Early Years

Chelsea started playing piano at the age of five. By the time she was in high school she was musically directing and playing piano for amateur shows that members of her family were either performing in, directing or producing. During her Bachelor of Music Theatre studies at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (W.A.A.P.A. 1992-1994), Chelsea accompanied her fellow colleagues including Hugh Jackman at their end of year performance show and was the classical accompanist for the West Australian Conservatorium's production of Trial By Jury. During the late 90's Chelsea toured extensively playing for global corporate group, The Three Waiters. 1999-2001 saw Chelsea working up her cabaret chops as she booked, produced, hosted, accompanied and performed at Sydney cabaret and jazz venue, Side On Cafe.
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London Fashion Week 2009 with husband - Producer and Musician James Roche

London Piano Bar
​2004-2008

For four years Plumley entertained royalty, celebrities and politicians in London’s most exclusive piano bars including The Ritz, The Millennium Mayfair, The Churchill, The Montague, The Dorchester, The Park Hyatt, The Intercontinental, The Rubens Hotel & The Milestone.
She performed her unique comedic cabaret at the behest of renowned peer, Lord Kirkham, Australian businessman Alan Bond, The Australia Day Foundation and London Fashion Week.
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Cast of Thomas and the Hidden Treasure

Musical Director

Chelsea returned to Australian in 2008 to musically direct the Victorian College of the Arts (V.C.A.) production of The Boy From Oz. She has since musically directed four productions of Thomas the Tank Engine and the Hidden Treasure with seasons in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and Melbourne. Chelsea is also a much sought-after choir director and has worked for many years with Vicky Jacobs' Glee Club based at the Butterfly Club in Melbourne. Additionally, she has run semesters of the Glee course at Melbourne University. 
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2012 Channel Ten's I Will Survive - The Breakaways in Coober Pedy

Cabarets/Talk Variety Show & TV

Chelsea was a guest coach and accompanist on Channel Ten's talent quest program I Will Survive. In 2016, she launched her talk variety show, Follow Spot, in which she interviewed Australia's top musical theatre artists, played games and accompanied their unplugged performances.
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