I went to the fun home!
Ever since hearing the cast recording of the Broadway musical Fun Home, I have been eagerly anticipating it coming to London – and now it has! The show, which is playing to mostly sold out crowds at the Young Vic Theatre tells the story of a girl coming to terms with her fathers suicide and looking […]
Phoebe Katis talks about bringing Carole King and 007 to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Phoebe Katis Name of Edinburgh show: The Carole King Story & 007 Voices of Bond Venue: The Space Symposium Hall & Grand Theatre Performance time: 14:50pm & 18:35pm Show length: 50 mins Ticket price: £13 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I am a freelance musician and […]
Steen Raskopoulos talks about taking refuge in a convent in STAY at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? People get my name wrong most of the time. I usually prefer quite a neutral background, I once carried around a red curtain to hang up on stage. Tell me about your show, what it is all about? It’s about me as […]
Felicity Ward busts a nut at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I started many years ago as a dedicated attention seeker, then I was an unpaid actor (see: barista/dishpig) for years, then fell into sketch comedy and found myself on stage by myself doing stand-up ten years ago. And now I get to […]
David William Hughes brings renaissance, music and comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: David William Hughes Name of Edinburgh show: Elizabethan Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall Performance time: 3-11 at 12:05pm, 13-25 at 1:05pm Show length: 50 mins Ticket price: £9 full / £7 concessions Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m a musician and comedian who grew up in […]
Jack Bence talks about bringing GULLIVER RETURNS to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Jack Bence Show: Gulliver Returns Dates: August 2 – 26 Time: 14.00 (60mins) Venue: Underbelly Big Belly Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’ve been performing most of my life. I worked with the Youth Music Theatre UK (YMT:UK) until I was 15 and I’ve been working […]
Matthew Zajac brings climate change and punk rock to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in ‘Let’s Inherit The Earth’
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m from inverness. I studied Drama at Bristol University and I’ve been an actor for 36 years, so I’ve been in a lot of stuff. I run Dogstar Theatre Company and I do some writing and directing too. Tell me about your […]
Elina Alminas talks about her immersive one woman tragicomedy LAURA at the Edinburgh Fringe
Name: Elina Alminas Name of Edinburgh show: LAURA Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons Hall Performance time: 13th-18th at 12:00PM 20th-25th at 08:10PM Show length: 50 minutes Ticket price: 13th-18th 5/7£ 20th-25th 6/9£ Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Hi, I’m Elina, born in Tallinn, Estonia and have been living […]
Allison Hetzel talks about the exhausting role of the stepmother in STEP MAMA DRAMA!
Name: Allison Hetzel Name of Edinburgh show: Step Mama Drama! Venue: theSpaces on the Mile, Space 2, Venue 39 Performance time: 16:15 Show length: 45 Minutes Ticket price: £ 8 (£ 5) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I started performing at a young age and wanted to […]
Peter Duncan talks about bringing THE DAME to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Peter Duncan Name of Edinburgh show: The Dame Venue: The Dome Venue 287 Performance time: 8pm Show length: 50 minutes Ticket price: £12 (£10) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? The son of variety artistes and an actor since the age of 15 plus a Blue Peter […]