Matthew Robinson
CHRIS BARNES

Having joined the original Australian cast of Mamma Mia! direct from studying at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Matthew has since spent his time diversifying as an actor, writer and musician. His stage roles include Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the Australian national tour of My Fair Lady (Opera Australia), Henrik Egerman in A Little Night Music (Opera Australia), the title role in Pippin (Peter Cousens’ Kookaburra), Hortensio in Kiss Me Kate (The Production Company) and the dual roles of Teague and Cameron in the World Premiere of Australian play God’s Last Acre (Playbox Theatre Company).

Matthew’s television credits include the Fox 8 reality series The Singing Office, Stingers, Blue Heelers, A Most Deadly Family appearing opposite Mary Tyler Moore (Village Roadshow), Good Morning Australia, Mornings with Kerri-Anne and the soon to be released Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks teleseries The Pacific.

As a songwriter, Matthew is the youngest ever recipient of Australia’s richest theatre-writing award, the Pratt Prize for Music Theatre. His winning entry, Metro Street, received its World Premiere in April 2009 produced by the State Theatre Company of South Australia, Arts Asia Pacific and Power Arts, starring Nancye Hayes and Debra Byrne. Metro Street has since been nominated for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, five Helpmann Awards and won the ATG Curtain Call Award for Best Musical. The title track from Metro Street can be found on Matthew’s independent album, Radio. As a cabaret artist, Matthew has toured Australia in the self-penned productions Metrosexual, Immaculate Confection and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang featuring Lucy Durack, currently starring as Glinda in the original Australian cast of Wicked, and with whom he won the Judges’ Award at the 2003 Sydney Cabaret Convention.

Matthew’s current writing projects include the musical revue Sing On Through Tomorrow and his second book musical, The Kingdom, which was shortlisted for the 2008 Pratt Prize for Music Theatre.