More about Melissa

Melissa grew up in Somerset in England and has a love for performing and writing. Melissa was involved in numerous projects, from presenting on the radio station ‘Sedgemoor FM’, being involved in pantomimes such as ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Babes in the Woods’ and doing plays such as ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright.

At 19 she moved to Wales and received a Theatre, Television and Performance degree. While Melissa was there, she got involved in many projects. From being on Rownd a Rownd, to an advert on Heart FM, to performing in ‘Oh What a Lovely War’.

A while after this, Melissa moved up to Scotland, where she has been involved in many short films, audio projects, and plays. This includes the very successful play ‘Twenty People a Minute’, which was nominated for the Scottish Theatre Awards.

Melissa has written ‘The End is Near’, in which she also acted. This premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe and was later performed at the Drayton Arms Theatre in London. With amazing reviews and incredible audience reactions and feedback, she is incredibly excited to see what the future will bring for this project.