ABOUT ME
Matilda Woodroofe is a Set and Costume Designer with a diverse body of work and range of experience spanning across theatre, dance, TV, film and events.
A Production Design graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, her theatre experience has seen her work with companies including Belvoir St Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Matilda has worked as a Set and Costume Design Associate for designers Marg Horwell, Jacob Nash, The Sisters Hayes and Mel Page.
In 2021, Matilda was part of the Set Design team who created the immersive event Because the Night at Malthouse Theatre which featured over 30 different fully realised room designs.
In 2022 Matilda made her main stage design debut as Set and Costume Designer on the Malthouse Theatre and Darlinghurst Theatre Company production, Stay Woke. She was also Set and Costume Designer on the 2023 Malthouse Theatre production, This is Living, directed by Malthouse Artistic Director Matthew Lutton and written by Ash Flanders.
In 2024 Matilda is making her Melbourne Theatre Company debut as Set and Costume Designer on Cost of Living, directed by Anthea Williams.
matildawoodroofe@outlook.com
0417598781
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2023 Greenroom award nomination for Outstanding Costume Design (Theatre Companies) Stay Woke
2022 Greenroom award winner for Outstanding Set Design (Theatre Companies) Because the Night
2020 Greenroom award nominee for Outstanding Set Design ( Independent Theatre) Mad as a Cute Snake
CREDITS
2023
This is Living, Set & Costume Designer, Dir. Matthew Lutton, Malthouse Theatre
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Costume Coordinator, Costume Designer Marg Horwell, Dir. Kip Williams, Michael Cassel Group
2022
Melbourne Theatre Company 2023 season images, Wardrobe Stylist, Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, Art Director Kate Francis, Melbourne Theatre Company
Stay Woke, Set & Costume Designer, Dir. Bridget Balodis, Malthouse Theatre & Darlinghurst Theatre
Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Design Associate, Original Set and Costume Designer Marg Horwell, Dir. Petra Kalive, Belvoir St Theatre
The Wilds, Design Associate, Designer Matthew Adey, Rising Festival
2021
Because the Night, Associate Set Designer (Interiors), Set Designer (Interiors) Marg Horwell & Set Designer (Architecture) Dale Ferguson, Dir. Matthew Lutton, Malthouse Theatre
Outdoor Stage, Site Designer, Malthouse Theatre
Golden Square, Site Designer, Rising Festival
Artists Bar, Site Designer, Rising Festival
Festival Hub, Site Designer, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Poona, Set & Costume Designer, Dir. Isabella Vadiveloo Balodis, Next Wave Festival
2019
A Normal Child, Set & Costume Designer, Dir. David Woods, National Disability Slapstick Plan/ Ridiculusmus
Mad as a Cute Snake, Co-Set & Costume Designer, Dir. Amelia Evans and Dan Giovannoni, Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Legend of Burnout Barry, Costume Designer, Dir. Isaac Elliot, Late Night Films and ABC Kids (TV)
My Life is Murder, Standby Props Assist, Dir. Leah Purcell, CJZ and Network Ten (TV series)
2018
Going Down, Design Associate, Designer The Sisters Hayes, Dir. Leticia Caceres, Malthouse Theatre & Sydney Theatre Company
Random, Design Associate, Designer Jacob Nash, Dir. Leticia Caceres, Belvoir St Theatre
Air Race, Costume Designer, Dir. Christian Leavesley, Arena Theatre Company
2040, Standby Wardobe, Dir. Damon Gameau, Good Thing Productions and Madman Entertainment (TV series)
2017
Minnie and Liraz, Design Associate, Designer Mel Page, Dir. Anne-Louise Sarks, Melbourne Theatre Company
Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday, Tour Set & Costume Designer, Original Set and Costume Designer Christina Hayes, Dir. Roslyn Oades, Performing Lines
Trapper, Costume Designer, Dir. Christian Leavesley, Arena Theatre Company
Cleverman, Standby Props Assist, Dir. Leah Purcell & Wayne Blair, Goalpost Pictures and ABC (TV series)
Get Krak!n, Standby Props Assist, Dir. Hayden Guppy, Guesswork TV and ABC (TV series)
2016
The Rabble, Emerging Designer Artist Placement, Artistic Directors Kate Davis and Emma Valente
Sunshine, Costume Designer, Dir. Kristen Von Bibra, Red Stitch Actors Theatre
You Got Older, Costume Designer, Dir. Brett Cousins, Red Stitch Actors Theatre
2015
Spear, Set Decorator, Dir. Stephen Page, Arnamedia Productions & Bangarra Dance Theatre (Film)