Name: Lizzie Coad
Course: BSc (Hons) Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology
Year: 3rd
What made you choose to join the SAL Drama Society?
I’ve always been massively into acting, and I wanted to continue my hobby into University. I was too shy to join in 1st year, but since I joined in 2nd Year I’ve been having a blast making new friends and acting my heart out!
What’s the most challenging role you’ve ever played, and what did you learn from the experience?
I think it’s gotta be Elizabeth from the Frankenstein production we did with SAL. I’ve always been used to over-the-top characters who are easy to play up – even dour and emotionally expressive characters are easy for me – but I realised with Elizabeth that getting the nuance of a character juuuuuust right is probably the hardest thing for me. Subtlety is hard!
If you could act alongside any famous actor or actress, who would you choose and why?
It definitely used to be Helena Bonham Carter, because BOY can she act! But recently I’ve changed my tune and I’m picking Miriam Margolyes. She’s just got that classical actor in her – she takes her craft SO seriously, but has such fun with it! I just really admire her spirit and skill, and I’d be able to learn so much.
If your life was a drama production, what genre would it be and what would its title be?
I think it’d be called something like “Tears of Joy”. I’m a pretty happy person today, but I think it’d be interesting to explore my life leading up to now. I’d make it a musical, but half the score would be read like poetry instead, because it’s my favourite way to express who I am in the moment – It would definitely end up very dramatic!
If you could live in any fictional world, which one would it be and why?
Hahahahahahahaha Pokémon. Absolutely everyday Pokémon. As a Pokémon (like in Mystery Dungeon) or a human I really don’t care, I just wanna live in that world man.
If you could live in any fictional world, which one would it be and why?
- Let’s be real, the Pokémon world would be crazy cool. I don’t care if I’m a trainer, or if I’d landed in some Mystery Dungeon game, making friends with crazy magical animals and exploring the land to your hearts content? Infinite camping?? With cute and/or super cool creatures??? With exciting mysteries and lore???? C’mon, it’s got everything. Even if I wasn’t a protagonist, if I lived there I’d be thriving.
What's your favourite board game or video game, and what makes it so enjoyable for you?
Gotta be Terraria. I spend so much time on that game its ridiculous. Spending 30 hours of my life farming for Terraspark boots before Brain of Cthulhu? Ab-so-freaking-lutely! Casually killing horrific hell-beasts over and over to get money to wear cute little pixel outifts? You know me so well…
If you could have any superpower for a day, what would you choose and how would you use it?
The superpower to have a different superpower every hour. Then I could test them all out! :D
