[2] Finley has notably played Fiona in Blondel at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington London and Serena in Fame on a UK national tour.
This was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian to find someone to play Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music.
"[3] In early 2007, straight from Blondel, Finley landed the part of Serena in Fame on a UK national tour.
Ian Pearce, who reviewed the show for the BBC, said, "The first thing that strikes you is the quality of the live band and the sheer exuberance of the dancing... a strong performance comes from Abi Finley as the somewhat dowdy Serena.
During December 2011 and January 2012, Finley will be appearing in the German production of the tribal-rock musical Hair, in which she plays ensemble and covers the lead role of Sheila.
[citation needed] Her talent shone from a very early age when she starred in virtually every production that her high school in Manchester, King David Yavneh, put on.
From there she went on to study for a degree in English and Drama at the University of Leeds, and her course led to her landing the title role in Calamity Jane and Annie in Oklahoma!.
She then studied for a master's degree at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where she appeared in productions including A Winter's Tale (as Paulina) and Grease (as Rizzo).