Kat Griffiths matriculated at Gonville & Caius in 2008 to read English. Alongisde many stage roles she wrote for the 24hr Plays and her first script, The Cure, won critical acclaim at the Edinburgh festival this year. Her latest venture, Fierce, opens at the ADC on 23rd November.

 

What's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to you?

"I only want sons, but if I accidentally have a daughter, I want her to be just like you."

Worst public moment?

I once walked into a silent classroom and remarked "God, who died?!"...somebody had died.

What would your magic power be?

Driving responsibly. It's just too exciting - I might take a sedative before my next test.

What's the last thing you saw (theatre, cinema, TV...)?

I saw Nikki Moss' Dandelion Heart at the ADC - totally beautiful and charming.

What are you reading at the moment?

I'm not one for finishing books, so I suppose I'm still reading everything I've ever started...about four titles in total.

Guiltiest pleasure?

Enjoying church.

Favourite Cambridge haunt?

This derelict stone structure that sits pretty, far up the river, and houses my very cold picnics.

Fondest memory of studenthood?

Dancing home in the snow, all dragged up with my friend Adam complaining about how painful stiletto heals are, and finding King's choir - also drunk - singing Christmas carols ON THE GRASS.

What would be served at your dream dinner party and who would you invite?

Really crusty bread, really salty butter, and red wine, with...Icarus?! Yeah Icarus, he's been on my mind lately.

Tell us a joke.

A girl walks into the job centre (maybe she's me) - well she doesn't quite walk into the job centre, she thinks very hard about looking at their website but then before she finds a computer somebody tells her signing on for the dole will take several forms - very dull - she decides to write a play instead - but then finds that doing so also involves holding interviews and auditions and sending emails and the like - very dull - she ignores this - in the next three weeks she must write, direct, design and build, and finally act the play. Alone. Well she finds it funny anyway.

'FIERCE' is the Week 7 lateshow at the ADC, 23rd-26th November.