https://www.melissa-ainsworth.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/369290eb-7912-48af-872e-5ac0950100c0/HEADSHOT-2-SPOTLIGHT.jpg https://www.melissa-ainsworth.com/about daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/599f4c1e-589d-4f5d-84f0-c73d76d12ea2/HEADSHOT-5-SPOTLIGHT.jpg https://www.melissa-ainsworth.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/3afc2f93-c714-41d8-8f4b-52f073691fec/HEADSHOT-4-SPOTLIGHT.jpg https://www.melissa-ainsworth.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/2ab0faf1-a858-4be2-aa0e-1ce518dbc733/Waiting+Room+pic+with+director+and+cast+-+Scratch+Night.jpg Gallery Melissa with the director and cast of 'Waiting Room'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/c1cdbaae-5f10-4a23-8838-1cc0eabfe6d4/Waiting+Room+Scratch+Night+description.jpg Gallery Melissa wrote Waiting Room and this was performed at A Dumb Production Company's scratch night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/025f7ff5-ecf5-47e3-a7ac-9f1a1e51e64c/42ed2724-0f14-4ba3-a448-35e584e530e5.jfif Gallery A photo during the tech run of The End is Near. Photo credit: Twin City Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/8e4eb78a-d238-4463-b8a9-9052aa4465c7/27267534-daf1-4c0b-893e-5ec1d93022b9.jfif Gallery A photo during the tech run of The End is Near. Photo credit: Twin City Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/e7fc48aa-d095-4afb-b4d4-0379afb65755/4dc6575d-bef7-4b74-8879-be282de654cc.jfif Gallery A photo during the tech run of The End is Near. Photo credit: Twin City Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/92def6e1-ac07-47f3-a206-f791b0f1afdd/2fc8a979-d5e3-4987-8777-e097ffecd664.jfif Gallery A promotional photo for The End is Near. Photo credit: Twin City Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/329751c0-b6f4-431b-b681-de786116958b/e1d7339d-97c8-4bf3-b82f-8186ea9d603b.jfif Gallery Melissa recording the song 'Bread and Roses' for The End is Near. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/4fc793b0-8032-4c68-b5c8-b38bd5d7542d/42cc32de-5498-42dc-a7e5-f96810c816cd.jfif Gallery A promotional picture for The End is Near, which Melissa wrote and performed as Woman 2/Caroline. Photo Credit: Twin City Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/25d697d4-f4c8-4701-aea4-45e58d7f8ac2/Podcast.png Gallery Melissa was on The Spotlight On Her podcast. She talked about her play 'The End is Near', and about herself as an actor and individual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/1cfc8587-70e1-4784-9662-4f6945b296c0/Screenshot+2025-07-24+7.18.09+AM.png Gallery Melissa wrote 'A Group of Crows' for Not So Nice's Return to Sender evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/a299ebdf-6ea4-4f30-963c-b250a31b3ada/5083addf-020d-409f-94d0-f50ff6aacc61.jpeg Gallery A behind the scenes photo of the first rehearsal for The End is Near. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/dee35c6a-5358-44f4-a2a6-66659143a5e4/d774ece9-87ad-4a88-95da-2f4ac3028bc7.jpeg Gallery The End is Near poster: Melissa is the playwright and acts in this as 'Woman 2'. This is being performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/c28bd4ff-09c9-4d51-8a6c-c886f911a5df/d8b9e8fd-e993-493c-bdad-44347d6c509f.jpeg Gallery The End is Near poster: Melissa is the playwright and acts in this as 'Woman 2'. This is being performed in London at the Drayton Arms Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/40a6bdb6-662e-4b4c-8615-77ac58b4e40f/7cfcc1f4-1ccd-4a06-aeb1-0f184f6f24b1.jpeg Gallery A picture from Gen Danger and the Victory of the Dauntless Legions. Melissa played Pigeon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/8b138e98-9295-4ec7-b881-64fe49a6ab1a/a1d701c2-020b-463f-95f2-3e1c0c5f99ab.jpeg Gallery A behind the scene photo of the film 'The Recoil'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/63bd2974-ba2e-46f1-bb6e-b0ae1ed15cc9/0f092d82-1e86-4d0d-9595-7477ba877fa8.jpeg Gallery A behind-the-scenes photo of 'Inferno', where Melissa played Max https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/b86f3b59-1180-4676-8096-3085796f0542/Screenshot+2024-11-28+2.48.52+PM.png Gallery Melissa took part in the 48 hour Glasgow film project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/66a99af6-4cd5-4fc2-8fac-4de486aa2315/Screenshot+2024-11-28+2.48.08+PM.png Gallery Melissa wrote a script for Scylla's Bite first ever scratch night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/1bd2eb12-8c8e-4ff2-9f30-4cb1a182c53a/461752157_452689951140251_721587955481646429_n.jpg Gallery A behind the scenes photo of the film 'Beached', where Melissa played Wendy. Photo by Lisa Mcintyre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/eeaa50f6-c4b9-467a-9c05-2fb18d35fddb/461200260_827453685967878_4551543954829001662_n.jpg Gallery A photo from the film 'Shellycoat', in which Melissa acted. Photo by Michael Reddington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/44fe0ccd-5ae3-4658-a098-c913e958b3a3/461196060_2367372430262940_1526812276949803339_n.jpg Gallery A rehearsal photo of 'Liminal'. Photo by Nick Bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/1aa7712e-5b43-4196-b298-451d3be2043b/Screenshot_20240708_123238_Messenger.jpg Gallery Melissa performed at the Edinburgh Fringe with the play 'Liminal' directed by Alex Moran. She played the character Mar. Picture by Nick Bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/73193211-a604-4ff6-9327-3d6c71f81532/452474294_1187970672319300_6873788475990247461_n.gif Gallery Melissa has recently just finished filming her short film 'I Know What He Did'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/936640a6-d756-49f0-8038-ba4d8904e822/Screenshot_20240621_151408_Instagram.jpg Gallery A photo from the film 'connected', where Melissa played River. Photo by Theo Artillio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/b0731d8e-2405-4002-b862-f41cda527d83/451696826_801582945505032_2004180459158115213_n.jpg Gallery A photo from 'Nest', where Melissa played Tina. Photo taken by Stuart McConville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/7a51bcb8-3318-42a8-a422-e1aff2cec585/451078732_1519436025632070_5380102921977356959_n.jpg Gallery A behind the scenes photo of 'Perspectives', where Melissa played Thea. Photo by Nicole Helms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/c66b87a5-b3aa-4884-b430-4cb891e585bc/452302765_2479325538923496_7428645426687750667_n.gif Gallery An image from 'Unsaid', which Melissa acted in. Photo by Ema Kmeci https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/5d546a04-215f-4970-a382-7b469df35233/Screenshot_20240111_151229_Instagram.jpg Gallery A picture from the play 'Children of the Sun'. Photo by Becca Donley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/2b6a126c-96db-44d7-8ea9-ee6376666a69/452044757_1150060846255883_3509745825568590939_n.jpg Gallery A rehearsal picture of 'A Christmas Carol', where Melissa played Cecila and Martha Crachit. Photo by Cosette Bolt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/c3f874f3-c9df-4d9f-85d3-963ac8122951/Screenshot_20240111_151125_Instagram.jpg Gallery An image from 'Mid Mortam' where Melissa played Cath. Photo by Joseph Matheson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/a02cc7eb-a7a3-47f7-b335-34b69a2f0008/Screenshot_20231217_181332_Drive.jpg Gallery An image from 'Headline', where Melissa played Lorna Boyd. Photo by Kushal Dhingra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/1721738773279-FBJMQS3CQ6W82W8T7K0U/Screenshot_20230503-024119_WhatsApp.jpg Gallery A picture from the Edinburgh Fringe show 'Twenty People a Minute', this was nominated for the Scottish Theatre Awards. Melissa played Linea. Picture by Tom Mullins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/1721739213514-I3NLVXLBPY7ABPZ10WLV/Screenshot_20240708_100102_Messenger%2B%25281%2529.jpg Gallery Photo by Nick Bush https://www.melissa-ainsworth.com/showreel-voice-reel-and-cv daily 0.75 2024-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/613bfe9a-3652-4195-b826-18ddd09a0e96/462214694_1265621754600110_8475814395538277603_n.jpg https://www.melissa-ainsworth.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/669ea0dfe7f24c0487e40407/f2e742ae-9e8c-4909-b58d-0cb70131e408/d8b9e8fd-e993-493c-bdad-44347d6c509f.jpeg