Katie Giles
Biography
Katie-Louise Giles is a second year English student who has veered horrendously off course into the arms of PA. Which is strange, as she started her university career thinking she was honestly going to get some work done and read a lot of fun books. She can often be found in the company of Ben Walker, and their more or less joining at the hip has earned them more than a few funny looks in the past.
Having started her PA career pretending to be both a French woman and an easily distracted factory worker in ComedySoc's 2014 "acid trip" of a show The Case of the Film Genre Killer, Katie then had her post-show blues exploited by her fellow cast member Joe Hand, who was directing HMS Pinafore 2015 at the time. Joe's heartless pragmatism (he needed more altos for the Sisters, Cousins and Aunts chorus) paid off, as she went on to be the world's most cult-orientated fresher possible when she boarded H.M.S Pinafore in February 2015. She was seduced by the opportunity to be a Victorian lady, bob and repeat her status endlessly, even going as far as to buy the DVD of LOpSoc's performance of The Pirates of Penzance 2014 - a show which happened before she even came to university and thus she wasn't even in. In her words, "It's still a good show, who cares". Such commitment to the society earned her the title of LOpSoc's "Biggest Fan", a title which can now only be relinquished in the event of her death in a duel with another worthy foe.
In August 2015, she joined the Fairy Chorus for the 2015 Harrogate run of Iolanthe, becoming a punk rock fairy who doesn't play by the rules (unless the Fairy King tells her to). She then threw herself fully into the role of Shaindel and also Grumpiest Yiddish Peasant in the Land in LOpSoc's 2016 show, Fiddler on the Roof. She is uncertain of how she managed to convince the prod team that she is a natural mother, with the baby face that she has. (She is not complaining, she will do anything for more attention). To be honest, she only joined to get a chance to club Ben into the dust, the honour bestowed on Barnaby Wilson.
She now looks ahead to going back to her roots as a swooning, sighing Victorian as Giulia in LOpSoc's summer show for 2016, The Gondoliers, fawning over poor unfortunate Jamie Hizzett. He really doesn't deserve this psychological scarring, but is going to get it anyway due to the return of Joe Hand with his new partner in crime Owen Perring as director and overlord of all.
Major Achievements
- Has managed to convince more or less everybody in every show she's been in that she's dating Ben Walker. She isn't, and never has been.
- Was responsible for the psychological destruction of Joe Hand at the 2015 Bunfight.
- Produced enough static electricity with one hand fan during the run of HMS Pinafore to power all university buildings on Highfield for three days.
- Best damn cake maker in the business.
- Madame President of the Alto Revolution
- Harbours a great love for William Shakespeare and Diet Coke - in fact, she likes this combination more than anyone else in the world.
Past Shows
| Show | Role |
|---|---|
| The Gondoliers 2016 | Giulia |
| Fiddler on the Roof 2016 | Shaindel |
| Iolanthe 2015 (Harrogate) | Fairy Chorus |
| H.M.S. Pinafore 2015 | SCA Chorus |