Esther Hannaford is an Australian singer and actor who has performed major roles in musical theatre in Australia.
[3] Hannaford's early roles include And the World Goes 'Round at Chapel Off Chapel, Hair and Mame for The Production Company, Lisa in the Australasian tour of Mamma Mia!, multiple roles in Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank's Virgins in Melbourne and for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision, and as a vocalist for Australian and international tours of Burn the Floor.
She then originated the role of Ann Darrow in Global Creatures' big-budget musical King Kong at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne in 2013.
In 2014 and 2015, she performed in a revival of Nick Enright and Max Lambert's musical Miracle City at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney, The 3 Mikados with Colin Lane and David Collins for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It for The Production Company, and Skurry in Last Man Standing for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
In 2016, Hannaford played the leading role of Audrey in an Australian national tour of Little Shop of Horrors.