LOCAL resident Andy Dolling and her daughter Charli came to Jamieson to live in 2017.
On top of running the successful Mansfield hair salon 'Davon’s', Andy has been involved with musical theatre working in Wigs, Hair and Makeup (WHAM) for 30 years.
She has had an extraordinary career and is dedicated to making the stars on stage look as magnificent as possible.
Her talent has educated the backstage crew of top international productions in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Spain, and New Zealand.
She has worked for countless productions including Phantom of the Opera, Singing in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Rent, Annie, Moulin Rouge, and Tina the Musical in Sydney.
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Over the last couple of years, Andy has worked in Japan for five weeks overseeing and mentoring a talented Tokyo team responsible for the wigs, hair and make-up along with show design on Moulin Rouge.
This followed on from an earlier five week stint in Korea, in the same role, also on Moulin Rouge.
With show design a crucial element to the production, Andy was responsible for training her team to replicate the exact look of each wig for each and every performance, to maintain that consistency.
She also worked closely with the artistic crew on Moulin Rouge throughout the Melbourne and Sydney season, a demanding 12 month commitment.
And most recently, Andy worked for Tina the Musical in Sydney, a production which required 198 wigs.
There were many costume and wig changes in this amazing production, each wig was an intricate art form, each hair was hooked and knotted to a fine net then coloured and styled into the appropriate shape to fit the performer.
The production of Tina the Musical in Sydney was a fabulous success.
On top of these endeavours, Andy has always had a connection to the region, creating beautiful hair styles and creative make-up in her own salons over the years.
She also ran the Top End Café on High Street in Mansfield.
It’s these hospitality credentials that will be coming to the forefront in her latest endeavour.
With the recent proprietorship of the Jamieson General Store, Andy moved very quickly and altered the look of the store and expanded the variety of products on offer.
By moving refrigerator storage to the rear of the store, she has created a soft, cosy seating option for clients to enjoy fabulous coffees and gourmet delights - all cooked with a great deal of creative passion.
Andy moved the camping and fishing gear to the service station and is enjoying her first weeks in her new ‘theatre’.
The Jamieson community wishes her well.
