Melbourne
Sophia Higgs
She/Her
- Height
- 168 cm
- Hair
- Brown
- Eyes
- Green
- Voice
- Mezzo Soprano
About
Sophia Higgs (she/her) is a Melbourne-based performer originally from Sydney. Prior to completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Sophia completed a Diploma of Music Theatre at both the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and Brent Street. At the VCA, Sophia is the proud recipient of The Ron and Margaret Dobell Foundation Industry Award and the Dr Richard Simmie Award for Music Theatre. Her third-year VCA credits include Paulette Bonafonté in ‘Legally Blonde’ (dir. Jason Langley) and Alice in ‘A Little Touch of Chaos’ (dir. Roger Hodgman). Outside of performing, Sophia is a proud daughter to her beautiful parents, an avid reader, and will bake you a cake at the drop of a hat.
Experience
- 2026
Legally Blonde
Paulette · VCA, dir. Jason Langley
- 2026
A Little Touch of Chaos
Alice · VCA, dir. Roger Hodgman
- 2026
Morning Melodies
Soloist · VCA/Hamer Hall, dir. Jayde Kirchert
- 2025
The Drowsy Chaperone
Ensemble · VCA, dir. Alister Smith
- 2025
Titanic
Pitman/Latimer · VCA, dir. Tyran Parke
- 2025
Australian Music Theatre Festival
Soloist · VCA, dir. Tyran Parke
- 2025
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Some Enchanted Evening
Ensemble/Featured Actor · TSO/VCA, dir. Guy Noble
- 2023
Lucky Stiff
Annabel · WAAPA, dir. Tyler Jacob Jones
- 2022
The Prom
Alyssa Greene Understudy/Ensemble · Brent Street, dir. Mark Hill
- 2022
Kiss Me, Kate
Hattie · Brent Street, dir. Veronica Beattie George
Headshots
Skills & training
Special skills
- Singing
- Dancing
- Acting
- Comedy Performer
- Character Actress
- Intermediate Piano
- Ukulele
- Disability Support Worker
- Children's Teacher
Accents
- Australian
- Standard American
- Boston
- Standard British
- Aristocratic
- Conservative RP
- Irish
- French
Languages
- English
- Intermediate French
Training
2026 - 2024 VCA BFA Music Theatre 2023 WAAPA Diploma of Music Theatre 2022 Brent Street Diploma of Music Theatre 2021-2020 Sydney Theatre Company Young Wharfies 2019 Sydney Theatre Company Work Experience
Appearance & measurements
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Hair length
- Medium
- Waist
- 69 cm
- Hips
- 97 cm
- Bust / chest
- 86 cm
- Shoe size
- 6.5
- Dress size
- 8