Melanie joins the cast of the acclaimed revival of Into the Woods at London’s Bridge Theatre as The Witch. Following this run, she will star as Old Deuteronomy in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Cats.

She is also a 2025 WhatsOnStage Award winner for Best Supporting Performer in a Musical, recognized for her role as Hermes in the West End premiere of Hadestown.

Her previous theatre credits include: Nurse in Mary Page Marlowe at The Old Vic; Roam at The Shaftesbury Theatre; The Book Thief at The Prince of Wales Theatre; We Aren’t Kids Anymore at the Savoy Theatre; Angelique in &Juliet (West End and Broadway); Madame Morrible in Wicked at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre; Dick Whittington at the National Theatre; The Everyman Season at the Everyman Playhouse, Liverpool; Mrs Phelps in Matilda the Musical at the RSC and Cambridge Theatre; Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax at The Old Vic; Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre; Les Misérables at London’s Sondheim Theatre; Play Mas at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond; and The Bakkhai with Ben Whishaw and Bertie Carvel at the Almeida Theatre.

Television credits include: EastEnders, Casualty, and Riot Women.
Film credits include: London Road.