Alison Mead is an experienced actress, director and teacher. Her stage appearances include Gertrude in Hamlet (National Tour) the name part in Anna Weiss by Mike Cullum, the role of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. Other roles have seen her in an American double bill “Naomi in the Living Room” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in a new play performed at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley in 2005 “The House on the Other Shore”.
Her film credits include two films for Graham Watts: Diane in “Prey for the Future” and also in “To the Manor Drawn”.

The lead role in “Yam” (Amazon Films) was featured at the National Film Theatre and is a feature length film available at www.amazon.co.uk.

Recent television appearances include Peggy Haywood in “Casualty”, directed by Robin del Maestro and the Magistrate’s Clerk with Emily Joyce in an episode of “Wycliffe”, starring Jack Shepherd and directed by Michael Brayshaw.

Alison has worked at the Young Vic with Wendy Toye; for Bill Kenwright Ltd with Peter Howell and for Yorkshire Television with Richard Handford, John Frankau and Mike Newell. She has toured nationally in open air productions and Number One venues.

Alison has a wide range of experience in comedy and drama, film, television and theatre and is adept at dialect work including American, Norfolk and West Country which is her native accent. She is able to offer basic singing and dance skills.
Directing credits include “The Untold Story” for the National Trust in summer 2005 and an upcoming project for young people at the Churchill Theatre Bromley entitled Island Utopias in Easter 2006. Further information, including teaching and workshop experience can be found on Alison’s training website which is linked to this site.

Alison is in the process of completing two written projects. One is a stage play to be entered in the Manchester Royal Exchange playwriting festival and one is a television drama.

VIEW ALISON'S CV AND WORK HISTORY HERE