Eliza Shea is an actor, writer, director, and producer based in both New York and her native London.
She earned her First Class BA in Writing, Directing and Performance from The University of York. She then trained at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, graduating with the Lawrence Langner Award, and was invited to join the Academy Company.
Eliza co-produced and starred in the New York premiere of Ella Hickson’s Precious Little Talent (NY Innovative Theatre Award Winner) and Building Pain (directed by Rory McGregor). For her work in the US, Eliza is SAG-eligible and was awarded an O-1 Visa for ‘extraordinary ability in the arts’.
New York credits include Alice in Your Alice (BAM); Cinderella in Fairycakes opposite Matthew Broderick (Manhattan Theatre Club); Margie in Me and the Girls: A Noel Coward Musical opposite Alan Cumming (written and directed by Douglas Carter Beane); Elvira in Blithe Spirit (CRT); Wendy in Wendy Darling & Peter Pan (Piper Theatre); Mark Antony in Julius Caesar; Talthybia in Welcome to Thebes; Dorothy Parker in What Fresh Hell is This? (McCarter Theatre).
London credits include Summer in the City (Upstairs at the Gatehouse); Three Queens (Barons Court); Facing the Waves (Lyric Hammersmith & UK Tour); Or Nearest Offer (Almeida); Your Alice (Arcola & Edinburgh Fringe); Romeo & Juliet (Churchill Theatre); There is a Light that Never Goes Out (Southwark Playhouse).
TV includes: The Secrets of Quantum Physics (BBC). Audio includes: Doctor Who opposite Christopher Eccleston (Big Finish).
As a writer and producer, Eliza currently has several projects in development, including a new musical.
