - dressed in black and moving like manipulators in a Japanese drama - they were stunningly effective."

The Hexham Courant

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

(UK Tour 2002)


"Oddsocks adaptation positively fizzed along...full of pace and inventiveness. I was struck by the elegant timing of Matt Jamie. It was all great fun...  It brought from the audience a whooping, hollering set of prolonged curtain calls that were well deserved."

The Hexham Courant


"Wives can never have been merrier than here...The Royal Shakespeare Company will be hard pressed to make the play funnier"

The News, Portsmouth


THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

(Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 2002)


"Crystal clear and hilariously funny...The whole works brilliantly. When the mystery is unravelled, the reactions all round are convincing."

The Stage


"A most joyous occasion.  Everyone...flung themselves enthusiastically into the fun.

Matt Jamie (Syracuse) and Alex Beattie (Ephesus) brought conviction to the absurdities and sent the audience home chuckling happily at the end of an hilarious evening of comic delights"

Early Modern Literary Studies

ROMEO AND JULIET

(Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 2002)


"Matt Jamie is fiery as Tybalt and touching as an affectionate Paris, clearly separating the parts"

The Stage

THE DEVIL'S LAW CASE

(London 2002)


"Webster fans [should] throng to this rare London revival by the Instant Classics company.  Among several fine performances...newcomer Matt Jamie crackles with conviction.  Swift and entertaining performances by an 11 strong ensemble who play the drama of greed, jealousy and revenge with thoroughly satisfying relish"

What's On


"This production generates...plenty of heartless comedy ripe for a modern, cynical audience"

The Stage

DISCOMBOBULATION

(Rosemary Branch Theatre 2011 - Branching Out Festival 5


“All the objectives of the festival are met in this utterly original and fascinating hour of sketches and playlets written and performed by Leanne Davis...well aided and abetted by Elicia Daly and Matt Jamie...An unpredictable collection of characters and scenes”

 Remote Goat