UNA FAITHFULL - "Carla Pepperbloom"

Una is Chairman of the Forest Jubilee Theatre. Her early credits include a Hong Kong production of Annie Get Your Gun, An Inspector Calls (with the Twickenham Players) and Robin Hood in Babes in the Wood (with the Sunbury Players). She then had leading roles in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings, And A Nightingale Sang… and The Acrrington Pals (with The Runnymede Players). One of her most successful roles was playing the female demon lion in the Japanese production Akumo No Shishi Demon Lion which one first prize in the Maidenhead Festival. Una was a member of Cranbourne Amateur Dramatic Society (CADS) from 1995 until recently and has taken part in a number of productions: Dandini in Cinderella, Vanessa in Kindly Keep it Covered, Julia in A Murder is Announced and more recently as a butler with 'many parts' in The Farndale Avenue Housing Association's Townswomen's Guild Murder Mystery Play. She is perhaps best known for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion which proved one of Una's biggest and most successful challenges. Una thrives on challenges and each part she plays becomes more and more difficult. She says she gives 100% in whatever she does and is totally committed to amateur theatre. Una recently made her debut as a Director with CADS in Murder is Announced. She found this much more challenging than acting but still very rewarding and is now very keen to direct more varied productions. Una says playing Carla Pepperbloom will certainly stretch her acting ability, not to mention her make-up(!) but she is looking forward to it. Last but not least, Comic Potential all began from a discussion with Una and the Mayor of Bracknell Forest and as usual Una took up the challenge. So here we are today with 6 Bracknell Forest amateur drama groups all working together in one major production on a professional stage to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. She thanks all the groups for working with her to make this dream come true and to ensure this event is one of the most successful events for local amateur theatre in the area.