Judith Williams

Education

About me

Judith is an artist, director and performer. She trained at the Royal Academy of Music, London graduating with a post graduate degree in Musical Theatre in 2005 with distinction. She has worked as an actor and singer on stage and screen throughout the UK and internationally.

Judith is co-founder and Artistic Director of The Letter J creating performance and interactive work for young people and their grown-ups. Their first full scale production Grandad and Me premiered at the Imaginate Festival 2014 followed by a Scottish tour. It was shortlisted for a 2015 Total Theatre Award for Best Visual and Physical Theatre after playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of Made in Scotland and will return for a UK tour in 2016.

Judith was an Imaginate Associate Artist and is one half of Jetson and Janssen. Her debut album, A Record, recorded with guitarist Nigel Clark, was released in December 2015. Judith worked with Told by an Idiot in 2016 as Assistant Director on I am Thomas with thanks to support by the Federation of Scottish Theatre with funding from Creative Scotland.

Since then she's mostly been raising her daughter. Judith is currently working on the next The Letter J production.
Additional skills:
Singing: Mezzo Soprano (Bottom E to High C, Strong Belt)
Musical Styles Include: Musical Theatre, Caberet, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Folk
Dance: Contemporary, Jazz, Tap
Sports: Horse Riding, Pilates, Swimming
Additional information:
Dewer Arts Award and recipient of Ian Fleming Musical Theatre Award
The Howell Keith Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Singing

Skills

Accents/Dialects	English - Cockney, English - Received Pronunciation, Irish, New York, Northern Irish, Scottish, Scottish (Highland, Inverness), US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), Welsh
Dance Styles	Contemporary, Jazz, Tap
Vocal Types	Mezzo Soprano
Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)