Above: Fd Performance student Katie Milner
After studying for A Levels at Skipton Girls High School Katie Milner began her Foundation Degree in Performance, at Craven College.
After studying for only a few weeks and on the recommendation of a fellow student Katie auditioned for and won a role in Bunker 13 at Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield, from the 21st to the 31st of October. Bunker 13 was a Halloween experience of terror, fear and panic using multiple live actors, detailed sets, special effects, lighting, sounds and psychological fear designed to take visitors on a journey into a forgotten Cold War facility where anything could and did happen. Katie is booked to do more scare attractions in the new year.
Katie says:
“I loved doing Bunker 13 – something I had never experienced before. Over the 11 day run, Bunker 13 attracted over 6000 people and it has been shortlisted for 2 'Screamie Awards'. Whilst in the attraction, we were able to adapt to the public's reaction and work out different ways of scaring them. For instance, sometimes I would crawl out of the bath to give them a startle scare, other times I would just slowly follow them out of 'the washroom where I was, to really make them feel uncomfortable. In other words, if people came through more than once - which sometimes they did - they would witness a different performance each time and hopefully still be scared.
I also didn’t know what to expect when I started the Foundation Degrece in Performance course but found the content broader than I expected and really enjoyable working with new people from the industry. I have also able to continue living and working in Gargrave which is a real bonus."
