Hayden is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and has been working in the USA since completing his studies in 2014.

After performing as a dancer on the Disney Dream and sailing the Caribbean, Hayden’s first production back in his home town of Christchurch was as Kiki in Legally Blonde, The Musical (The Court Theatre).

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert will be his debut production with Showbiz Christchurch.

Other theatre credits include: All Shook Up (The Fireside Theatre) and Singin’ in the Rain (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina); Love Dings and Other Things and Disconnected (AMDA).