Bea Lee-Smith

I am a writer, and performer based in Te Whanganui a Tara. My passion is making work that brings joy and connection to audiences.

I graduated from NASDA in 2001, and have worked as a freelance actor, singer, dancer, writer and teacher around Aotearoa for the last 25 years.

I am also a Pilates Instructor. I have taught Dance Conditioning at New Zealand School of Dance since 2018.

I first performed my play Colour Me Cecily in 2018. I am excited to launch my sixth season of it, and second tour.

Eat, Create, Sleep, Repeat!

Last Update:: 26/05/2025, 01:43 pm

Bea Lee-Smith

I am a writer, and performer based in Te Whanganui a Tara. My passion is making work that brings joy and connection to audiences.

I graduated from NASDA in 2001, and have worked as a freelance actor, singer, dancer, writer and teacher around Aotearoa for the last 25 years.

I am also a Pilates Instructor. I have taught Dance Conditioning at New Zealand School of Dance since 2018.

I first performed my play Colour Me Cecily in 2018. I am excited to launch my sixth season of it, and second tour.

Eat, Create, Sleep, Repeat!

Bea's Live Project

Colour Me Cecily- Tamaki Makaurau

Kia ora tatou, I created Colour Me Cecily back in 2018, premiering it at BATS. Since then, Cecily has been on quite a journey, both onstage and off. Creating and performing this work has brought me so much joy over the past seven years. I initially made it as a way of dipping my toes once again, following a length hiatus from performing. Since then I have had three sellout seasons in Wellington, taken the old gal across the ditch to Sydney, and had a successful tour to Christchurch and Dunedin. Earlier this year I was invited to do a season of it at Q Theatre in Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland. I need to raise some funds to help get Cecily to the big smoke. I began my theatre journey at NASDA, graduating in 2001. I am delighted to have the opportunity to perform my show at Q Theatre, in the big smoke of Tamaki Makaurau.

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