Can you tell us something about your upcoming stage work, Noises Off ? This farce is about a third-class drama group with lousy actors and actresses who have been given limited time to rehearse for a performance. Being at odds with one another, there is absolute chaos on the stage.
My role is that of a 'gossiping bitch' who seems quiet smooth on the surface. She is pleasant and nice in front of people, but loves to speak ill of them once they turn their backs.
Ironically, she is also an actress and plays a well-educated lady, Mrs White, in this drama within a drama.
I saw this play in my first year at the Academy for Performing Arts (APA), when it was staged by a British drama group. Good co-ordination was needed because they performed in a simulated two-storey structure.
Did your role in this comedy present a big challenge? Playing a comic character is very difficult as you have to skilfully manipulate the audience to laugh at your antics and then cry the next moment. You're doomed if there's no response. I was so scared when I got the script. But from experience, I know that everything will turn out smoothly. So I don't worry too much.
I will try to create some verbal and facial expressions and idiosyncratic gestures that sound and look funny. We'll figure it out together through interaction with each other on the stage during rehearsals. We always inspire each other and improvise to get what we want.