NIA WILLIAMS
Welcome to my website!
I'm a freelance musician and writer based in Oxford, UK.
NEWS & REVIEWS 2025—2026
Tickets are on sale now for the Oxford debut of EVANGELINE, a musical featuring Guy Brigg as the Divine Ms E — and everyone else — in this tale of a showbiz survivor. At the Burton-Taylor Studio 15—17 April — and heading for the Brighton Fringe for a week at The Lantern Theatre, 4—8 May (tickets on sale soon).
It's been a busy year for my theatre company THREE CHAIRS & A HAT:
Semi-final places for our animated musicals LADY M and PETER — Trouble, in the GLASGOW FILM AWARDS; and another semi-final for PETER — Trouble, in the MELBOURNE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL.
The release of Foundations, a brand new episode of PETER, which traces the life of the eccentric tsar.
We've also been preparing for a new staging of our musical MRS PACK, with some gorgeous new publicity images by Hannah Veale Photography and Libby Holcroft Design.
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. The winter term is well underway, exploring ENB's wonderful productions of Martha Graham's Errand Into The Maze, and Alvin Ailey's gospel-inspired ballet Revelations, as well as a festive sprinking of The Nutcracker Suite.
MuMo is also staging public workshops at the major Oxford museums, inspired by their collections, and planning a music video to be filmed at the Natural History museums. See our website for further details.
Following MuMo's performance as part of the nationwide 2025 Let's Dance initiative fronted by broadcasting legend Angela Rippon, we're already looking forward to taking part in the 2026 Let's Dance event at the Old Fire Station in Oxford.
Accompanying/MDing
My work as a pianist and occasional MD involves a variety of styles and events, and this year has been no exception, with two quirky cabarets, an inspiring concert in aid of MIND, two Mozart operas for Opera Anywhere, The Great British Bake-Off Musical for Mac Productions, Everybody's Talking About Jamie for Musical Youth Company Oxford, and the first rehearsal for an exciting production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame for OffBook.
Still to come this year are a double bill of Trial By Jury and Amahl & The Night Visitors, rehearsals for MYCO's 2026 production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and a Christmas concert in the Cotswolds.
I've also been accompanying some brave instrumentalists in their diploma and grade exams, with glorious music by Beethoven, Elgar and others.