So that no one is under the impression that the cast currently consists of Rich Wareham only, I should introduce myself! I’m Laila, aka The Girl, aka the Laitron (increasingly often). 

I’m a bit littler than most of the cast in still being an undergraduate and I can’t therefore boast to have been a part of the Days of Yore and productions such as The Crystal Maze, nor am I a founding member of Improvised Comedy Ents. But I have done some other fun things!

Such as a hoste of plays/pantomimes with the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society, for whom I’ve written, directed and produced as well. In fact, this Michaelmas all Cambridge-bLailaased people can look forward to a CULES play written by myself and Hannah ‘Miss-Hannah-Price-at-the-piano’ Price . In addition to CULES I’ve written and directed a version Alice in Wonderland for my college drama society, acted among others in Troy: The Musical, The Diary of Anne Frank,  The Tale of Lancelot Sebastian von Ludendorff and Lady Windermere’s Fan (which, incidentally, you can listen to here) and did some other stuff to, I’m sure.  When joining Improvised Comedy Ents one inevitably suddenly stars in more shows than there are weeks in the term, quite the change from laboriously rehearsed plays, and I’ve been in more shows with ICE than I can off the top of my head count. The highlight was without a doubt Murder Most Improvised, last year’s Edinburgh show. I promise it’s not because of the bloody murders.

When taking a bit of time off from improv and theatre, I study Classics  and am therefore very much hoping the audience will come prepared with Classical suggestions. Especially of historical events with women in (they seem to be even more rare in history than they are in 1920s murder mysteries!).  I very much hope to be able to portray a Livia, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Helen of Troy, or a Medea in one of the shows. The real struggle though seems to be to get to play these women when certain male cast members get excited…  In my next post I might upload a picture of Tom as Florence Nightingale…!