Vanessa Harris

Vanessa Harris (?-) is a theatre producer.

Biography

Training

Vanessa was trained in Musical Theatre trained at The Waterfront Theatre School, and straight drama trained at The Cape Academy Of Dramatic Arts before performing both locally and internationally.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Vanessa Harris has been performing from a young age and has appeared in numerous productions such as The Rocky Horror Show, Fangs, Fusion, Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story and playing the part of Wendy in the pantomime Peter Pan. She spent six months performing in Asia with the touring cast of We Will Rock You – the Queen Musical.

Together with her husband, Ash Searle, they founded the theatre production company, Follow Spot Productions in 2008, and took over the management of the Kalk Bay Theatre in 2014. Performances include Love @ First Fight (2011), Face the Music (2012).

Vanessa played the leading lady in the movie Running Riot.