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 [McM, TH].
-Original theatre programme from [[Gilbert & Sullivan Society]]'s production of ''[[Annie]]'', 1986.
+Original theatre programme from Port Elizabeth '''"[[Gilbert & Sullivan]]"''''s production of ''[[Annie]]'', 1986.
 Tribute written by Michael de Beer and Bruce Sanderson, published in ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 8 June 2005.

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 == Sources ==
 [McM, TH].
 Tribute written by Michael de Beer and Bruce Sanderson, published in ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 8 June 2005.

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 Born David Lynton Matheson in Durban 3 May 1944, died in Cape Town 17 May 2005 after a long battle with diabetes.
-He studied music in Durban before furthering his studies at the London Opera Centre and the Goethe Institute in Munich. He then went on to work with opera directors such as John Copley, Ande Anderson and Colin Graham. In 1975 he was invited to direct a season of four operas tor the Mississippi Opera Company in St Louis in the United States. When he returned to South Africa in 1976 he became director of the [[Vereeniging Civic Centre]] and later became head of music for the [[Drakensberg Boys Choir School]].
+As an exceedingly shy child, [[David Matheson]] was sent to speech and drama lessons at the age of four. Lessons in piano, singing and violin followed as did jazz dance and tap. Advanced courses at the [[London Opera Centre]] and the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], working for [[British Arts Council]], productions at various summer stock theatres in New Hampshire and New York State, a season of directing Opera's in St Louis and fourteen months studying German directional techniques the [[Goethe Institute in Munich]] - all contributed to his singular directorial style.
-In 1978, Matheson was appointed resident director with the [[CAPAB]] Musicals and Opera
+He then worked with opera directors such as [[John Copley]], [[Ande Anderson]] and [[Colin Graham]]. In 1975 he was invited to direct a season of four operas tor the Mississippi Opera Company in St Louis in the United States. When he returned to South Africa in 1976 he became director of the [[Vereeniging Civic Centre]] and later became head of music for the [[Drakensberg Boys Choir School]].
 Department at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] (now [[Artscape]]). His debut with the organisation was to direct his favourite musical, ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', followed by an equally highly acclaimed ''[[Show Boat]]'' during 1979. His production of ''[[Show Boat]]'' marked a first in South African musical theatre in that it was the first production with an integrated cast, which was to become a feature of Matheson's future castings.
 ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' was a very special show for Matheson as he had performed in the original production in Johannesburg in 1969, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]].

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 ===As actor/performer===
-He appeared as Monsieur le Beau in ''[[As You Like It]]'' (University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama).
+He appeared as Monsieur le Beau in ''[[As You Like It]]'' ([[University of Natal, Department of Speech and Drama]]).
 He appeared in the opera, ''[[The Medium]]''.

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	''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' ([[Wellington Onderwyskollege Toneelgeselskap]])		''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' ([[Wellington Onderwyskollege Toneelgeselskap]])
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−	~~''[[Kismet]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1991)~~

	''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[NAPAC]])		''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[NAPAC]])

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' 1981 singing coach; ''[[Twigs]]'' dance routine choreography by David Matheson.
+''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' 1981 singing coach;
 ===As actor/performer===
 He appeared in the opera, ''[[The Medium]]''.
-Roles for for [[Napac Drama]] include: ''[[The Devil's Disciple]]'' (Christy Dudgeon), ''[[Let's Get A Divorce!]]'' (Bastien), ''[[Peter Pan]]''  (Mullins and Great Big Little Panther). He played Osric in [[Napac]]’s first Shakespearean production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in 1964, with [[Pieter Scholtz]] in the lead role.
+Roles for for [[Napac Drama]] include: ''[[The Devil's Disciple]]'' (Christy Dudgeon) in 1970, ''[[Let's Get A Divorce!]]'' (Bastien), ''[[Peter Pan]]''  (Mullins and Great Big Little Panther). He played Osric in [[Napac]]’s first Shakespearean production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in 1964, with [[Pieter Scholtz]] in the lead role.
 ===As a director===
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 : ''[[Show Boat]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
 : ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
 : ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
 : ''[[The King and I]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
 : ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
 : ''[[Die Hand Vol Vere]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
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 : ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])
 : ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
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 : ''[[The Great Waltz]]'' ([[State Theatre]])
 : ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])
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 : ''[[Camelot]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
 : ''[[Camelot]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])
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 : ''[[The Wiz]]'' ([[Playhouse Company]])
 : ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
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 ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' (Durban 1971)
-''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''
+''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' ([[Wellington Onderwyskollege Toneelgeselskap]])
 ''[[Kismet]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1991)
 ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[NAPAC]])
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 Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
 Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
 : ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[PACOFS]]/[[CAPAB]])
-: ''[[The Great Waltz]]'' ([[Performing Arts Coucils]])
+: ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])
 : ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])
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 : ''[[Mame]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])
 : ''[[Grease]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
 : ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
 : ''[[Grease]]'' ([[Arts Theatre Club]])
 : ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]]
 : ''[[Hair]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
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 : ''[[Gigi]]''
 : ''[[Evita]]'' ([[Playhouse Company]])

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	He also directed a number of operas including ''[[Aida]]'' ([[PACOFS]]), ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'', ''[[Nabucco]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' and ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''.		He also directed a number of operas including ''[[Aida]]'' ([[PACOFS]]), ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'', ''[[Nabucco]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' and ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''.
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−	In the late 1990s he began to work with the Bloemfontein Children's Choir and directed huge casts for Eunice Girl’s High School in shows such as ''[[The Wiz]]'' (1997), ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1998) and ''[[Evita]]'' (1998).
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−	~~===As a director===~~
−
−	~~A specialist director of musicals, Matheson worked throughout South Africa. Shows include:~~
−
−	~~1968: ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' ([[St John's Ambulance Theatre]])~~
−
−	~~1969: ''[[It's a Girl]]'' ([[Paul Grant Productions]])~~
−
−	~~1971: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]]~~
−
−	~~1979: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1979: ''[[Show Boat]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1981: ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1982: ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1982: ''[[The King and I]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1984: ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[PACOFS]])~~
−
−	~~1984: ''[[Die Hand Vol Vere]]'' ([[PACOFS]])~~
−
−	~~1985: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[PACOFS]]/[[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1985: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])~~
−
−	~~1986: ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1987: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[PACOFS]]/[[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1987: ''[[The Great Waltz]]'' ([[Performing Arts Coucils]])~~
−
−	~~1988: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])~~
−
−	~~1988: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])~~
−
−	~~1989: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[PACOFS]])~~
−
−	~~1989: ''[[South Pacific]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])~~
−
−	~~1989: ''[[The Great Waltz]]'' ([[NAPAC]])~~
−
−	~~1989: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[NAPAC]])~~
−
−	~~1989: ''[[Circle of Love]]''~~
−
−	~~1990: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])~~
−
−	~~1990: ''[[Annie]]'' ([[Arts Theatre Club]])~~
−
−	~~1991: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])~~
−
−	~~1991: ''[[Grease]]'' ([[PACOFS]])~~
−
−	~~1991: ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' ([[PACOFS]])~~
−
−	~~1992: ''[[Grease]]'' ([[Arts Theatre Club]])~~
−
−	~~1992: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]]~~
−
−	~~1993: ''[[Hair]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1993: ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[CAPAB Musicals]])~~
−
−	~~1994: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[CAPAB Musicals]])~~
−
−	~~1994: ''[[Camelot]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1994: ''[[Camelot]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])~~
−
−	~~1994: ''[[Gigi]]''~~
−
−	~~1995: ''[[Evita]]'' ([[Playhouse Company]])~~
−
−	~~1995: ''[[The Wiz]]'' ([[Playhouse Company]])~~
−
−	~~1995: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]])~~
−
−	~~1996: ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])~~
−
−	~~1996: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[Playhouse Theatre]])~~
−
−	~~1996: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])~~
−
−	~~1996: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])~~
−
−	~~1997: ''[[Annie]]'' ([[Cape Town Opera]])~~
−
−	~~1997: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[State Theatre]])~~
−
−	~~1997: ''[[Into the Woods]]'' ([[Cape Town Opera]])~~
−
−	~~1998: ''[[Grease]]'' ([[Artscape]])~~
−
−	~~1998: ''[[Ghosts of the Castle]]'' (at the [[Cape Town Castle]])~~
−
−	~~1999: ''[[Evita]]'' ([[Artscape]])~~
−
−	~~Other productions:~~
−
−	~~''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' ([[Omni Theatre]])~~
−
−	~~''[[Gigi]]'' [[Omni Theatre]])~~
−
−	~~''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' (Durban 1971)~~
−
−	~~''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''~~
−
−	~~''[[Kismet]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1991)~~
−
−	~~''[[Peter Pan]]'' (1981 and [[Nico Malan Theatre]] 1994)~~
−
−	~~''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[NAPAC]])~~
−
−	~~''[[Noyes Fludde]]'' ([[NAPAC Music]])~~
−
−	~~''[[Five For The Road]]'' ([[NAPAC Music]])~~

	In the late 1990s he began to work with the Bloemfontein Children's Choir and directed huge casts for Eunice Girl’s High School in shows such as ''[[The Wiz]]'' (1997), ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1998) and ''[[Evita]]'' (1998).		In the late 1990s he began to work with the Bloemfontein Children's Choir and directed huge casts for Eunice Girl’s High School in shows such as ''[[The Wiz]]'' (1997), ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1998) and ''[[Evita]]'' (1998).

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	Roles for for [[Napac Drama]] include: ''[[The Devil's Disciple]]'' (Christy Dudgeon), ''[[Let's Get A Divorce!]]'' (Bastien), ''[[Peter Pan]]'' (Mullins and Great Big Little Panther).		Roles for for [[Napac Drama]] include: ''[[The Devil's Disciple]]'' (Christy Dudgeon), ''[[Let's Get A Divorce!]]'' (Bastien), ''[[Peter Pan]]'' (Mullins and Great Big Little Panther).
		+
		+	===As a director===
		+
		+	A specialist director of musicals, Matheson worked throughout South Africa. Shows include:
		+
		+	1968: ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' ([[St John's Ambulance Theatre]])
		+
		+	1969: ''[[It's a Girl]]'' ([[Paul Grant Productions]])
		+
		+	1971: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]]
		+
		+	1979: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1979: ''[[Show Boat]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1981: ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1982: ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1982: ''[[The King and I]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1984: ''[[Gigi]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
		+
		+	1984: ''[[Die Hand Vol Vere]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
		+
		+	1985: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[PACOFS]]/[[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1985: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])
		+
		+	1986: ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1987: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[PACOFS]]/[[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1987: ''[[The Great Waltz]]'' ([[Performing Arts Coucils]])
		+
		+	1988: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])
		+
		+	1988: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])
		+
		+	1989: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
		+
		+	1989: ''[[South Pacific]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])
		+
		+	1989: ''[[The Great Waltz]]'' ([[NAPAC]])
		+
		+	1989: ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' ([[NAPAC]])
		+
		+	1989: ''[[Circle of Love]]'' (starring [[Judy Page]] and her daughter [[Kim Kallie]] in the [[Playhouse Cellar]])
		+
		+	1990: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])
		+
		+	1990: ''[[Annie]]'' ([[Arts Theatre Club]])
		+
		+	1991: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[Dramatic Society of East London]])
		+
		+	1991: ''[[Grease]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
		+
		+	1991: ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' ([[PACOFS]])
		+
		+	1992: ''[[Grease]]'' ([[Arts Theatre Club]])
		+
		+	1992: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]]
		+
		+	1993: ''[[Hair]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1993: ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[CAPAB Musicals]])
		+
		+	1994: ''[[Mame]]'' ([[CAPAB Musicals]])
		+
		+	1994: ''[[Camelot]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1994: ''[[Camelot]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])
		+
		+	1994: ''[[Gigi]]''
		+
		+	1995: ''[[Evita]]'' ([[Playhouse Company]])
		+
		+	1995: ''[[The Wiz]]'' ([[Playhouse Company]])
		+
		+	1995: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[CAPAB]])
		+
		+	1996: ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])
		+
		+	1996: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[Playhouse Theatre]])
		+
		+	1996: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]])
		+
		+	1996: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[CAPAB Opera]])
		+
		+	1997: ''[[Annie]]'' ([[Cape Town Opera]])
		+
		+	1997: ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' ([[State Theatre]])
		+
		+	1997: ''[[Into the Woods]]'' ([[Cape Town Opera]])
		+
		+	1998: ''[[Grease]]'' ([[Artscape]])
		+
		+	1998: ''[[Ghosts of the Castle]]'' (at the [[Cape Town Castle]])
		+
		+	1999: ''[[Evita]]'' ([[Artscape]])
		+
		+	Other productions:
		+
		+	''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' ([[Omni Theatre]])
		+
		+	''[[Gigi]]'' [[Omni Theatre]])
		+
		+	''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' (Durban 1971)
		+
		+	''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''
		+
		+	''[[Kismet]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1991)
		+
		+	''[[Peter Pan]]'' (1981 and [[Nico Malan Theatre]] 1994)
		+
		+	''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[NAPAC]])
		+
		+	''[[Noyes Fludde]]'' ([[NAPAC Music]])
		+
		+	''[[Five For The Road]]'' ([[NAPAC Music]])
		+
		+	He also directed a number of operas including ''[[Aida]]'' ([[PACOFS]]), ''[[Tristan and Isolde]]'', ''[[Nabucco]]'', ''[[The Magic Flute]]'', ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' and ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''.
		+
		+	In the late 1990s he began to work with the Bloemfontein Children's Choir and directed huge casts for Eunice Girl’s High School in shows such as ''[[The Wiz]]'' (1997), ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1998) and ''[[Evita]]'' (1998).

	===As a director===		===As a director===