
Mufrida Hayes
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- British, Jewish, NZ European
- Age Range
- 55 - 65
- Height
- 152cm / 4ft 12in
- Bust/Chest
- 82cm / 32in
- Waist
- 67cm / 26in
- Hips
- 85cm / 33in
Bio
Mufrida is an actor,voice artist and improvisor who has recently returned to New Zealand after over 30 years in London as well as Australia and the US
Training includes Phillippe Gaulier, Keith Johnstone, Complicité The Actor’s Centre London
Theatre includes The Night of The Iguana, Noel Coward Theatre, Reunions at Theatre 503, Patience at the Finborough, Hamlet at Manchester Library, Cartoons from a Cold Corner the Gate Notting Hill, Improbable Tales at Nottingham Playhouse, Fav’rite Nation Lyric Hammersmith and National tour. Productions at London fringe theatres: BAC Vanbrugh, Tristan Bates, Old Red Lion, Kings Head and Serpentine.
She has appeared in entirely improvised plays with Improbable at BAC, the Melkweg Amsterdam and comedy improv at the Donmar, Arts Theatre, Assembly Rooms Edinburgh, Gate Notting Hill and Glasgow Mayfest.
Television includes: Doctors BBC(Guest Lead),Silent Witness BBC, Emmerdale ITV, Talking to the
Dead, Sky,Room Service, Channel
4.
Plays for Radio 4 include BBC Audio drama nominated 19 weeks, Crime Down Under. She was the resident voice artist for T- Mobile as well as numerous TV and radio commercials. She is a member of WFTV and regularly script reads for the writers group.
Television
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Doctors | Leah Milne - Guest Lead | BBC, dir: Merlyn Rice | Drama |
2017 | Silent Witness | Jean | BBC, dir. David Richards | Drama |
2015 | Emmerdale | Dr Johnson | ITV Studios, dir. Ian Barber | Drama |
2013 | Talking to the Dead | Sue Phillips | Bona Fide Films/Sky Living, dir. China Moo-Young | Drama |
2010 | Grandma's Junk | Maureen | Lamb Media/Teachers TV, dir. Lucy Thwaite | Drama |
2010 | Mum's Birthday | Jane | Lamb Media/Teachers TV, dir. Lucy Thwaite | Drama |
2001 | Room Service | Alice | Halo Productions/Channel 4 Television, dir. Sylvie Bringes | Drama |
1995 | Noel's House Party | Gotchas | BBC Television, dir. John Beazley | Comedy |
1991 | Spontaneous Combustion | HTV, dir. Pennant Roberts | Comedy |
Web Series
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Early Shirley | Shirley | Film Freeway, dir. Sherice Griffiths |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Tamzara | Play Reading by Alexsander Varadian Johnsen | Presence Theatre in conjunction with Unge Viken Project | |
2022 | ROT | Play Reading by Astrid Berg Hauge | Presence Theatre in conjunction with Unge Viken Project | |
2019 | The Night of the Iguana | Hannah Jelkes, Frau Fahrenkopf | Noel Coward Theatre, West End, dir. James MacDonald | |
2018 | Reunions | Janey | Theatre 503, dir. Denise Stephenson | |
2018 | Happy New Year | Michelle, Pastor, Suzanne | Drayton Arms, dir. Somi de Souza | |
2017 | Bluberry Surprise - Play for Voices | Various | Serpentine Galleries, dir. Joseph Grigely | |
2017 | Permission Improbable | Ensemble | Improbable at Clapham Omnibus, fir. Matilda Leyser | |
2015 | In Soft Wings | Lady Desborough | Tristan Bates, dir. Tatty Henessey | |
2012 | Playhouse Creatures | Mrs Betterton | Write to play for April de Angelis | |
2011 | Get to Know the World | The Singer | RADA Director's Showcase, dir. Andrew Piza | |
2007 | Reading Hebron | Lotte, Mom, Randa, Boss, Jane | Orange Tree Theatre, dir. Adam Barnard | |
2005 | Patience | Donna, Frank | Finborough Theatre, dir. Adam Barnard | |
1997 | Hamlet | Player Queen | Manchester Library Theatre, dir. Chris Honer | |
1996 | Fav'rite Nation | Rose La Touche | Empty SpaceTheatre - Lyric Hammersmith & Nat tour, dir. Andrew Holmes | |
1995 | Cartoons From a Cold Corner | Lucy Myers | Gate Theatre, dir. Connal Orton | |
1994 | Newsreuve | Comedy | Canal Cafe Theatre | |
1994 | Double-O-Rodge in Never Say Never | Saskia Kokov | Old Red Lion, dir. Steve Elliot | |
1993 | Improbable Tales | Improvised emsemble | Nottingham Playhouse/Improbable, dir. Phelim McDermott | |
1993 | Double-O-Rodge in Never Say Never | Saskia Kokov | Kings Head, Cafe Royale Edinburgh Festival, dir. Rob Sprackling, John Smith | |
1992 | Tale | Improvised ensemble | BAC Festival Mime Physical Theatre, dir. Phelim MacDermott, Lee Simpson | |
1992 | Late at the Gate | Regular improvisor | Major Brickbat's Volunteers/ Gate Theatre, dir. Peter Weir | |
1991 | Theatresports | Impro comedy | Assembly Rooms Edinburgh Glasgow Mayfest | |
1991 | Spontaneous Combustion | Impro comedy | Chuckle Club, Gilded Balloon, Screaming BlueMurder | |
1990 | Hamlet Improvised | Gertrude/Ophelia | London International Mime Festival/Albany Empire, dir. Alan Marriott | |
1989 | Theatresports | Impro comedy | Donmar Warehouse Nica Burns |
Short Film
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Olly's World | Mrs Grandin | Martyn Warren | Short Film |
2010 | Iris | Iris | NFTS, dir. Rob Petit | Short Film |
Video
Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Jill Together | Gill | Steps Drama Learning & Development, dir. Danny O'Neil | |
2018 | ASDA Gender Video | Pam | Steps Drama Learning & Development, dir. Danny O'Neil | |
2016 | GSK Webcast Videos | Ann | GSK/React, dir. David Berman-Howarth | |
2012 | BP Responsible Leadership | Jane | Steps Drama Learning & Development/BP, dir. Sean Wilton | |
2010 | Pfizer Customer Relations | Head Pharmacist, Head of General Practice | Insight for Change | |
2007 | Grant Thornton Communication Skills | HR Manager | Fine Claret, dir. Media Reg Clarke |
Languages
Advanced: French
Accents
Advanced: American - Californian | American - General | American - New England | Australian | British | Canadian | Irish | Mid-Atlantic | New Zealand | Scottish | Standard US | UK - Cockney | UK - English | UK - N. Ireland | UK - Scottish | Welsh
Intermediate: American - New York | Eastern European | French | South African | UK - Liverpool | UK - Manchester | Yiddish
Circus & Horse
Intermediate: Clown | Impersonation
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general) | Stick Shift
Singing Range
C. Soprano | Soprano
Singing Styles
Advanced: Lip Sync
Intermediate: Blues | Contemporary | General | Musical | Opera | Show