Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director A Groundbreaking Immersive Storyteller
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Creative Producer

Creative Producer

From 2004 - 2015 I worked as a Creative Producer and Music Journalist across a range of platforms and brands: From Clash Magazine to my own independent production company Blackboard Productions, to freelancing for brands such as Red Bull Music, Resident Advisor, Converse, Bowers & Wilkins and many more. In 2015 I started my work in immersive theatre working as the Head of Music at Secret Cinema until I became a Creative Director in 2018. 

  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Moulin Rouge

    Secret Cinema - Moulin Rouge

    20th Century Studios / Disney
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Star Wars

    Secret Cinema - Star Wars

    Disney
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Blackboard Productions

    Blackboard Productions

    Creative Producer
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Love Refugees

    Love Refugees

    The Jungle Camp, Calais
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Cinema - 28 Days Later

    Secret Cinema - 28 Days Later

    Sony Pictures
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Cinema X presents The Handmaiden

    Secret Cinema X presents The Handmaiden

    Curzon Films
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Youth presents I, Daniel Blake

    Secret Youth presents I, Daniel Blake

    Creative Producer
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Dirty Dancing

    Secret Cinema - Dirty Dancing

    Lionsgate
  • Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Dr Strangelove

    Secret Cinema - Dr Strangelove

    Warner Brothers

Matthew J Bennett - Writer & Creative Director

I specialise in transporting fans inside their favourite story then keeping them enthralled once there.

As the former Group Creative Director of Secret Cinema, I thrive when transposing much loved stories or brand new tales from idea into living and breathing reality. Whether reimagining iconic worlds for Disney, Netflix and Universal or shaping original tales from scratch, I specialise in transforming stories into powerful, lived experiences.


At Secret Cinema, I wrangled a team of eleven brilliant creatives, building vast playgrounds of music, performance and design. Since 2024 as a freelancer, I get to collaborate widely - from immersive music worlds for Warner Music, to psychedelic food magicians Bompas & Parr to disinformation satirists Sage & Jester, glossy world-builders at Condé Nast and immersive sports pioneers Rematch Live to name just a few.



Ten years in, and my drive has only grown - to craft places where audiences don’t just watch a story, they live and play inside it.

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