Projects

Since graduating from Chelsea College of art in 2001 Victoria’s visual and performance art practice has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2009 her practice shifted from the gallery to the theatre.

‘Major Tom’ was shortlisted for a Total Theatre award and The Arches Brick award. It won an Argus Angel for artistic achievement and received rave reviews including 5 stars from The Times. Victoria went on to perform it over 160 times nationally and internationally including a 2 week run in New York.

‘Hair Peace’ was given 4 stars from The Scotsman and The Times at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With The Times naming Victoria as “one of the most charming independent performance artists in Britain”.

‘Ugly Chief’ was Victoria’s most ambitious show yet. Ugly Chief was a comedy based on true-life events, performed by a band of musicians, a real-life father and daughter and local brass bands. It premiered in London and received rave 4 and 5 star reviews across the run. Time Out called it “Fascinating, beautiful and utterly human”.

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Head Set

Shows

Selected as one of the best shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe by Time Out and The Times, Head Set is a theatre show that explores amateur stand-up comedy and how to make peace with our disordered and messy brains.

Ugly Chief

Shows

Ugly Chief is a comedy based on true events performed by a genuine father and daughter duo. Its a eulogy for a living soul, exploring the taboos around death.

Hair Peace

Shows

Hair Peace is a show by Victoria Melody, that takes the audience from the temples of India to the shopping malls of Russia, all for the origins of hair extensions.

Major Tom

Shows

Major Tom is the story of how an average 34-year-old became a beauty queen and how her unruly pet basset hound, Major Tom, became a championship show dog.

Northern Soul

Shows

Northern Soul is a one-woman show about Victoria Melody’s attempts at joining in… Journey from befriending Pigeon Fanciers to Northern Soul in strangers living rooms.

EVENTS

Lemonaid Response Unit

Events

The Lemonaid Response Unit comes from a collaboration between Victoria Melody and police officer, PC Mahmoud. The Lemonaid Response Unit is about visibility and giving the public a rare opportunity to speak to the human behind the uniform.

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Vic In A Bed

Everything Else

Originally commissioned by Hunt and Darton’s Radio Local, “Vic in a bed” sees artist Victoria Melody stay in a different B&B every night over the course of a week in Fleetwood.

Provenance – Making of the Battersea Arts Centre Bedrooms

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Victoria Melody explains her Provenance concept for the Battersea Arts Centre Bedrooms commission, where she decorated three rooms for artists in residence.