Matthew Semple

Matt Semple (They/He) is writer, composer, and music director with works performed throughout Australia and internationally. Matt is best known for Plied and Prejudice, which took Brisbane by storm in 2024, and is now playing in London. They write annually for A Very Naughty Christmas (Woodward Productions), which has become an annual festive staple of Brisbane since 2017, and their cabaret Hers performed to a sell-out audience as part of Queensland Cabaret Festival. As a musical theatre composer, Matt recently workshopped a new musical with funding from Arts Queensland which is currently undergoing further development. Matt graduated with a B.Mus. (Musical Theatre) from QAEMT in 2015, and has since returned as a Musical Director in 2023. Matt is passionate about the fostering of new Australian cabaret and musical theatre and is in frequent collaboration with established and emerging artists in this pursuit.