NIA WILLIAMS
Welcome to my website!
I'm a freelance musician and writer based in Oxford, UK.
NEWS & REVIEWS 2025—2026
We've had such a great time performing my musical EVANGELINE at the Burton-Taylor Studio in Oxford and then at Brighton's Lantern Theatre as part of the Brighton Fringe. Guy Brigg was wonderful as Evangeline and everyone else, and we had lovely reactions from reviewers and audiences (see the Three Chairs and a Hat page for some snippets). Next stop is London, with two shows at The Glitch, 24—25 June, and we round off our summer mini-tour at Guy's home town of Ross-on-Wye in the lovely Phoenix Theatre, 9—10 July. We'd love to see you at one or more of our summer venues!
Apart from bringing Evangeline's rollercoaster story to page and stage, recent highlights for my tiny theatre company THREE CHAIRS & A HAT include:
🎭 semi-final places for our animated musicals LADY M and PETER — Trouble, in the GLASGOW FILM AWARDS
🎭 a semi-final for PETER — Trouble, in the MELBOURNE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
🎭 another semi-final for PETER — Foundations, in the EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL (all animations are available to watch on YouTube and Scenesaver)
🎭 the release of PETER: Legacy, the fourth and final part of our animation about the bizarre tsar Peter the Great.
New images for MRS PACK and EVANGELINE (above) by Hannah Veale Photography and Libby Holcroft of Designerating.
In Other News …
Aside from Three Chairs & A Hat, I've been working in rehearsals, performances, workshops and events.
Workshops
Magic happens every Monday at the Dance for Parkinson's and Dance for Joy workshops I co-lead for MuMo Creative and English National Ballet. After a busy spring term exploring ENB's wonderful production of Akram Khan's Giselle and taking part in their filmed celebration of the work, we’re spending the summer working on Crystal Pite’s contemporary piece Body & Soul, as well as the iconic musical Cabaret.
MuMo is also staging public workshops at the major Oxford museums, inspired by their collections and exhibitions, and has released a music video performed by our participants among the wonders of the Natural History Museum to my song Dance of Life. We have many more exciting projects ahead — see our website for further details.
I've also joined the team at Oxford Opera Company to deliver a day-long school workshop, 'Tamino's Adventure', based on the weird and wonderful world of The Magic Flute.
Accompanying/MDing
My work as a pianist and occasional MD involves a variety of styles and events. Among the bookings for 2026 are cabaret at Oxford's Old Fire Station; Mozart operas Cosí Fan Tutte and The Magic Flute and a production of HMS Pinafore for Opera Anywhere; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Oxford Playhouse for Musical Youth Company Oxford, plus their summer showcase Roaring On and rehearsals for their 2027 show, Crazy For You; and student productions of West Side Story and Les Miserables.