[1] Mellor has had a multi-disciplinary practice, having also worked as a writer, adapter, set designer, translator, producer, and stage manager.
[3] Mellor has directed a wide rage of performance from opera to dance and film, and held multiple artistic directorships during his career.
Mellor returned to NIDA as Director in 2005, succeeding John Clark after his nearly forty years in the role.
[9] He was then Dean of the Performing Arts Schools at Lasalle in Singapore where he designed a new program bringing together the best European and Asian training.
[citation needed] Mellor continues his teaching work as a visiting professor to arts colleges in Mongolia, China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and India.