Yolanda Mercy
actor
Yolanda Mercy is a British actress and playwright of Nigerian descent. In addition to her work as a writer and performer, she leads theatre workshops and mentors young artists.
She is currently an Associate Artist at Ovalhouse (previously resident at the Almeida Theatre and the Roundhouse), a Visiting Lecturer for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and a trustee with the National Youth Arts Trust.
She has developed and toured with two solo shows, On The Edge of Me and Quarter Life Crisis. Quarter Life Crisis ran at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, with support from Underbelly and their Underbelly Untapped programme.
Mercy is also a 2017 social ambassador for international ticketing platform TodayTix.
Biography
Mercy was born in London to Nigerian parents.
She trained at the Royal Academy of Dance, where she studied ballet, and at the National Youth Theatre. She then attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (where she obtained a BA Hons in Dance Theatre), and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (where she obtained a PGCert in Applied Theatre With Young People). Since then, she has performed and presented shows at several well-known British venues, including the Lyric Hammersmith, Battersea Arts Centre, Shakespeare's Globe, and the Almeida Theatre.
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