Articles by Carly Brown

Happiness Research Institute’s Meik Wiking Talks Social Media, Hygge and Mindfulness

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh
8th Sep, 2017

Meik Wiking is the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of The Little Book of Hygge.

Kirsty Law, Kirsty Logan and Esther Swift Don’t Want Fairytale Weddings

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh
4th Sep, 2017

Songmaker Kirsty Law, author Kirsty Logan and harpist Esther Swift came together at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to perform their dark fairytale reimagining, Lord Fox.

Calais Jungle Volunteer Matt Abbott Challenges Liberal Attitudes to Brexit

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
28th Aug, 2017

In his Fringe show Two Little Ducks, UK spoken-word artist and activist Matt Abbott uses poetry to explore contemporary politics.

Graeme Macrae Burnet Responds to the Lyceum’s Staging of His Bloody Project

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh
28th Aug, 2017

Graeme Macrae Burnet’s literary thriller, His Bloody Project, explores a brutal triple murder in the Scottish Highlands in 1869 through a variety of different, at times conflicti...

‘Teen books will always be the most important books’ – Geek Girl’s Holly Smale

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2017

Holly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, a teen book series that follows the comic adventures of a high-school girl turned high-fashion model.

‘What I like about Edinburgh audiences is that they’re up for adventure’ – Meow Meow

Meow Meow is an international actress, singer, and dancer.

Leyla Josephine’s Collision of Theatre and Spoken-word Poetry

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2017

Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow.

Rona Munro on Writing The James Plays: 'I was working on them all simultaneously'

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh
13th Feb, 2016

Rona Munro is an award-winning Scottish writer for theatre, television and radio.

The Paula Varjack Three Minute Interview

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
29th Aug, 2015

Paula Varjack is a writer, filmmaker and performance maker.

‘My first foray into the world of drama’ - Spoken-Word Legend Luke Wright

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
28th Aug, 2015

Luke Wright is a British poet, performer and broadcaster.

The Hannah Chutzpah Three Minute Interview

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2015

Hannah Chutzpah is a performance poet, writer and activist.

‘What would happen if we take happiness seriously?’ - Agnes Török, If You’re Happy and You Know It – Take This Survey

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2015

Agnes Török is a Swedish spoken-word performer, poetry events organizer and part of Loud Poets.

‘If you suddenly slip into singing, it makes everybody sit up and listen.’ - Jemima Foxtrot’s Melody

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2015

Jemima Foxtrot is an award-shortlisted performance poet who fuses spoken word and song in her Fringe show, Melody.

'Behind the scenes, everyone was falling apart' - Jenny Lindsay on Scottish Independence, Ire & Salt

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2015

Jenny Lindsay is a poet, performer and promoter of spoken word in Scotland.

'It’s so violent what we’ve done to her book' - Annie Ryan's Adaptation of A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing

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Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2015

Annie Ryan is the founder and Artistic Director of The Corn Exchange.

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