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Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Riddles Court
2nd - 24th Aug 2024

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…

The Interview

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West End
Park Theatre
27th Oct - 11th Nov 2023

“Why should I stay silent? They’ve been trying to shut me up from day one.

Sophia Cleary: It Gets Worse

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios
2nd - 27th Aug 2023

It Gets Worse is a raw, comedic exploration about the horrors of being in relationships, specifically with oneself.

The Interview

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London Fringe
Blue Elephant Theatre
17th - 18th Feb 2023

“I think when it comes down to it Daniel, we’re probably looking for the same thing.

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

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London Fringe
The Bridge House Theatre
26th Jan 2023

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …

BOLERO – EXTENDED

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Edinburgh Fringe
Dance Base
23rd - 28th Aug 2022

Boléro was written in 1928 as ballet music and the work is one of Ravel’s last and most famous.

Death of an Author

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Edinburgh Fringe
Greenside @ Nicolson Square
22nd - 27th Aug 2022

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…

Pick of the Fringe by Johnnie Walker Princes Street

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Edinburgh Fringe
Johnnie Walker Princes Street
11th - 28th Aug 2022

At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend.

Tom Walker: Javelin

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

Award-winning physical comedian Tom Walker has written a love letter to the sport and spear that share a name: the humble javelin.

Danielle Walker: Nostalgia

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly George Square Studios
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

This show is a scrapbook of memories about my family.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Brighton Fringe
The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
21st - 22nd May 2022

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.

Charla con Camila Sosa sobre su libro Las Malas Interview with Camila Sosa about her book Las Malas

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

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UK Regional & Tours
Online Event
1st Oct 2021

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…

Elliot Wengler: Special Features

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West End
Museum of Comedy
16th Jul 2020

Elliot Wengler has many special features, and no, he doesn’t mean his dyspraxia, dyslexia, anxiety or his Pokémon championship wins (runner-up position, 200…

Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches (Extended Cut)

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Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot
23rd - 25th Aug 2019

Three nights only! After a sell-out run in 2018 and a BBC One series of the same name, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and star of Live at the Apollo, Luisa returns with her third smash-hi…

The Scott Walker Songbook

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Edinburgh Fringe
Frankenstein Pub
20th - 26th Aug 2019

Scott Walker was one of popular music’s most fascinating and elusive characters.

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Introducing Carol Ann Duffy to the stage with a trumpet call, indicating a rally of the troops, seems befitting for the hour with the world-renowned poet.

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 11

Review
★★★★★
Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
11th Aug, 2019

I need to preface with this review with a disclaimer – this is either a one-star or a five-star show, depending on your sense of humour.

Hand Weaving Workshop

Now in its seventh year, and gaining momentum with each new calendar, Craft Scotland are back for Fringe 2019.

The Gil Scott-Heron Songbook

For Gil Scott-Heron fans this evening at The Jazz Bar would need no extra hype.

Demi Lardner and Tom Walker: We Musn't

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Edinburgh Fringe
Monkey Barrel Comedy
2nd - 25th Aug 2019

Tom Walker and Demi Lardner are young twin brothers left alone at home.

Grayson Perry – Julie Cope’s Grand Tour

Written on an arch, Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry, gives the sense of entering a house, secret garden or place of habitation.

Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

Review
★★
Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square / Underbelly, Cowgate
10th Aug, 2019

The premise of Bismillah! An Isis Tragicomedy, in the Fringe guide, "a story of radicalisation, disenfranchisment and the rock band Queen" was compelling enough to want t…

Tom Walker: Very Very

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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly Roxy
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: 2017 Best Show nominee and 2016 Best Newcomer winner.

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.

4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE

This is the first year that 4 Brown Girls Who Write have showcased at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and they better keep coming back.

Cat Hepburn: #GIRLHOOD

Millennial or non-millennial, any woman will be able to relate to Cat Hepburn's spoken word hour.

Maisie Adam: Hang Fire

On stage, six pieces of paper, fixed by clips, are suspended on a washing line.

Bridget Riley

A visit to a Bridget Riley exhibition is the closest thing to a "trip" a non-narcotic taker can experience.

The Scott Walker Songbook

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West End
Museum of Comedy
27th Jun 2019

Scott Walker was one of popular music's most fascinating and elusive artists.

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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Brighton Fringe
The Warren: Theatre Box
4th - 6th May 2019

One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.

Douglas Walker presents: Of Christmas Past

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West End
Museum of Comedy
4th Dec 2018

Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.

An Evening with Sophia Loren

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West End
Aldwych Theatre
28th Oct 2018

An Intimate Evening with Sophia Loren, one of Hollywood’s true goddesses of the silver screen.

The Interview

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Edinburgh Fringe
theSpace on North Bridge
20th - 25th Aug 2018

In a comic exploration of the disjoint between what we think and what we say, The Interview questions the meaning of living a life worth rewarding.

Richard Walker: Sings Adequately, Mediocre Magic and Passably Humorous - The Show!

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Edinburgh Fringe
Argyle Cellar Bar
10th - 11th Aug 2018

Mediocre magic.

Illustrate Your Own Ceramic Object

Edinburgh Fringe is typically visited for a gluttonous helping of comedy and theatre shows.

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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Edinburgh Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird
2nd - 26th Aug 2018

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.

George Michael Is Greek

I realise I’m breaking the Greek code by saying this, but George Michael is Greek is quite possibly the most underwhelming show I’ve ever seen.

Sam & Tom: Interview

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Edinburgh Fringe
Black Medicine Basement & Heroes
2nd - 13th Aug 2018

After reviewing your application, Sam & Tom are pleased to offer you the opportunity to interview for the position of audience in their new cult comedy show.

Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt

Evelyn Mok hungers to speak about the uncomfortable, but for a Swedish-Chinese woman, who will gladly "take cake over di*k any day of the week", this is something that co…

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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Edinburgh Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard
1st - 27th Aug 2018

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.

Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular

For anyone who isn’t already familiar with Loud Poets, you really should be.

Douglas Walker Presents: Of Christmas Past

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square
1st - 26th Aug 2018

Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there’s a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.

Tom Walker: Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square
1st - 26th Aug 2018

Tom Walker is the strongest man in the world and is constantly gaining skill.

Trump'd!

There is such a plethora of Donald Trump-inspired shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, it feels like it should almost become its own genre.

Douglas Walker: Of Christmas Past

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Tea Pot
29th Jul 2018

From Trotsky to Elvis to Osama Bin Laden, history is littered with those who seemed to die or disappear in suspicious circumstances.

Sam & Tom: Interview

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West End
Museum of Comedy
7th Jul 2018

After review of your recent application Sam & Tom would like to extend to you the opportunity to interview for the position of ‘Audience’ for their new c…

LEE NELSON - Tour extended to cover legal fees for Theresa May stunt

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West End
Leicester Square Theatre
30th May 2018

LEE NELSON - Tour extended to cover legal fees for Theresa May stunt Due to huge demand, and over-priced lawyers, Lee is extending his smash-h…

Sophia Walker: Around The World In Eight Mistakes

It is a familiar setting: a small stage, a requisite black backdrop and a single chair.

The Parent Teacher Interview

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Adelaide Fringe
Gluttony
12th - 18th Mar 2018

Ever wondered what teachers really think about you, your kids and the education system? Ben Knight delivers a brutally honest musical/standup fusion of what teachers REALLY think …

Tom Walker – Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk

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Adelaide Fringe
The Garden of Unearthly Delights
10th - 18th Mar 2018

Best Show nominee Melbourne Comedy Festival 2017 Best Newcomer winner Melbourne Comedy Festival 2016 Hey man just this for the blurb: Tom Walker is the strongest man in the wor…

Polly Toynbee and David Walker: In Conversation

Polly Toynbee and David Walker join Professor Chris Carter to discuss their dream government, constructing an imaginary cabinet from politicians of the past half century.

Hip Hop Time Machine

If you don’t know your Grandmaster Flash from Public Enemy, then Hip Hop Time Machine is going to seem less like a nostalgic reminder of your childhood and more like you’ve act…

Glengoyne Whisky Suppers

Unless you’re already a fan, many people are put off by the idea of drinking whisky.

The Interview

An intense thriller challenging the villains of the business world, the bullies who take pleasure in their success over others, no matter what it takes.

Hand-Appliqué Tropical Bloom Earrings

During Fringe we can often forget about the aspects of Edinburgh that make it a cultural destination by itself.

The Future of Desire

What is the future of desire? I hoped Neil Frude, a leading lecturer on abnormal psychology, would be able to tell me.

Loud Poets

Loud Poets is loud.

C'est La Vegan

I had really high hopes for C’est La Vegan, principally because it’s a subject matter I know about.

Carmen Lynch: Lynched

On the Richter Scale of humour, if your threshold doesn’t reach the level of sick and sadistic then Carmen Lynch is probably not for you.

Douglas Walker Has a Nice Sit Down

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Edinburgh Fringe
Follow @DouglasSits on Twitter
3rd - 27th Aug 2017

The Fringe is a bloody hectic business.

A Waste Land

“It’s time to take your pill,” says the director, before handing me a tiny white tablet that she assures me is made of sugar, while clearing chairs to create a dancefloor.

Douglas Walker: Zuschauer

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, George Square
2nd - 27th Aug 2017

Can the audience change a show just by watching it? Douglas invites you to find out, by watching his latest concatenation of mind-searing comic absurdities.

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour.

Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre

Evelyn Mok is the kind of uncensored, unapologetic and uncouth human I can get on board with.

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

Ray Bradshaw boasts of being the first comic ever to have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in both English and British Sign Language, and after seeing this hour show it’s a cala…

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians

I’m guilty of being a magic sceptic.

Tom Walker: Bee Boo

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly, George Square
2nd - 27th Aug 2017

Melbourne Comedy Festival 2017 Best Show Nominee and 2016 Best Newcomer, Tom Walker is a unique, hilarious and ridiculously accomplished comedian.

Douglas Walker - Zuschauer

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Great Yorkshire Fringe
The Tea Pot
28th Jul 2017

Can the audience change a show just by watching it? Douglas invites you to find out by watching his latest concatenation of mind-searing comic absurdities.

Storyland Author Readings

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Brighton Fringe
Jubilee Library
26th May 2017

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.

Beethoven Piano Sonatas & Violin Sonatas with Raija Walker & Ellie Blackshaw

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Brighton Fringe
St Michael and All Angels Church
13th - 20th May 2017

St Michael’s is delighted to welcome the return of pianist Raija Walker and violinist Ellie Blackshaw.

Becky Walker’s Mandatory Rest Break

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Edinburgh Fringe
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
20th - 24th Aug 2016

Becky takes a welcome break from a 16-hour festival work day to bring dark but charming stand-up and stories with special guests from the frontlines and backstages of the Fringe.

Stuart Goldsmith: Compared to What

Stuart Goldsmith is a polished comic.

Where Do All the Dead Pigeons Go?

Where Do All The Dead Pigeons Go? This is a production that doesn’t try to answer any of your questions - or refer to pigeons, for that matter, even as a metaphor, throughout the…

Bridget Christie: Mortal

Bridget Christie is one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen.

Olaf Falafel and the Cheese of Truth

Olaf Falafel’s style of comedy is absurdist verging on the downright ludicrous.

Sunil Patel: Juicer

Sunil Patel oozes funny like a jammy doughnut running down a diner’s chin.

Jack Barry: You Don't Know Jack

Jack Barry has the potential to be an electric comic.

Archie Maddocks: Shirts Vs Skins

Poignant, inventive and razor sharp describes Archie Maddocks’ debut show at the Fringe.

Ellie Taylor: Infidelliety

People will recognise Ellie Taylor from the popular BBC3 show, Snog, Marry, Avoid, where she conducted make-unders on OTT members of the British public.

Sarah Callaghan: 24

I like Sarah Callaghan.

Tom Walker: Beep Boop

The incoming audience is met by a tall man resplendent in shorts, M&S shirt buttoned to the collar and white joke shop beard.

Andrew Lawrence: The Hate Speech Tour

In 2004 Lawrence won a BBC New Comedy Award.

James Acaster: Reset

Always the bridesmaid never the bride is perhaps a somber way to sum up James Acaster’s Fringe experience to date, having been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than any…

Phil Nichol: Twenty

Phil Nichol is a born entertainer.

The Piff the Magic Dragon Show

Piff the Magic Dragon is the character creation of comic magician, John van der Put.

Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain

Tez Ilyas’ new show Made in Britain is not subtle.

Radio Active

Radio Active is an 80s Radio 4 satirical sketch show, born from the Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tessa Waters: Over Promises

Following the blowout success of WOMANz last year, I had high expectations for Tessa Waters’ new show Over Promises.

Hardeep Singh Kohli's Mix Tape

Hardeep Singh Kohli was meant to talk about seven nostalgic songs within his hour show, Mix Tape.

Slightly Fat Features in A Fat lot of Good

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UK Regional & Tours
Roundhouse
25th - 28th Nov 2015

A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness.

Dapper Laughs: The Res-Erection Tour

Not all live comedy is presented in this way.

Polly Toynbee and David Walker

Polly Toynbee and David Walker are two of Britain’s leading social democratic commentators and policy analysts.

Polly Toynbee and David Walker: In Praise of Tax

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Edinburgh Fringe
The Assembly Rooms
27th Aug 2015

A sage said ‘nothing can be certain but death and taxes’.

Patrick Kielty: Help

Television personality, Patrick Kielty, attempts to revive his stand up career in what is billed as a fresh hour of comedy.

Dan Abrahams and Rachel Walker Plus Special Guests

New kids on the block in Edinburgh’s bustling folk scene, Dowally make unclassifiable, thrillingly energetic music, fusing their love of traditional Scottish music with jazz harmon…

Bruce & Walker with Fraser Bruce and Moe Walker

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Edinburgh Fringe
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
13th - 24th Aug 2015

Fringe sell-out show 2014! ‘.

David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas / Free

I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms.

Tony Law: Frillemorphesis

It’s a mark of Tony Law’s success as a surrealist that when he buggers up the start of the show, one wonders if it’s supposed to happen.

Lewis Schaffer is Free until Famous, £5

Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.

Paul Foot

Surrealist comedian Paul Foot is an Edinburgh Fringe institution.

Anil Desai – Impressions of a Hindude

In all likelihood, you’ll have already noticed the five star rating attached to this review.

LetLuce in Sea Men (A Naval Tale)

Review
★★★
Martin Walker
Edinburgh Fringe
Just the Tonic at the Caves (Salvation Rooms)
10th Aug, 2015

Acclaimed double act LetLuce (Lucy Pearman and Letty Butler) offer an entertaining hour of very silly, loosely connected sketches on a nautical theme.

Paul Sinha: Postcards From the Z List

British Asian, Paul Sinha, makes a very welcome return to the Stand Comedy Club during the Fringe after a four-year absence.

Sarah Callaghan: Elephant

Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Callaghan lives at home with her mum – and for this hour we are transported to her three-by-five-metre bedroom in her home in working-class London.

Adrienne Truscott's A One-Trick Pony!

One Trick Pony is the follow up to the critically acclaimed mouthful of a fringe show, Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little…

Jess Robinson: The Rise of Mighty Voice

Jess Robinson is a first class mimic.

BOBBY WINNER

Luke McQueen: Double Act

It’s the top of the show and on an otherwise empty stage, in front of a capacity crowd, a phone is ringing.

Ria Lina: Taboo Raider

Ria Lina presents a comic show on political correctness that purports to raid society’s taboos.

Slightly Fat Features in VarietySoup

Goronwhy Thom bursts through a film screen on stage after some very clever filmography and you just know that this group is taking it back to basics.

Extended Play

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USA Regional & Tours
Knitting Factory
24th Apr 2015

Kenny DeForest hosts long stand-ups sets from two of the city’s finest, Ben Kronberg and Brooke Van Poppelen, and featuring Greg Stone.

Polly Toynbee and David Walker

In the lavish surroundings of the Assembly Rooms, Guardian journalists Polly Toynbee and David Walker dive straight in at the deep end.

Cuckooed

Mark Thomas is a comedian and activist best known for political shows that seek to both satirise the status quo and, importantly, share ideas on how to challenge it.

Robert Newman's New Theory of Evolution

As a comedian, Robert Newman seems somewhat unqualified to espouse a new theory of evolution, especially a theory that is rejected by most scientists.

Jim Davidson: No Further Action

Everybody, it seems, has a view on comedian Jim Davidson.

Barry Cryer and Colin Sell: Twittering On

Fans of Barry Cryer – and there are legions of them – will adore this rambling stream-of-consciousness comedy show about nothing in particular.

The Interview

A quick glance into the Fringe brochure may lead an innocent punter to think The Interview is an intriguing show.

Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major

Paul Foot’s offstage microphone isn’t working, so the pre-show announcement of Paul Foot - Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major is apparently ruined.

Narin Oz: Addicted to Love

“Warning.

Mitch Benn: Don't Believe a Word

In Mitch Benn: Don’t Believe a Word, the musical satirist attempts to explain why we should all put our faith in science over religion and superstition.

Simon Munnery Sings Soren Kierkegaard

“Heard of Simon Munnery?” asks the blurb in the Fringe programme.

Old Jewish Jokes

Ivor Dembina cut his teeth on the alternative comedy circuit with original material, so I was surprised to discover him performing a show called Old Jewish Jokes for the third y…

Tony Law: Enter the Tonezone

I was unprepared for the black skin-tight onesie that arch-surrealist Tony Law was wearing as he bounded onto the stage.

Josie Long: Cara Josephine

I admit to having felt a tad disappointed when I heard that Josie Long wasn’t doing her political stuff this year.

John James and Eddie Walker

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Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug 2013

One night only! Award-winning songwriter and blues picker Eddie Walker together with legendary acoustic guitarist John James present a grand reunion concert in one of the most exci…

Johnnie Walker's Guest Night

Review
★★
Ella Moran-Jones
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

‘Revealing, thought provoking and at times hilarious’ reads the flyer.

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Review
★★
Joseph Cunningham
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.

Slightly Fat Features

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013

Riotous comedy cabaret troupe.

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…

Roy Walker - Goodbye Mr. Chips

Review
★★★★
Ian Billings
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2008

A monolithic unblinking TV screen sits quietly upstage setting the tone of safe, snug reliability - and that’s what we get but with the added twinkling charm of a man whose act has…

An Interview with Pharos, the curator of Rave

Feature
Laura Tucker
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Aug, 2023

I spoke with Pharos (AKA Fraser Lawson), the artist behind Rave, to discover the intentions behind his mind-melting audio-visual set.

An Interview With The Cast And Composer Of Bed: The Musical

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Isabella Thompson
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2023

Isabella Thompson enjoyed meeting the cast of Bed: The Musical and chatting to them about their rehearsal process. Here are some extracts from the interview.

Phil Ellis : A Very Excellent Interview

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James Macfarlane
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2023

James Macfarlane chats with Phil Ellis about his new show Phil Ellis' Excellent Comedy Show, celebrating 10 years at Edinburgh and his biggest achievements outside of comedy

MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton - INTERVIEW

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James Macfarlane
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Jul, 2023

Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with MC Hammersmith to discuss raps, rhymes and his new Edinburgh show Straight Outta Brompton.

An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard

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James Macfarlane
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Jul, 2023

James Macfarlane sits down with the one and only Danny Beard to discuss their debut Fringe show Danny Beard and Their Band, life since winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK and why the art...

A Super Girly Interview!

Feature
James Macfarlane
London Fringe
1st Jun, 2023

"I think it just reminds people of a simpler time. So it is comforting. And not so politically correct!"

Interview with Matt Hoss: Valentine's Special

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Elanor Parker
Brighton
14th Feb, 2020

In this Valentine's Special we talk to comedian Matt Hoss about what would be on his Valentine's playlist, how to book a tour after Edinburgh Fringe and what to get a vegan for Val...

Interview with Catherine Bohart: A Comedians Life on the Megabus

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Elanor Parker
UK Regional & Tours
2nd Feb, 2020

Comedian Catherine Bohart, star of 8 out of 10 Cats and The Mash Report, talks to us about ways to keep smiling despite the news, how to make your run at Edinburgh Fringe a success...

Interview: Harry Clayton-Wright Talks The Fortnight

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Elanor Parker
Brighton Fringe
16th May, 2019

Alternative and experimental performances have always been at the heart of Fringe, but is there still space for something a little more unpredictable? Enter Harry Clayton-Wright.

#EdFringe17: Sarah Callaghan 3 minute interview

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Sarah Callaghan
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Jul, 2017

Sarah Callaghan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, with the show, 'The Pigeon Dying Under The Bush'.

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

Feature
Levi Bailey
London Fringe
24th Mar, 2017

Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the...

Brexit and Nazi Art: Interview with Ten Storey Love Song’s Paul Smith

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Oliver Simmonds
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Aug, 2016

Bobby Winner Ten Storey Love Song (adapted by Luke Barnes from the Richard Milward novel) is a play cum techno gig about five wretched tower-block inhabitants who deserve better fr...

The Highs and Lows of Flyering at the Fringe: Interview with a Professional Flyerer

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Chris Quilietti
Edinburgh Fringe
29th Aug, 2016

Handing out flyers on the street is one of the most famously unpleasant parts of putting on a show at the Fringe.

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Audiences “Get a bit manual with Manuel”

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Aug, 2016

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience has been a fixture of the Edinburgh Fringe for nine years and counting.

Dracula Director Danny Wainwright on Mixing Politics with Comedy

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2016

There couldn’t be a more poignant time to retell the story of Dracula with a 21st-century twang.

Interview: Poets Against Humanity's Andrew Blair & Ross McCleary

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2016

Andrew Blair and Ross McCleary are Edinburgh-local writers and collaborators.

“I Invented Bloody Mackenzie” Reveals Edinburgh Tour Guide

Feature
Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2016

Anyone who thinks Edinburgh amounts to the Fringe festival, a castle and a zoo with two Chinese pandas clearly hasn’t discovered its gruesome history: while Jack the Ripper was k...

Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre

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Sophia Charalambous
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2016

If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta...

Sophia Walker on the BBC Slam: "I Want it to be Impossible to Lose"

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Freddie Alexander
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2016

Sophia Walker is an internationally renowned poet.

Interview: Natasha Granger & Kerrie Thompson from 90s Girl-band Musical 2 Become 1

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Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2016

Natasha Granger and Kerrie Thompson wrote, produced and star in 90s girl-band musical 2 Become 1, a story about romance, speed dating and the ideal post-night-out meal.

Sophia Walker: A Call to Arms for Fringe Performers

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Sophia Walker
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2016

Poet Sophia Walker, former BBC Slam champion, is back! But this time she’s on the other side of the clipboard: organising and hosting the competition she once won.

Interview: Melancholy

Feature
Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
26th May, 2016

Brighton Fringe award winners, Certain Dark Things, invite you to spiral down the stairs to the world of the inventor.

Interview: Off the Cuff: Crime and Funishment

Feature
Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
26th May, 2016

Brighton’s improvised comedy favourites present an impromptu detective drama, replete with colourful characters and lurid plots.

Interview: Gran Consiglio (Mussolini)

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
17th May, 2016

A smash hit at the 2015 Prague Fringe, this is the portrayal of a complex man who thought of himself as a genius and ended up being a clown in the eyes of the world as The Gra...

Interview: Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
17th May, 2016

German theatre isn't well known outside Germany.

Interview: Runts

Feature
Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
15th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Necessity

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
15th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: The Girl Who Fell in Love with the Moon

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2016

Exploring humanity’s eternal fascination with the skies through the eyes of this playful and dynamic young ensemble, The Girl Who Fell in Love with the Moon is a dark, Tim Burton...

Interview: The Tim Bat Trick Show

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2016

Gentleman Juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb.

Interview: BODIED

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Un-titled

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
11th May, 2016

Katy Matthews tells us about Un-titled, her play about art, told by art.

Interview: Birthday in Suburbia

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
11th May, 2016

Ally Cologna tells up about Birthday in Suburbia, a rich mixture of clown, dark comedy and rich visual imagery.

Interview: Twig the Pixie

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2016

Tom Veryzer talks to us about his pixie-fuelled comedy riot packed with adventure, mischief, stand-up comedy and storytelling and leaves us wondering exactly was a fun-splosio...

Interview: Elsie Diamond: The Sensible Dresser

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2016

Elsie Diamond, international burlesque performer, compere and singer, presents her one woman show, and talks to us about vintage looks, a bygone era and her famous erotic sewing sc...

Interview: Decameron

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers a preview of the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Ballistic

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2016

Inspired by Elliot Rodger’s manifesto, Ballistic is a one-man tour-de-force about the life of a loner & the vulnerabilities & violent capabilities of a young man today.

Interview: How Eva Von Schnippisch Single-Handedly Won WW2

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2016

Eva tells a comedic story of love, frankfurters, the other Eva and de-bunks the bunker story once and for all.

Interview: The Story of the Nervous Man (a silent comedy)

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2016

Neil has a story to tell.

Interview: Somewhere Under the Rainbow: The Liza Minnelli Story

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

West End performer, Sharon Sexton, stars as broadway legend Liza Minnelli recounting tales, secrets and blasting through her famous hits.

Interview: It's Okay I'm Dealing With It

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

Award winning, comedic dance-theatre duo present their new show and we’ve been talking to them to find out a little bit more.

Interview: Involuntary Noises: The Songs of Jody Trehy

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

Shortlisted for the Brighton Award for Excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015, Jody Trehy talks about singing, 12 foot tall alien lizards and never leaving your wallet off-stage

Interview: An Old Fashioned Girl

Feature
Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
8th May, 2016

A beautiful show incorporating theatre, live music and song.

Interview: Blooming Surprise

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

Set in an airport, Blooming Surprise takes you on an unexpected journey into your heart, where hope blooms, ever fresh.

Interview: Transgendered Shakespeare

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

On his 400th anniversary, can Shakespeare help a father and child explore each other’s worlds? We talked to Rory and Simon Waterfield discussing how the bard inspired their ...

Interview: Nietzsche, women and I

Feature
Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

A comedy about German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his troubled relationship with women wowed audiences at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Interview: Sheraz Yousaf: The Pursuit of Manlyness

Feature
James Moore
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

Ever needed a guide to be a man? Perhaps you've read books, looked on the internet and searched for answers.

Interview: High as Sugar

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

A one man musical about a trans woman in 1970s NYC. This is Tanner Efinger's new play receives its world premiere at Brighton Fringe.

Interview: Just a Few Words

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Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2016

Nye Russell-Thompson invites you to take a look into the mind of a man who stammers in this dark comedy that was nominated for a Total Theatre award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.

Interview: Mostly David Ephgrave

Feature
James Moore
Brighton Fringe
6th May, 2016

Comedian David Ephgrave is getting straight to the point in this wonderfully innovative comedy that aims to make powerpoints more exciting than you've ever seen them before.

Interview: Madame Señorita: ¿Who are Tú?

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Bethan Troakes
Brighton Fringe
6th May, 2016

As Brighton Fringe gears up for 2016, Broadway Baby offers an insight into the shows, the people and the world that is Brighton Fringe.

Interview: The Cunning Mr Lingus

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2016

Lorraine Mullaney is an experienced writer and journalist whose last show was shortlisted for New Writing South's Best New Play award. She talks to us about her latest dark comedy.

Interview: Tony Roberts - Card Magic

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2016

Captivating close-up magic from this charming, comedic magician.

Interview: Writing to Harvey Keitel

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2016

Matt Green once spent six hours in a car with Harvey Keitel.

Interview: Baby Disco Dance Hall

Feature
Nicholas Abrams
Brighton Fringe
4th May, 2016

We talk to the kid-rocking, dance-loving DJ Monski Mouse about her disco-dancing extravaganza perfect for under fives (and their parents too)

The Paula Varjack Three Minute Interview

Feature
Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
29th Aug, 2015

Paula Varjack is a writer, filmmaker and performance maker.

The Hannah Chutzpah Three Minute Interview

Feature
Carly Brown
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2015

Hannah Chutzpah is a performance poet, writer and activist.

‘He Could Take on Four Soldiers and Still Win’ - Wojtek: The Happy Warrior Interview

Feature
Larry Bartleet
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2015

Wojtek: The Happy Warrior is a physical theatre ensemble retelling of the real-life story of a Syrian bear who joined the Polish army to fight in World War II.

The Molly Vevers Three Minute Interview

Feature
Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2015

Ross & Rachel is a story of what happens after a happily-ever-after ending.

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2015

Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec...

How to Co-Star with a Robot - Interview with Spillikin’s Helen Ryan, Jon Welch and Jude Munder

Feature
Tom Moyser
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2015

Pipeline Theatre’s Spillikin is the moving story of an Alzheimer’s sufferer who is kept company by a robot made and programmed by her robotics-obsessed husband.

Sharing Israeli and Jewish culture: Ariella Eshad Extended Interview

Feature
Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2015

Ariella Eshad is the artistic director of Tik-Sho-Ret, an anglo-israeli theatre company that looks to share Jewish and Israeli culture between the two countries.

‘I’ve always found it very easy to fall in love with life, and people, and sparkle’ - Brigitte Aphrodite Extended Interview

Feature
Adrian Bradley
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2015

Brigitte Aphrodite describes herself as a punk pop poet showgirl who was on the 2009 shortlist for the Musical Comedy awards - but she’s almost impossible to categorise.

Sophia Walker offers a hug for all EdFringe performers

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Sophia Walker
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Aug, 2015

Sophia Walker posted a message to Facebook as encouragement to her fellow Fringe performers. We liked it, and with her permission are re-publishing it here.

The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Jul, 2015

Broadway Baby favourite Sophia Walker has won Best Spoken Word Show for two years running.

Three Minute Interview: Dandy Darkly

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Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
22nd Jun, 2015

New York City's "rapid-fire raconteur of sex and death" returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show, where it’s fair to say he’s decidedly Trigger Happy!

The Richard Alger and Tina Kronis Extended Interview

Feature
Lauren Moreau
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2014

Award-winning company Theatre Movement Bazaar, (Anton’s Uncles, Track 3), returns to this year’s Fringe with their new show Hot Cat, an inspired take on Tennessee Williams’ C...

The Sabrina Mahfouz Extended Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Aug, 2014

Sabrina Mahfouz is the author of Chef, a one-woman play about a prison cook.

The Lou Stein Extended Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2014

Lou Stein is the director of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, currently playing at the Pleasance Courtyard.

The Alexandra Spencer-Jones Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2014

Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones of Action to the Word made her name with her all-male production A Clockwork Orange, currently touring with Glynis Henderson Productions.

The Lucy Porter and Marilyn Imrie Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2014

Comedian Lucy Porter’s first foray into theatre, The Fair Intellectual Club, plays at the Assembly Rooms this August.

The John Conway Three Minute Interview

Feature
Dave House
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Aug, 2014

John Conway is a wacky comedian all the way from Australia.

The Kiya Heartwood Three Minute Interview

Feature
Dave House
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2014

Kiya Heartwood is an award-winning American singer-songwriter who writes smart, funny and poignant songs about the famous and not-so-famous legends of America.

The Rob Harris Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story was the first show to win a coveted Broadway Baby Bobby Award this Fringe.

The Miles Allen Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Miles Allen is the star of One Man Breaking Bad, a solo show which ambitiously retells all of Breaking Bad in sixty minutes - that's just under one minute per episode.

The Sue Bevan Three Minute Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Sue Bevan presents her magical-realist show, An Audience with Shurl, at Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall.

The Chris Dolan Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2014

Chris Dolan is a Fringe First-winning writer, whose Scottish Independence-themed play The Pitiless Storm runs at the Assembly Rooms until the end of August starring David Hayman.

The Randy Ross Three Minute Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2014

Randy Ross, an erotica-writer, has come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to put on his one-man show, The Chronic Single’s Handbook, a tale of a never-married hypochondriac, who t...

The Steven Dawson Three Minute Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Aug, 2014

Steven Dawson, from Australia’s Out Cast Theatre, is the writer and director behind The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens & a Duck, a production th...

The Samuel Ward Three Minute Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2014

Samuel Ward is the director of GRIMM, which tells the story of a woman in a dystopian psychiatric institute, whose memories are replaced with Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

The Les Enfants Terribles Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2014

Oliver Lansley (artistic director) and James Seager (associate producer) are the masterminds behind Les Enfants Terribles, a theatre company now in its thirteenth year at the Fring...

The Joao de Sousa Extended Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2014

Joao de Sousa is the director of The Curing Room, a show about seven Soviet soldiers who, stripped of clothes and trapped in an abandoned monastery’s cellar, are reduced to canni...

The withWings Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
12th Aug, 2014

withWings Theatre Company's The Duck Pond, a music and physical theatre-heavy adaptation of Swan Lake, has enjoyed a sell-out run at the Bedlam Theatre so far this August.

The Vinay Patel Extended Interview

Feature
Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2014

Vinay Patel, writer of True Brits, is a young playwright from the Southeast of London who is ashamed to admit he has never lived north of the river Thames.

The Alexis Rosinsky Three Minute Interview

Feature
Alexander Woolley
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2014

Alexis Rosinsky is the star of one-person Shakespeare show Where is She Now? She is also eleven years old.

The Stephanie Dale Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2014

Stephanie Dale is a playwright with work produced by BBC Radio 4 and Birmingham REP among others.

The Sophia Walker Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Aug, 2014

Sophia Walker is the reigning BBC Slam champion and winner of multiple awards for her spoken-word show Around the World in Eight Mistakes.

BB Radio: Casual Violence Extended Interview

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James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Casual Violence are a five-man comedy sketch troupe who have been performing sketch comedy at the Fringe since 2010, this year bringing the comedy play The Great Fire of Nostril to...

The Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin are a real-life couple and the artistic directors of Shake it Collaborations, a Swedish performance company examining body and identity politics.

The Cathy SK Lam Three Minute Interview

Feature
Dave House
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Cathy SK Lam is a writer, actor and director from Hong Kong.

The Anna Girvan Extended Interview

Feature
Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Aug, 2014

Anna Girvan is a director who loves the strange and the unique.

The Steve Green Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2014

Steve Green is the artistic director of Fourth Monkey Theatre company, which this year brings five productions to the Fringe including Alice, a site-specific adaptation of the Lewi...

The Scott Wings Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2014

2013 Performance Poetry World Cup Champion Scott Wings, part of the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company in Brisbane, is performing his one-man spoken word/physical theatre Icarus F...

The Jo Clifford Extended Interview

Feature
Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2014

Jo Clifford is a writer and actor whose body of work extends to over 70 produced plays, films and radio plays.

The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Alex Brockie is a midlands-based theatre maker whose play about a Mexican-wrestling star fallen on hard times, El Británico, is coming to theSpace this August.

The Lewis Ironside Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Lewis Ironside is the director of Shit-faced Shakespeare, everyone's favourite inebriated classical theatre series, returning to the Fringe for the fifth year with a run at the Und...

The Sam O'Rourke Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Sam O’Rourke is co-writer and co-director of Much Ado About Zombies, a play coming to theSpace this August that.

The Doctor Austin Three Minute Interview

Feature
Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Doctor Austin of the renowned Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies, based in the University of Glasgow, has come to educate the Edinburgh Fringe about the inevitable Zombie Apo...

The Andrew J Davies Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Andrew J Davies is the writer and producer of What A Gay Play, a shamelessly raunchy play about a group of gay friends playing at C venues this August.

The Patrick Wilde Extended Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Patrick Wilde is a writer and director who's been a formative influence in British gay theatre since his What’s Wrong With Angry? was first mounted in 90s London.

The Jack Holden Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Aug, 2014

Best known for playing Albert in the National Theatre's War Horse, actor Jack Holden is about to star in Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked, Rob Hayes's new play about ...

The Martin Walker Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Jul, 2014

Martin Walker became Broadway Baby’s Stand-Up Comedy editor in March 2014.

The Laura Witz Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

Laura Witz founded the Edinburgh-based Charlotte Productions in 2009 and has since brought numerous plays about female history to the Fringe, including 2012’s Miss Marchbanks.

The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne are two delightful queens bringing fermented realness from New York to Edinburgh this August for a late-night run at The Laughing Horse.

The Lucy Ayrton Three Minute Interview

Feature
Grace Knight
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

Lucy Ayrton made her Fringe debut in 2012 when her first show, Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry, won her a Best Newcomer award at PBH's Free Fringe, along with a host of glowing...

The Julie Ford Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Jul, 2014

A finalist at the Windsor Fringe Drama Festival, Julie Ford is preparing to premiere her new play, Totally Devoted, at theSpace this Fringe.

The David Leddy Three Minute Interview

Feature
Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
14th Jul, 2014

Described as a “theatrical maverick” with “a propensity for fearless experiment” by the Financial Times, writer-director David Leddy returns to Edinburgh with two productio...

The Heather Bagnall Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
10th Jul, 2014

Co-founder of Tasty Monster Productions, Heather Bagnall, made her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe last year with SINGLEMARRIEDGIRL.

The Ben Fairey Three Minute Interview

Feature
James T. Harding
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Jul, 2014

Musician, comedian and actor Ben Fairey, known for his acting roles in Channel 4’s  Random Acts and  M.

The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Jul, 2014

Family-friendly Story Pocket Theatre is a new company bringing Arabian Nights to the Edinburgh Fringe. Pete Shaw grabbed a moment of their rehearsal period to ask some questions.

The Divallusion Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Jul, 2014

Broadway headliner Christina Bianco and West End showgirl Velma Celli (alter ego Ian Stroughair) are planning to cram in a lot of diva into their Edinburgh collaboration at Assembl...

The Apphia Campbell Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
7th Jul, 2014

Following sold out performances in Shanghai and New York, Apphia Campbell brings her Nina Simone inspired show to the Gilded Balloon.

The Liam Rudden Three Minute Interview

Feature
Paul F Cockburn
Edinburgh Fringe
5th Jul, 2014

Game-keeper turned poacher? Liam Rudden may be Entertainment Editor for the Edinburgh Evening News, but he also has decades’ experience as a writer and director for the stage–i...

The Mzz Kimberley Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
4th Jul, 2014

Last year, Mzz Kimberley received five-star reviews for her show A Tranny Is Born.

The Hartshorn - Hook Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
2nd Jul, 2014

Serial producers Louis Hartshorn and Brian Hook have been a regular fixture at the Edinburgh Fringe for nearly a decade, but is this the last time we’ll see them at the Festiv...

The Mike Belgrave Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Jul, 2014

Never work with children, they say, but comedian Mike Belgrave is back in Edinburgh with a show packed with the sort of mayhem kids adore.

The Cameryn Moore Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
30th Jun, 2014

Cameryn Moore's award-winning solo play Phone Whore comes back to the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Miss Hope Springs Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
26th Jun, 2014

Towering blonde ex-Vegas showgirl Miss Hope Springs is set to make her Edinburgh debut at the Playhouse this year.

The Fiona Herbert Three Minute Interview

Feature
Abigail Lewis
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Jun, 2014

Storyteller, Fiona Herbert tells Martin Walker she knows about everything from tee-total vegan dinner parties to dolphin assault; getting dumped at sea to getting dumped on Skype...

The Alex Motswiri Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Jun, 2014

Alex Motswiri Director of African Tree Productions – producers of last year’s hit show The System, talks to Pete Shaw about their new Musical – Magadi – The Bride’s Pric...

The Jessica Sherr Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
20th Jun, 2014

Jessica Sherr is returning to Edinburgh with her show Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies.

The Ian Garrett Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Jun, 2014

A regular visitor to the Edinburgh Fringe from North America, Ian Garrett not only has brought many shows across the pond but also created the Edinburgh Fringe Sustainable Practi...

The Irene Ros Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Jun, 2014

Irene Ros is writer and director of Marcel Vol 1, a surrealist show that attempts to turn the Berlusconi sex scandal into art.

The Jeanette Bonner Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Jun, 2014

Jeanette Bonner is an American heading to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time with her show Love.

The FringeDog Three Biscuit Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Jun, 2014

The latest reviewer to hit Edinburgh is FringeDog.

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Jun, 2014

The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a...

The Elaine Liner Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
1st Jun, 2014

Texan writer-actor-knitter Elaine Liner had a surprise five-star hit with her show Sweater Curse: A Yarn About Love at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe.

The Valerie Hager Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
30th May, 2014

Valerie Hager is an American ex-crystal meth addict and one-time pole dancer taking a show called Naked In Alaska to the Edinburgh Festival.

The Charles Pamment Three Minute Interview

Feature
Pete Shaw
Edinburgh Fringe
28th May, 2014

Although they may not grab the attention lavished upon the 'big four' at the Edinburgh Festival, theSpaceUK is nonetheless now the largest venue at the Fringe and this year celebra...

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