Lucy Boon (formerly Matthews) – Artistic Director

Lucy Boon (she/they) is a performance artist, theatre director and writer based in Sydney. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Acoustic Theatre. With Acoustic Theatre, Boon has written and directed three works, The Last Time (2016), Ophelia’s Shadow (2018) and Ugly Love (2021).  She is the recipient of a Canberra Critic’s Circle Award for her work writing, producing and directing The Last Time.

Boon studied Theatre and English with the Australian National University and was awarded first class honours for her thesis on adapting Shakespeare for performance through a queer lens. She studied performance at the prestigious French clowning school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in 2019 and has a Masters in Business (Arts and Cultural Management). Currently, she is completing a PhD in English and Theatre at ANU.

In addition to her work with Acoustic, Boon performs physical theatre, burlesque and clowning through her alter-ego Tigress Lily.  She is a multi-instrumentalist, and composes the music for all Acoustic Theatre productions. She is currently employed at Bell Shakespeare as a manager in Development.