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Melanie Wilson is a London based performer, writer and sound artist. She trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and is currently a BAC Supported Artist.
Melanie’s work as a solo artist includes ‘Iris Brunette’ at BAC, ‘The Philosopher of Furniture’ a BAC commission for ‘Masque of the Red Death’ by Punchdrunk, ‘Simple Girl’ at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 (Mervyn Stutter’s pick of the Fringe), Dublin Fringe Festivals 2007 (nominated for Best Actress and Spirit of the Fringe Award), Shunt Vaults, BAC, Chelsea Theatre, Hackney Empire, Latitude Festival and Galapagos Arts Space, New York and ‘Blackbird’ at BAC’s Blink Festival 2005.
As a sound artist, Melanie has collaborated with Greg McClaren on ‘The Surprising World of Surround Sound’ a Shunt Vaults commission, with Becky Kilgariff on ‘The Stanley Arms’ at Shunt, with Coney for the Shoreditch Festival and on ‘Small Town’ (in development at NTS and BAC), with A2 company on ‘She Turned Her Head and Looked’ at The Place, with Peter Arnold on ‘Do you think you should have done that?’ at Chelsea Space, with Shams Theatre on ‘Carousel’ at BAC and with Blind Summit on ‘A Puppet in the Works’ at BAC.
As a performer Melanie has worked with Chris Goode on ‘…Sisters’ at The Gate, with Rotozaza on ‘5am’ in London, Bristol, Jersey, Portugal, Texas, and New York and on ‘Etiquette’, with Clod Ensemble on ‘Red Ladies’ in London and Coventry and on ‘The Silver Swan’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006, with Boilerhouse on ‘Drenched’ on a national tour (nominated for Best Actress in a Visiting Company in MEN Theatre Awards 2006), with Shunt on ‘Tropicana’ at the Shunt Vaults London and with Catherine Dyson on ‘Dead Man’s Biggest Fan’ on This Way Up national tour and BAC, London.
Melanie is co-founder of Patter Theatre Company, with whom she co-devised, performed and designed sound for ‘The Experts’ at BAC and ‘A Playful Meditation on Magic’ on This Way Up national tour, Budapest, Macedonia, Edinburgh fringe festival and BAC, London.
Melanie has also worked as a workshop leader for BAC’s Participate programme and has directed two shows for their YPT programme: ‘Ripe and Rotten’ at Shunt Vaults 2007 and ‘The Birds’ at BAC 2008.
Melanie is also one half of experimental folk duo Lindsey Woolsey, for whom she scored, arranged and produced their debut album ‘Black Veined White’. Lindsey Woolsey have also contributed to ‘Migrating Bird’ a compilation album in tribute to Lal Waterson.
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