Alison Marie Quigan QSM (born 30th September 1952)[1] is a New Zealand actress, director and playwright.
[2] She has also written 12 plays, either as sole playwright or with writing partners Ross Gumbley and Lucy Schmidt.
[2] Quigan was the artistic director of Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North for 18 years from 1986 to 2004 where she directed over 60 plays.
[4] In an interview with Michele Hewitson from The New Zealand Herald, Quigan is described as "a little-known power house of influence".
Her daughter, actor Sarah Graham, made her Centrepoint Theatre debut in the 2009 production of Quigan's play Ladies for Hire.