Mathew is an award-winning composer, sound designer and musical director whose  distinguished theatre career spans major productions with companies like MTC and  STC. His credits include My Brilliant Career, Fun Home, Lady in the Van, An Ideal  Husband, Skylight, Private Lives, The Drowsy Chaperone, Next to Normal, Well… That Happened, and for STC — Hubris & Humiliation. He met his creative partner  at WAAPA, and their first musical, Prodigal, that went on to an off-Broadway  season. Since then they’ve created Once We Lived Here Virgins: A Musical  Threesome, The Silver Donkey, and contributed songs to tv show Mr & Mrs Murder.

Mathew has also composed the score for the short film Rhyme Time and created  bespoke theatre-cabaret works such as Show People and Britney Spears: The  Cabaret. As a musical director, his credits include A Funny Thing Happened…,  Jerry’s Girls, La Cage Aux Folles, and Pirates of Penzance.

In addition to his creative work, Mathew serves as Head of Music for Showfit, a  Melbourne performing arts program, bringing his expert musical leadership and  artistic vision to their programs.