Biographical Details
Hailey McQueen has been a part of the School of Drama at Excelsia for 14 years. Graduating from Excelsia as Valedictorian in 2002, Hailey went on to receive a Diploma of Education in Drama and History from the University of New England and completed studies with Bell Shakespeare. Hailey has appeared in many productions across Sydney as an actor including, When the Rain Stops Falling for The New Theatre, King Lear and Measure For Measure for The Sydney Shakespeare Festival, The Way of All Fish for Sydney Fringe Festival and for The Genesian Theatre; Richard III. For Twisted Tree Theatre; The God of Carnage, Entertaining Angels, The Importance of Being Earnest, Hamlet and Picnic on the Battlefield. For Sydney’s Big Laugh Comedy Festival and Newtown Theatre; The Popular Mechanicals. For Cufflink Productions; Talking With and The Cardboard Box. During her studies Hailey had roles in Morning Sacrifice, Only Words, Charlotte, J.B, Fear and Misery in the Third Reich, Easter and The Hot Mikado.
She also appeared as Sonia McMahon on Channel 9’s Power Games and in a web series Town Centre and in Mr. Foot, for Bondi Feast, Metamorphosis at Chippen Street Theatre and Wit at Seymour Centre. As a Producer and Director, Hailey has produced many independent shows across Sydney and is co-founder and Artistic Director of Clock and Spiel Productions, where her adaptation and direction of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis had a sold-out national tour. More recently the company’s productions of Freud’s Last Session, Metamorphosis, Wit and Molly Sweeney were all received with critical acclaim.