About
Molly Windust spent three years as a writer/performer in the Cambridge Footlights from 2019-2021. Since then she has written and performed two comedy plays and sketch shows at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Molly’s strong background in comedy combined with her training at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland makes her a skilled character actor with depth, range, and warmth in both comedic and dramatic roles.
Bio
Pronouns: She/Her
Height: 5’9″
Playing Age Range: 17-28
Nationality: British
Visa Status: UK citizen
Skills
Accents: RP, Australian, General American
Languages: English
Other: Sketch comedy writer and performer, improvisation, playwright, poet, screenwriter
Previous Qualifications: BA Human Social and Political Science, Cambridge University 2021
Theatre Credits
Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, directed by Marc Silberschatz
Clorinda and Grimsditch, Orlando, translated for the stage by Sarah Ruhl, Royal Concervatoire of Scotland, directed by Tal Schatsky
Marc Anthony, Julius Caesar sharing by William Shakespare, Shakespeare’s Globe 2025
Writer / Performer – There’s A Bit Of A Crab In My Flat by Molly Windust, Pleasance Theatre London 2025
Writer – Sandi Toksvig and the QI Elves: One Night Only, Drury Lane Theatre 2024
Writer / Performer – Mudfish: Half Past Midnight, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2023
Writer / Performer – Mudfish Work In Progress, Brighton Fringe 2023
Writer / Performer – Mudfish Work In Progress, Camden Fringe 2023
Writer / Performer – Mudfish: Might as Well Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Writer / Performer – Footlights Presents: Thinktank, ADC Theatre, 2020
Writer / Performer – Footlights Spring Revue 2021: Are You Sitting Comfortably?, ADC Theatre, 2020
Writer / Performer, Footlights Smokers – Weekly 2019-2021
Annie, The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, ACD Theatre 2020
TV/Film Credits
Writer/Performer – The Frog, The Fox, The Fish, The Finch and The Foal, Short Film by Molly Windust