Red Rope Theatre is a Bristol based company formed in 2012 and is dedicated to bringing celebrated plays and playwrights to a wider audience. We passionately believe that theatre is an experience that enriches and educates and should be accessible to as many people as possible.
We strive to create high quality productions that begin with exceptional writing and carry that quality through into every aspect of the show.
Great theatre can have an appeal across demographics and as a company we strive to tell stories which speak to their audience regardless of age or class.
For over 20 years Matt has worked as a Writer/Director in both Film and Theatre and has forged a career within both media. He is Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Red Rope Theatre Company Ltd.
His work has appeared in a number of prestigious venues across Britain and beyond including Trafalgar 2, The Bristol Old Vic, The Pleasance, The Finborough, Tate Gallery, The Royal Academy Summer Show, Encounters, Palm Springs, Leuven, Corona Cork, New York Metropolitan, Zagreb Film Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Sky Nature and on BBC Radio 4. These works have earned him a number of accolades including a Kodak Award, an Honourable mention at the New York Metropolitan Film Festival, Lost Theatre Company’s One Act Play and winning the Papa Tango New Writing Competition with his play Orca.
Matt’s second play The Dog and the Elephant ran at the Bristol Old Vic Studio and Vault Fest and was produced in conjunction with Ferment. It was then made into a short film by Found Studio, the short was Bafta Long Listed and went on to pick up a number of awards including winner of the Leeds Short Film festival award and the Jury Special mention at the ECU European Independent Film Festival.
He is currently one of the Open Session Writers on attachment at The Bristol Old Vic.
Most recently Matt has been working as a Script Editor for True To Nature for Sky, CBBC & Netflix.
Rebecca is co founder of Red Rope and an Actor/Writer/Director.
Rebecca originally trained as an actress at Drama Studio London. As well as acting and writing she has directed some of the Red Rope shows including, our most recent show, Jekyll and Hyde. Acting credits include The Asylum Monologues for Ice and Fire, The Lover for European Arts Company and Pee Power for Aardman. Her latest acting work was Our production of Tennesse Williams The Two Character Play, directed by Shane Morgan.
Rebecca adapted The Turn of the Screw for our production in 2017. Most recently she was ‘writer in the room’ for Travelling Light’s production of Matt Grinter’s Vixen.
While theatres were closed she has focused mostly on voiceover work for MO creations, helping co-create our online workshop series, and working on her MA at Bristol University.
Lois Grinter joined the company in 2013 as Tour Manger/Producer.
She has since Produced/Co-Produced all of the Red Rope productions to date.
She also heads up our social media accounts and mailing lists.
Lois has designed three of our Red Rope productions: The Sensational Penny Dreadful, Tales of the Grimoire, and most recently A Christmas Carol.
Originally training as an Actor she has a 1st Class BA Hons Degree in Contemporary Theatre, trained at East 15 Acting school.
She has performed in a number of Red Rope productions including: Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.
Red Rope Theatre is a Bristol based company formed in 2012 and is dedicated to bringing celebrated plays and playwrights to a wider audience. We passionately believe that theatre is an experience that enriches and educates and should be accessible to as many people as possible.
We strive to create high quality productions that begin with exceptional writing and carry that quality through into every aspect of the show.
Great theatre can have an appeal across demographics and as a company we strive to tell stories which speak to their audience regardless of age or class.
For over 20 years Matt has worked as a Writer/Director in both Film and Theatre and has forged a career within both media. He is Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Red Rope Theatre Company Ltd.
His work has appeared in a number of prestigious venues across Britain and beyond including Trafalgar 2, The Bristol Old Vic, The Pleasance, The Finborough, Tate Gallery, The Royal Academy Summer Show, Encounters, Palm Springs, Leuven, Corona Cork, New York Metropolitan, Zagreb Film Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Sky Nature and on BBC Radio 4. These works have earned him a number of accolades including a Kodak Award, an Honourable mention at the New York Metropolitan Film Festival, Lost Theatre Company’s One Act Play and winning the Papa Tango New Writing Competition with his play Orca.
Matt’s second play The Dog and the Elephant ran at the Bristol Old Vic Studio and Vault Fest and was produced in conjunction with Ferment. It was then made into a short film by Found Studio, the short was Bafta Long Listed and went on to pick up a number of awards including winner of the Leeds Short Film festival award and the Jury Special mention at the ECU European Independent Film Festival.
He is currently one of the Open Session Writers on attachment at The Bristol Old Vic.
Most recently Matt has been working as a Script Editor for True To Nature for Sky, CBBC & Netflix.
Rebecca is co founder of Red Rope and an Actor/Writer/Director.
Rebecca originally trained as an actress at Drama Studio London. As well as acting and writing she has directed some of the Red Rope shows including, our most recent show, Jekyll and Hyde. Acting credits include The Asylum Monologues for Ice and Fire, The Lover for European Arts Company and Pee Power for Aardman. Her latest acting work was Our production of Tennesse Williams The Two Character Play, directed by Shane Morgan.
Rebecca adapted The Turn of the Screw for our production in 2017. Most recently she was ‘writer in the room’ for Travelling Light’s production of Matt Grinter’s Vixen.
While theatres were closed she has focused mostly on voiceover work for MO creations, helping co-create our online workshop series, and working on her MA at Bristol University.
Lois Grinter joined the company in 2013 as Tour Manger/Producer.
She has since Produced/Co-Produced all of the Red Rope productions to date.
She also heads up our social media accounts and mailing lists.
Lois has designed three of our Red Rope productions: The Sensational Penny Dreadful, Tales of the Grimoire, and most recently A Christmas Carol.
Originally training as an Actor she has a 1st Class BA Hons Degree in Contemporary Theatre, trained at East 15 Acting school.
She has performed in a number of Red Rope productions including: Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde.