You see now this is what we call a pantomime.

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Well I've always been interested in drama and theatre
and, but I've never really done much of

it. I didn't really have the opportunity,
'cause my school, the schools I went to

never did like, uh productions. The
serious Oxford drama was a bit too

daunting, as like a first time, starting
to get involved with drama and also I didn't

know how much I'd be able to balance my
time with my degree as well so OULES felt

like the perfect thing for me. You know
what that means, it's time to go

undercover. Oh, I love going undercover, I haven't done that in ages. Should we pick sides? 

Drama is not something that's like, we do a lot in
Poland, you have to really seek it out.

And I always wanted to do it, so I was like
'oh let's try it now.' So this is my first

time doing a show at all, which is
really fun. And I've ended up with quite

a fair role in it, so uh yeah, it's been
good. I wanted kind of like a, a chill in

to to drama at Oxford um and I've been
loving it ever since it's great. You

don't have to face rejection, 'cause anyone
that comes to auditions get a role, which is

really like reassuring I think. It can be
very low commitment uh if you want it to

be, like there's no pressure. And then for
crew you just fill out a Google form and

that's most of the time it's like 'okay,
yeah you've got it.' I think I had the

expectation coming here that all of the
drama like shows were really serious and

dark and intense and coming to OULES has
just been like really nice, comedic

reprieve from from all of that. So
I've, I've had a lot of fun with it.

Whatever my brother has been telling you,
it's a pack of lies. How dare you. This

fool allowed their best treasure map to
fall into the hands of an old crooked

captain in a pub one night. They're all
just really lovely, friendly, open people.

It's such a tight-knit community, but
it's a tight-knit community that accepts

everyone and sort of like invites
everyone in. I think you become a part of

it so quickly because we have so many
social events as well as just rehearsals,

which I think really helps sort of weld
together the cast and the crew and I

think by the end of each production you
become really close with these people.

And it is, we like to joke that it's sort
of like a cult: once you're in you never

get out 'cause you just keep these
friendships for the rest of your time at

Oxford, if not past that even. Give it a
go, it's the best decision I've ever made,

like most of my friends are from OULES
and yeah, you just build a really nice

community and yeah it's great. I felt
like such a part of a tight knit group from

the start, it's been really good fun. I
never at any point felt even remotely

sort of like nervous or worried about
anything that's going on, and even if I

was there were a whole group of like
people there to support you through

whatever it is that you know you might
be feeling a bit nervous about. So really,

honestly just go for it. Like you'll have
such a good time. It's definitely, it's

one of the best things that I've done
coming here, like in terms of like

extracurricular activities. It's been
great. You come here to make friends, mess

about a bit and and do some theatre. It's great, yeah.

 
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