Alison Steadman Plessey, an electronics firm. Steadman was educated at Childwall Valley High School for Girls, a state grammar school in the Liverpool suburb of Childwall, followed by East 15 Acting School, to which she secured a place in the autumn of 1966 and where she met Mike Leigh during her second year. Having left the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, Steadman worked in various regional repertory theatres, starting at Lincoln in 1968, where her first role was that of the seductive schoolgirl Sandy in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". She created the role of the monstrous Beverly in
Oli Steadman in 2014 with Stornoway's touring trumpet player Thomas Hodgson. Steadman has been endorsed by Aria Bass Guitars since 2015. Oli Steadman Oliver "Oli" Steadman is a British-South African multi-instrumentalist. Steadman was a founding member of Stornoway. Studying sound engineering while on the road with Stornoway, Steadman developed a reputation as a studio producer and live sound director, while managing & mentoring local musicians including Willie J Healey and Balloon Ascents/NEVERLND. Steadman founded Count Drachma in 2013, with whom he still sometimes performs. Count Drachma were invited to play at festivals from WOMAD to WOOD to Festival N°6, co-headlined London's Southbank