Simon McArthur is an actor, writer and musician based in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Current Projects

Digital Afterlives
A Verbatim Play About Death In A Digital Age
Carving In Ice Theatre
Constructed by Missy Mooney

22-24 May 2025
The Meteor, Kirikiroa Hamilton

Chaplin: The Musical | Cellist
Deller Productions
Directed by Jonty Climo

Melancholy Play | Cellist
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Helen Mackenzie
presented by Stagecraft

Live cello accompaniment and musical arrangement of score featuring improvisation and original compositions by Dave Lisik and Simon McArthur.

‘No instrument conveys melancholy better than a cello and Simon McArthur accompanies the action beautifully…’ - Theatreview

'I love comedic musicians. I think they're so good, and so underappreciated. Simon McArthur, who was playing the cello, did an amazing job with that. It's this music that's playing through the whole piece, and you don't really notice it until there's a sudden record scratch moment or a sudden 'dun dun dun' from the cello and you go 'Oh my god, the person who's playing that is so good!'' - Ruby Kemp, Was It Good?

Ellie and the Star | Writer
for Kapitall Kids' Theatre

‘Imaginative with wide appeal' - Theatreview

‘I particularly like the expressive writing which isn't dumbed down just because its 'children’s theatre'‘