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A personal tribute to John Hein, publisher of ScotsGay and SGFringe
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- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Dec, 2020
Broadway Baby publisher Pete Shaw pays tribute to John Hein, publisher of ScotsGay and SGFringe who passed away on the 23rd December 2020.
Registration Opens for Brighton Fringe 2021
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- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 25th Dec, 2020
With the setbacks of 2020 (hopefully) behind us, Brighton Fringe is accepting applications for their 2021 festival. Running 7 May - 6 June, registration close on 19 February, 2021
What to Watch in Brighton this Christmas
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- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 7th Dec, 2020
As Brighton and Hove leaves lockdown and enters Tier 2, socially distanced live performances are back on the cards.
Virtual Dance: Taiwan Season 2020
- Feature
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2020
From August 4 to 28, the Taiwan Season will be presenting Online Symposium: ‘Connecting with Taiwan’.
Creating A Virtual Space At The Fringe
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2020
‘One Festival, Three Weeks, Eighty Shows‘ - theSpaceUK
Army Launches Fringe Offensive
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- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Jul, 2020
Out of adversity comes opportunity.A great programme of workshops, shows, screenings, readings and discussions.
The Show Goes On: Sean Mathias to direct Ian McKellen in Hamlet at Theatre Royal Windsor
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- Levi Bailey
- UK Regional & Tours
- 26th Jun, 2020
A new production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by Sean Mathias with Ian McKellen in an age-blind interpretation of the young Prince, will go into rehearsals on Monday 29 June...
Four Shows Fly Out From the Wings
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- Richard Beck
- West End
- 10th Jun, 2020
The frozen theatre wasteland of COVID-19 is likely to take a long time to thaw, but there are signs of melting as companies find innovative ways to compensate for the lack of live ...
Ramin Karimloo sets challenge for Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 20th Apr, 2020
West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo, the youngest ever Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, has challenged The Showstoppers to compose a musical theatre song in just 24 hours...
West End star Siobhan Dillon to release new album
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 20th Apr, 2020
Siobhan Dillon, last seen in the West End and on Broadway alongside Glenn Close in “Sunset Boulevard”, is to release her stunning new album, “Siobhan Dillon - One Voice”, i...
Post Covid-19: What Now?
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- Elanor Parker
- Online
- 15th Apr, 2020
Since the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis has caused the world to shut down, the theatre industry has gone dark, at least at first sight.
Experience the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from your Sofa
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- Nicholas Abrams
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Apr, 2020
If you can't go to the Edinburgh Fringe, let the Edinburgh Fringe come to you with a selection of Fringe shows available to watch online.
Edinburgh Fringe Cancelled
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- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Apr, 2020
Fringe Chief Shona McCarthy announces that the festival will not go ahead in 2020.
Tips for artists streaming Coronavirus Cabaret
Step up those artists on the sharp end of a cancelled diary who are taking to Facebook Live, Instagram and any one of the other platforms that allow punters to tune into your talen...
Brighton Fringe postponed until September/October 2020
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- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 18th Mar, 2020
The Brighton Fringe, the largest arts festival in England today announced the event this year will be postponed until September/October 2020
Sell-out Silence Of Snow adds additional performance at Greenwich Theatre
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- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 4th Feb, 2020
With the special fundraising performance of Mark Farrelly’s The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton now sold out at Greenwich Theatre on 21 February, the venue have a...
GDPR Statement
You have probably seen an awful lot about GDPR coming from all angles recently and although I’ve no desire to add more white noise to the conversation, in the spirit of compliance this article sets out what Broadway Baby is doing about this new EU regulation to protect your data.
How To Write A Press Release
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- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Apr, 2018
Writing a press release that a journalist will use is a skill even experienced PRs can get wrong. Broadway Baby publisher, Pete Shaw, has been a journalist for over 30 years and can give you some pointers to getting it right.
How To Sell Your Show At The Edinburgh Fringe
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- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Apr, 2018
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at a fringe festival such as Edinburgh with tips on budgets, creating a press release, social media and branding.
How To Get Broadway Baby To Review Your Show
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- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 16th Mar, 2018
Some years ago I wrote an article about the best strategies for getting Broadway Baby to review your show. Today I’m updating that because technology has taken over to the point where old school wisdom no longer applies.
Commonwealth Week at Westminster Abbey
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 16th Jan, 2018
Visit Westminster Abbey this half term and celebrate the Commonwealth during a week of special events for families.
Kinky Boots celebrates its 1000th performance
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 16th Jan, 2018
Olivier award-winning Kinky Boots celebrates its 1000th performance and has now welcomed over 1,000,000 customers in the West End.
Sweet Venues expands for Brighton Fringe 2018
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- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 2nd Jan, 2018
As one of the heavy hitters at Brighton Fringe, Sweet Venues have announced they doubling their number of spaces in 2018 with two new venues. Looking to build on an already strong reputation in Brighton, it's an interesting move allowing Sweet to gain further ground.
Bryan Ferry at the London Paladium
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 26th Dec, 2017
Former Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry heads to the London Palladium for one night only in May 2018.
An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 26th Dec, 2017
The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home.
Chicago returns to the West End in March 2018. Tickets onsale tomorrow.
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 19th Dec, 2017
The world’s longest running American musical, the multi award-winning Chicago, returns to London’s West End after a 5½ year absence. Following a successful UK and international tour, Chicago will be transferring into London, with performances at the Phoenix Theatre from Monday 26 March 2018...
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
The King And I - On Sale Now
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 17th Nov, 2017
Tipped to be London’s theatrical event of 2018, the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I comes to London's iconic Palladium in Spring 2018.
Matilda the Musical announces extension until February 2019
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 15th Nov, 2017
Booking for Matilda has been extended until 19th February 2019.
Save up to 72% on the Mane Chance Charity Gala with Ronan Keating
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 15th Nov, 2017
Get last minute tickets to see Ronan Keating in the Mane Chance West End Charity Gala Spectacular at up to 72% off.
Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret at The Barbican Theatre
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 15th Nov, 2017
Barry Humphries is our masterfully seasoned emcee and cabaret diva Meow Meow our chanteuse in this risqué, sophisticated and seductive tribute to the jazz-infused music of the Weimar Republic.
The Christmasaurus at the Eventim Apollo
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 15th Nov, 2017
The debut novel from McFly star and bestselling children's author Tom Fletcher The Christmasaurus comes to the London stage for a special Christmas spectacular in December.
Murder in the West End!
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 4th Oct, 2017
There’s Murder in the West End this Halloween as an ancient curse turns cast members of London’s leading shows into method-acting murderers! The curtain has fallen on unsuspecting cast, crew and front of house, meeting their maker in ghoulish fashion...
48 Hour Priority Sale for Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone in Company
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 22nd Sep, 2017
Sondheim’s musical comes to the West End starring Rosalie Craig and Patti LuPone at the Gielgud Theatre for a strictly limited season next year, and you can get your hand on tickets in our 48-hour priority sale from 3pm today.
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical tickets on sale from 12pm today
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 22nd Sep, 2017
Tickets go on sale at 12pm today for the world premiere of TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, which opens at London's Aldwych next Spring.
First images of Le Grand Mort with Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce
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- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 18th Sep, 2017
Rehearsal photos released of Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce in the world première of the two-handed black comedy, Le Grand Mort.
Star Inflation is Real
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- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Sep, 2017
Mutterings about star ratings are as much a part of the Fringe as plastic pint glasses. Some people think critics are too generous, some people too harsh (mainly about their own shows), and others think star ratings should be abolished altogether...
All We Ever Wanted Was A Bobby - Hull's Middle Child is a Winner
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- Bennett Bonci
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2017
The second Bobby of EdFringe 2017 has been scooped by Middle Child for All We Ever Wanted Was Everything. Broadway Baby's Editor, Bennett Bonci surprised the company after their show yesterday to present the trophy.
Laura Albert & Susie Orbach Attempt Live Therapy at the Book Festival
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- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 25th Aug, 2017
In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop. At this year’s Book Festival, Laura Albert attempted a therapy session with psychotherapist Susie Orbach in front of a live audience, talking about her eating disorder, relationship with her son, and the power of her pseudonym...
Summerhall’s [email protected]: An Affront to the Arts or an Ambitious Alliance?
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- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2017
The Army has set up camp for the first time at the Fringe and is stationed with Summerhall in its own premises. The move is not without its critics, but its contribution to the Fringe is welcomed by many...
The Edinburgh Cocktail Festival is this Year’s New Kid on the Block
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- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh
- 24th Aug, 2017
Back in 1947 the founders of the Edinburgh International Festival could hardly have imagined what their legacy would be. Over the years their inspiration has not only spawned the Fringe but a host of claimants to International Festival status: Film (1947); Television (1976); Book (1983); Science (1988); Children’s (1990); Storytelling (1990); Internet (1999) and Marketing (2010)...
A Woman’s Place is on the Fringe…
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- Fay Roberts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2017
As we celebrate 70 years of Edinburgh Fringe defiance, Fay Roberts suggests that more work is needed to make it truly open access for everyone.
The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices
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- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events, and festivals’...
Pete Shaw: Is PR Worth the Money?
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- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2017
Earlier this month I saw an amusing post on Twitter from Garrett Millerick who decided not to drop £2K on an EdFringe PR and instead buy a top-of-the-range flatscreen TV instead. He then proceeded to staple reviews of the telly from the likes of What HiFi? to his flyers...
7 Ways to Escape the Fringe
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- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2017
With the second and most exhausting weekend of the Fringe nearly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to have a rest day. It’s tempting to curl up in bed and succumb to the hangover that’s been building for a fortnight, but there are other options to get a few hours respite from the crowds and the flyers for less than the cost of a show...
#EdFringe17: Is Jan Ravens a Difficult Woman?
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of comedy and chat with the county’s leading impressionist, Jan Ravens. Hear from Jan, alongside Theresa May, Diane Abbott, Fiona Bruce, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson, Kirsty Wark, Donald Trump and more.
#EdFringe17: Ed Byrne has a Spoiler Alert
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of stand up and chat with the ‘Mock The Week’ regular, Ed Byrne. Are we all being spoiled? Is Ed spoiling his own kids? Are nettles sent by the devil? Ed’s current show, ‘Spoiler Alert’ is enjoying an Edinburgh run before it goes on tour.
#EdFringe17: Tiff Stevenson Drops a Bombshell
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the brilliant Tiff Stevenson. This is her eighth solo show at the Fringe, and she’s better than ever. Direct, uncompromising, but with a mischievous twinkle in her eye, Tiff chats about the things that matter.
#EdFringe17: Dane Baptiste talks G.O.D.
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with comedian, writer and actor, Dane Baptiste. Fresh from his success with original BBC sitcom, ‘Sunny D’, Dane returns to Edinburgh with a new show about G...
#EdFringe17: Pippa Evans Delivers Joy Provision!
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of chat with Pippa, an award-winning comedian, actor, songwriter and improviser. As heard every week on Radio 4’s ‘The Now Show’ and as seen the world over on the stage with ‘Showstoppers: Improvised Musical’...
#EdFringe17: Martha McBrier in Balamory Doubtfire
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2017
In an extended 30 minute interview we hear from leading story telling comedian, Martha McBrier, who is back in Edinburgh with a new show, ‘Balamory Doubtfire’. We learn of her origin story, from winning a major competition on her third gig, to getting into bother over a didgeridoo.
Yes, There's a Fringe for Books Too
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- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 8th Aug, 2017
As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T. Harding takes a look at how they’ve inspired a plethora of literary events in counterpoint to the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF).
#EdFringe17: Shazia Mirza With Love from St Tropez
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of stand up and chat with Shazia. Alongside comedian Mark Watson, she was among ten luminaries in this year’s series of The Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. When she returned, the world had changed...
#EdFringe17: Jenny Bede on Eggtime
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of music and chat with the brilliant Jenny Bede. Through a mixture of song, stand-up and sass, Jenny explores what it means to find yourself as a childless woman in your 30s...
#EdFringe17: Ayesha Hazarika on the State of the Nation
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with comedian, turned political spokesperson, turned comedian, Ayesha Hazarika. How does the former special adviser to Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman feel about the rise of Jeremy Corbyn? What’s Westminster really like on the inside?
#EdFringe17: Elliot Steel’s Near Life Experience
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2017
Elliot feels that he has changed enormously in the last twelve months and that his material is beginning to reflect that. But what’s his beef with Paul Fleckney of comedy industry website Chortle? Featuring stand up recorded live at the Comedy Store in 2016.
#EdFringe17: Terry Alderton is All Crazy Now
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with one of On the Mic’s comedy heroes, comedian and actor Terry Alderton. Terry chats about his friendship with Malcolm Hardee, the state of the current comedy circuit, appearing in EastEnders and his Edinburgh show with long-term collaborator Johnny Spurling.
#EdFringe17: Joe Sutherland is a Model and Actress
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes with the comedian, actor, writer, waiter and model, as he brings his debut hour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As seen in the brilliant movie, Pride, he was selected for the Pleasance Comedy Reserve in Edinburgh in 2015...
#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Andy Field
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
The Andy Field Experience is the number one experience for people looking to experience Andy Field. Why should people want to experience Andy Field? We asked Andy Field.
#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Annie Sertich
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
How To Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days And The Next 330 is a show about love, loss, and an ending you could never predict. We fired over a Q&A to get more info.
#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: John-Luke Roberts
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
John-Luke Roberts writes: that John-Luke Roberts: Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, And Despair! (all in caps.) is an hour of extraordinary character comedy, the best show you’ve ever seen, and very hubristic...
#EdFringe17: Lauren Pattison is Lady Muck
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with one of Newcastle’s youngest and brightest up and coming comedians. Lauren is true to her roots and this proud Geordie doesn’t hold back on letting her background shine through...
#EdFringe17: Rachel Jackson is a Bunny Boiler
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Introducing Scottish rising star and ever-so-slightly unhinged comedian and actor, Rachel Jackson. She’s looking for love. She wants to find 'The One'… but she’ll settle for one of the one of the ones...
#EdFringe17: Twayna Mayne in Black Girl
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
A strong black woman with an extraordinary back story, Twayna is set to deliver a deeply personal Edinburgh show. She tells her story of being taken into the care system, being adopted and being a critical follower of Diane Abbott
#EdFringe17: Kae Kurd Can Kurd Your Enthusiasm
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with proud South Londoner, Kae Kurd. Has Kae’s background as a refugee informed his comedy? What happens as he gets older, more middle class and successful? Interview recorded in June 2017, before the General Election result was known...
#EdFringe17: Sophie Willan is Branded
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of stand up and chat with Sophie, who is back in Edinburgh following her successful solo debut last year. “Bolton’s next Marilyn Monroe,” (according to her Gran!) has gone to extreme limits to make it as a performer...
#EdFringe17: Sam Baines in 1 Woman, A High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes with Sam, the actor, writer, comedian, presenter and Brian Cox enthusiast. Her PR says that she was seen in The Crown and Bucket, which turns out to be acting roles, not our local boozer...
#EdFringe17: Phil Jerrod is Submerged
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Phil, the completely honest stand up from Brighton. His new show, Submerged, sees Phil reflect on this quarterlife crisis. Is it time that he took a bit more responsibility for himself?
#EdFringe17: Suzi Ruffell is Keeping it Classy
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
We present 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the newly single Suzi as she reflects back on the breakup with her girlfriend. How much of Suzi’s comedy is informed by her working-class background? Can she still relate to Brexit supporting family and friends?
#EdFringe17: Tez Ilyas is set to Teztify
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Tez, who in many ways is your typical lefty liberal. However, Tez also holds some pretty unpopular opinions. For example, why does he hate dogs so much? And why is he so glad that Donald Trump won?
#EdFringe17: Kiri Pritchard-Mclean is an Appropriate Adult
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with Kiri. She is one of a growing group of Millennials who have decided that they don’t want to have children biologically but will adopt instead. Her Edinburgh show, ‘Appropriate Adult’ is described as an immoral comedian’s morality tale about other people’s lack of morals...
#EdFringe17: Ellyn Daniels in Emotional Terrorism
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the powerful American comedian, Ellyn Daniels. Having trained as a ballet dancer and danced professionally in her late teens and early twenties, Ellyn was scouted by a modeling agent in Paris at the age of 17...
#EdFringe17: Phil Ellis Has Been on Ice
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of Phil Ellis talking. Phil is one of those people who appear to have been born funny, almost unable to stop themselves from making others laugh. If the comedy gods awarded the most talented with the most success, Phil Ellis would be a household name the world over...
#EdFringe17: Sara Schaefer in a Little White Box
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Sara, the double Emmy award winning US comedian who is making her Edinburgh Festival Fringe stand up debut. Raised in the American South as a devout evangelical Christian, how does she feel about America today? Why do so many Christians support Trump?
#EdFringe17: Angela Barnes has reached Fortitude
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the popular comedian, writer and swimmer. Angela didn’t become a stand up until 33, only learnt to swim when she was 37, didn’t fall in love until 38 and passed her driving test at 39...
#EdFringe17: Michael Stranney's Welcome to Ballybeg
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2017
We hear from character comedian, Michael Stranney who chats about his debut Edinburgh show, ‘Welcome to Ballybeg’. We also enjoy some stand up from his character creation, and Ballybeg resident, Daniel Duffy.
#EdFringe17: The Mystery of Glenn Moore’s Missing Woman
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
In ‘The Very Best of Belinda Carlisle’, Glenn is stuck living with his granddad in a small town, worrying that his life is stagnating. It's not as fun as the last time he lived there, at the age of 15, when he tried to solve the case of a missing woman...
#EdFringe17: Jay Lafferty is a Besom
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
Jay has been called many things in her life, not all of them have been complimentary and only some of them have been true. Whatever she may be - she's certainly a wee besom - but who said that had to be a bad thing?
#EdFringe17: Robert White is InstruMENTAL
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Robert. He returns to the Fringe in 2017 with an ‘electro-classical comedy opera’ which features unlikely, but entirely true, comedic tales of misadventures and misfortune.
#EdFringe17: James Adomian is Lacking in Character
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
Famous for impersonating Bernie Sanders during the last US election, James is now free to take on some of the worlds other biggest characters. Enjoy 15 minutes of performance and chat...
#EdFringe17: Gráinne with a Fada
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the comedian, comedy writer and actor, Gráinne Maguire. Her new Edinburgh show explores what it’s like to be an EU citizen in the UK now everyone has decided they don’t like Europeans so much...
#EdFringe17: Jonny Pelham Will Just Shout Louder
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
Jonny has fallen in love, ‘completed’ therapy, written a very good joke about Taylor Swift and much to his own surprise feels… happy. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the talented, intelligent, slightly dark, and very funny comedian...
#EdFringe17: Juliette Burton urges you to #DareToBeKind
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Jul, 2017
Juliette’s new show, ‘Butterfly Effect’ is a brand new docu-comedy in which she investigates the power of kindness. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with one of the kindest, open, honest and funniest writer/performers in the UK today...
#EdFringe17: Mindy Raf is Keeping Her Kidneys
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Jul, 2017
With an open mind, heart, and vagina, US based Comedian Mindy Raf makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in her new show ‘Keeping My Kidneys’. Enjoy 15 minutes of performance and chat with the writer, actor and comedian from New York City.
#EdFringe17: Loyiso Gola is Unlearning
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of stand up and chat with South African born Loyiso Gola. His new Edinburgh show, ‘Unlearning’ brings together sharp observations, satirical wit and philosophical contemplations...
#EdFringe17: Andy Daly’s Monsters Take Your Questions
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of comedy and chat with Andy and his cowboy poet character Dalton Wilcox, the self-described “poet-laureate of the west”. Plus, a snippet from Andy’s perverted theatrical director Don DiMello and from the archives, we hear some live stand up from 2011, with Andy’s character, Jerry O'Hearn.
#EdFringe17: Asher Treleaven is Peter Heaven
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with the popular character actor and comedian, recorded live at the sunset in Darwin, Australia. Asher is one half of double act, Peter and Bambi Heaven, alongside his ex-wife, Gypsy Wood...
#EdFringe17: Tom Houghton in a Class Half Empty
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2017
When your Dad is the professional head of the entire British Military, life is strange. Raised on army barracks across Europe under the shadow of his father, Tom had bodyguards, kidnap training and endless ranks of soldiers saluting his family wherever he went...
#EdFringe17: Daniel Cook is For Money
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2017
Daniel brings his brand-new hour to the Fringe this year with the stand-up show, ‘For Money’. Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with the comedian, writer and actor, who knows what it’s like to be broke...
#EdFringe17: Phil Dunning in the House of Pigs
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 10 minutes of chat with actor, writer and comedian Phil Dunning. His show features the underground world of dishevelled and disturbing cabaret bar, The House of Pigs. Join him as he tries to save the club from being sold to the evil pub chain, The Slug and Arsehole.
#EdFringe17: Super Cally Fragile Lipstick
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Cally Beaton. Accomplished and insecure; perky yet prone to crying; open and yet guarded; sophisticated and so not. Cally explains how being Super and Fragile can be OK...
#EdFringe17: Maria Shehata is Wisdomless
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Jul, 2017
Having moved 5,437 miles for love, award-winning Egyptian-American comedian, Maria Shehata presents her debut Edinburgh hour of playfully sardonic comedy. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with a comic seeking wisdom...
#EdFringe17: How Ben Fogg Won Best Newcomer 2017
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Jul, 2017
Ben’s show not only tears up the rulebook of live comedy, it panics, gets out sticky tape, organises all the pieces, tries to stick them back together, fails, cries, then rallies in the nick of time and wins major awards...
#EdFringe17: Tom Skelton in Blind Man's Bluff
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Jul, 2017
Tom developed a genetic eye condition eight years ago, leaving him with 5% vision. He first noticed some sight loss at the Edinburgh Fringe, when fellow performers on stage became blurry...
#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
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- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Jul, 2017
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows is a comedy cabaret musical game show where audience members compete for their jobseeker's allowance! Good Lord.
#EdFringe17: Caroline Mabey is in Quetzals
- Feature
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Jul, 2017
Caroline tries to memorise the 103 allowable two letter Scrabble words. Or maybe she doesn’t. She might change her mind. Never apologise. Never Cry. And never appear to know what you’re doing.
#EdFringe17: Jessica Fostekew in the Silence of the Nans
- Feature
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Jul, 2017
Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with Jess, who returns to Edinburgh in 2017 with her fifth show. Jess is a story telling comedian, writer, co-host of the popular Guilty Feminist podcast and presenter of the Comedy Club on Radio 4 Extra...
#EdFringe17: Tom Ward is a Love Machine
- Feature
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Jul, 2017
In ‘Love Machine’ Tom returns with a picnic of broken dreams to share. And the dome-haired, exuberant loner brings forth quite a banquet. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with one of the UK’s funniest and most truthful comedians.
#EdFringe17: Eshaan Akbar is Not For Prophet
- Feature
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Jul, 2017
Eshaan was born the ultimate colonial baby, with family members from each of the sub-continental countries that were created in the aftermath of Partition. Enjoy 15 minutes of stand up and chat with the son of a Thatcherite and a Labourite...
#EdFringe17: Jess Robinson is Unravelled
- Feature
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Jul, 2017
To celebrate reaching Episode 400, On the Mic presents our favourite comedian, actor, singer and impressionist, Jess Robinson. Enjoy a roller coaster 15 minutes of comedy, music and chat, featuring more impressions in a quarter of an hour than you’d ever have thought possible...
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