Sarah: what do you do at Whitewater? I'm the Account Manager for Our Lasting Tribute.

And how long have you been here? Since May 2005.

Can you tell us a little about your background? I went to St Andrews University (long before Will's time – such a trend-setter) to study French. In the end, I decided to graduate in psychology, but not before spending an absolutely amazing year in Toulouse – in a purely studious capacity, obviously. Following France and Scotland, I decided to discover the East, heading out to Fukui – a rural area of western Japan – to teach English on the JET Programme. Two and a half years later, amid fears of turning too ‘kawaii’, I returned to the UK to pursue a dream of starring in Les Misérables. So I joined the Japanese Embassy in London as a Research Assistant in the Economics Section. (And went to musical theatre school in the evening.) A year later, I decided to audition for ‘proper’ drama school and won a place at LAMDA – following in the esteemed footsteps of David Suchet and Harriet Walter. Upon graduating, I wondered if I was really cut out to be a thesp (had enjoyed the singing and dancing far too much to be taken seriously) and took some time out to pursue other career options. A desire to ‘help other people’ led me to the doors of Whitewater last year, where I now work on the Our Lasting Tribute team, which helps to ease my altruistic conscience.

We know how busy you are Sarah – thanks for agreeing to this short, but revealing interview!