 In 2009, she performed as Polly Brown in "The Boyfriend" for The Production Company, and in new Australian musicals "Metro Street" for the State Theatre Company of South Australia and "Once We Lived Here" at fortyfivedownstairs.She also performed with independent theatre company Four Larks in "Orpheus" and "The Plague Dances" (with Malthouse Theatre).Hannaford received wide recognition as Penny Pingleton in the original Australian production of "Hairspray" in 2011.