Lexie Matheson ONZM
Lexie has been active in the professional performing arts since 1970, joining the Theatre Corporate company under Raymond Hawthorne in 1976 where she remained as a member of the company until April 1979. Following seasons at The Fortune and at Centrepoint she formed her own company based at Whanganui’s Four Seasons Theatre specialising in performances of New Zealand works in schools for young people as well as main bill productions.
Moving then to Kirikiriroa Hamilton and later to Ōtautahi Christchurch, Lexie formed Troupers Live Theatrix based at The Arts Centre of Christchurch and, while continuing to tour schools, she created many main bill productions and, until 1998, ran a small theatre school.
Lexie was a member of the Christchurch Theatre Trust Board for eight years, acted in numerous productions at the Court Theatre, completed four terms on the NZ Theatre Federation National Executive and eight years as Deputy Chair of the Christchurch Community Arts Council.
Following funded travel to the UK, EU, US, and Canada to study Shakespeare production, she settled in Auckland and took up the role of Business Manager at Auckland University’s Maidment Theatre. After eight years in this role Lexie was appointed Senior Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology leading the Event Management academic programmes until 2016 when she added the role of Academic Equity Leader to her portfolio.
Lexie began her reviewing work with the Whanganui Chronicle in 1980 and has since reviewed for The Listener, The Christchurch Star, The Christchurch Press (five years) and for www.gaynz.com. She has reviewed for Theatreview since 2009 and has been Associate Editor (Auckland) since 2022.
Lexie Matheson ONZM's reviews
PIGS ON THE RUN
Auckland
23/04/2016 - 28/04/2016
"Totally ingenious and wildly funny..
"Family theatre for contemporary and urban kids..
OCCUPY: The Road to Joy
Auckland
13/04/2016 - 16/04/2016
"Textured, rich, nuanced, enthralling..
YOU CAN ALWAYS HAND THEM BACK
Auckland
02/04/2016 - 16/04/2016
"Generation Gap..
"Satire on ageing a bundle of joy..
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A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR
Auckland
24/03/2016 - 26/03/2016
"Challenging in all the right ways..
TITUS
Auckland
29/05/2013 - 20/03/2016
"Bad Taste..
"Outstanding..
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DUCK, DEATH AND THE TULIP
Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Invercargill, Tauranga, Auckland, Nelson, Edinburgh, Scotland
18/03/2013 - 27/10/2018
"A theatrical gem for all ages..
"Delightful performance built on a serious fact of life..
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TWELFTH NIGHT
Auckland
20/02/2016 - 16/04/2016
"Drowning in Illyria..
"A truly ensemble production with some outstanding performances..
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PEOPLE LIKE US
Auckland
17/02/2016 - 21/02/2016
"Same but Different..
"Great first outing with happy endings gone mad..
LEGACY PROJECT 3
Auckland
09/02/2016 - 13/02/2016
"Something to truly treasure..
MUCH ADOE ABOUT NOTHING
Auckland
26/01/2016 - 21/02/2016
"Admirable maturity in excellent young assemblage..
"[There’s a double meaning in that!]..
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Auckland
16/12/2015 - 17/12/2015
"Blessings to all..
NIU SILA
Auckland
12/11/2015 - 14/11/2015
"Speaks for its own time and for today..
THE STRONGER After Strindberg
Auckland
28/10/2015 - 07/11/2015
"Intelligent, thoughtful and unashamedly serious when it needs to be..
THE FIRST 7500 DAYS OF MY LIFE
Auckland
10/10/2015 - 24/10/2015
"A quite exceptional experience..
THE 21ST NARCISSUS
Auckland
10/10/2015 - 24/10/2015
"‘Like’ | ‘Like’ | ‘Like’..
A FINE BALANCE
Auckland
08/10/2015 - 18/10/2015
"Horror, humour, wit and compassion..
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
Auckland
26/09/2015 - 10/10/2015
"A richness and depth..
IF THERE’S NOT DANCING AT THE REVOLUTION, I’M NOT COMING…
Auckland, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Nelson, Invercargill
02/09/2015 - 10/05/2018
"A riot – in every sense..
"Uplifting despite harsh message..
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LYSISTRATA
Auckland
01/08/2015 - 23/08/2015
"Focus on inoffensive offensive farce..
"Make love... and theatre... not war..
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SIT ON IT
Auckland
10/07/2015 - 25/07/2015
"Stereotypes aplenty..
INKY PINKY PONKY
Auckland
10/07/2015 - 25/07/2015
"A modern day fairy tale with teeth and claws..
BED
Auckland
10/07/2015 - 25/07/2015
"Rich, cohesive, touching, profound, endlessly funny..