Allison is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). She has since studied and performed with Liesa Shelton, Richard Murphet and Laura Sheedy (SITI)whilst working with companies such as The Adult Youth of Today and Fractured Femur. Allison is a professional freelance writer within the arts industry, and she can be heard on radio from time to time singing in the band The Answering Belles.