Encore Committee Members

Belinda is a founding member and currently the President of Encore, along with her role as Marketing/Sponsorship Officer.

She has directed their critically acclaimed productions of Kinky Boots, The Boy from Oz (2009 & 2023), Jersey Boys, Les Misérables (2018, picking up the Best Direction Musical Theatre award in the Tasmanian Theatre Awards), Buddy, The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and co-directed Boy’s Own McBeth and Sweeney Todd with Liz Bennett.

She also treads the boards on occasion, and favourite past performances including Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables, Godspell, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes! and Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd.

Away from theatre she has pursued a career in radio broadcasting, including ABC Local Radio 91.7FM since 2010.

Matt moved to Tasmania from the UK in 2005, bringing with him his dynamic personality to both the local community and the stage. 

With a lifelong background in music, Matt has lived and breathed entertainment on many levels, as a performer, ARIA charting composer, festival event promoter and an artist and repertoire director for Australian Record Label Jam Mountain Music.

Most recently, Matt played the roles of Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys and Harry Bright in Mamma Mia! for which he received the award for Best Male Supporting Performance at the 2022 Tasmanian Theatre Awards.

Matt is based in Launceston with his wife Julie and three children, Maggie, Freddie and Huey.

Here’s a fun fact:  Matt is the son of 70’s Popstar, Richard Gower of Racey, who held the mantle of Australian #1 song on two occasions in 1979 and gained worldwide success with hits such as Some Girls and Lay Your Love on Me.

Rohan is the black sheep on the Encore committee as he professes to have no acting or musical talent whatsoever! He has been a committee member since 2015.

He is a Director at Douglas & Collins Lawyers practising primarily in Litigation and  2016/17 President of the Law Society of Tasmania. In addition to practise he is a member of a number of boards or tribunals including; the Disciplinary Tribunal for the Tasmanian Legal Profession, Tasmanian Law Reform Institute, Launceston Touch Football Association and a Criminal Injuries Compensation Commissioner.

Paul enjoys a multi-faceted career as a teacher, music educator, musician and conductor.

His experience on the stage extends to performances from his school days into adult life. Some of which include Oliver!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz, Elijah, Barnum, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Godspell, ‘Allo ‘Allo, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Phantom of the Opera.

With much experience behind the scenes, Paul has fulfilled such roles as Vocal Director, Conductor and Musical Director in Godspell, Man of Steel, Oliver!, Joseph and We Will Rock You.

Annie joined Encore in mid-2011.

Her background in leading teams in the Electoral Office, organizational skills and eye for detail has seen her take on the ever-expanding challenge of cataloging and handling the Encore wardrobe.

She is regularly a key member of the show costume teams charged with finding just the right shirt, skirt, suit, feather boa, (insert wanted costume item here!), and much more.

Di’s lifetime love of the theatre that has taken her from dance teacher to Director and Choreographer. She has directed and/or choreographed many local productions beginning with Oklahoma! for the Launceston Light Opera Society (now the Musical Society) and moving on to direct The Music Man, Guys and Dolls and 42nd Street to name but a few. Di has also taken to the boards in many roles having been part of dance choruses to lead roles in local productions.

She was thrilled to be invited to direct Encore’s inaugural production, The Sound of Music. Since then she has directed Nunsense A-Men and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for Encore and taken on a number of key production roles in Volunteer Co-ordination, Front of House management, child cast supervisor, and within the costume teams.