Leila Birch

Leila attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, studied Shakespeare at R.A.D.A and drama at Yale University.

Leila has appeared on stage as “Feste” in “Twelfth Night” (Vanbrugh Theatre), “Rachel” in “Perfect Wedding”,  (National tour), “Elizabeth” in “Taking Steps”, (Durham), “Bianca” in “The Taming Of The Shrew” at Stafford Castle and “Julia Simmons” in “A Murder Is Announced” (National tour). She has also been featured in several pantomimes including “Snow White” in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Princess Poppy” in “Puss in Boots” at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing, “Dick Whittington” in Southsea as “Fairy Bowbells”, “Aladdin” in Torquay as the “Princess”,  and  the title role of “Cinderella” in Canterbury.

This Year Leila was invited by the University of Kentucky as a representative of Youth Support Charity to create a specific Drama workshop to raise awareness of teen suicide and prevention in the U.S. State with the second highest rate.

Leila has recently been introducing children as young as two to the work of William Shakespeare and was asked by the BBC to teach and advise in their programme of the record breaking Shakespeare festival “One night of Shakespeare”.