Madelaine Moore talks about bringing the black-comedy LADYKILLER to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your directing background? I am Maddy and I am the founder and Artistic Director of The Thelmas, a company dedicated to the promotion and development of female and non-binary writers. My Co-Director is writer Guleraana Mir. I also work in participatory settings, mostly in prisons […]
Aoife Lennon talks about bringing the ‘working class’ to the arts in KILLYMUCK
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m originally from Co. Louth which nobody has ever heard of so I just say it’s between Belfast and Dublin! There weren’t a lot of opportunities to perform where I grew up and you can’t study Drama as a subject at schools […]
Nichola McAuliffe talks about what has changed for women over the last 75 years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I lost my return ticket to my home planet so decided to go to LAMDA, train as an actor, leave with the Matthew Forsythe Prize for…no idea really…. then work in theatre, film, radio and TV and win lots more awards. Tell […]
I’ve gone viral on Twitter!!!
Everybody dreams of the day one of their social media posts suddenly and unexpectedly goes viral and for some unknown reason, hundreds of people start sharing it around. It’s taken me six and a half years of theatre blogging but I woke up this morning and it had finally happened! Ironically for me, the tweet […]
Andy Daniel talks about making a hundred year old Michael Morpurgo play relevant in 2018
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I went to the University of Bristol where I studied Drama, and then trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. You could say I have an affinity for the West Country despite being born and raised in South […]
Monica Salvi talks about bringing MAD WOMEN IN MY ATTIC to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Monica Salvi Name of Edinburgh show: Mad Women in my Attic! Venue: PQA VENUES @ Riddle’s Court Performance time: 7.10 Show length: 1 hour and 5 minutes Ticket price: £10 (£7) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m Italian actress who moved to London twelve years ago, […]
REVIEW: An Officer and a Gentleman (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★★
It’s always a risk adapting a popular film into a musical, especially when the soundtrack is so iconic. Sister Act is a classic example of a fantastic film that falls short (in my opinion) in musical form, because the original soundtrack was already perfect. An Officer and a Gentleman on the other hand takes many […]
REVIEW: The Muppets Take The O2 ★★★★★
Describing a gig at the O2 featuring hit singles and a star-studded list of surprise guests implies a Taylor Swift concert; – in reality, it was the Muppets who ‘took the O2’ last night. Written by Kirk Thatcher, Jim Lewis, Andrew Williams and Matthew Barnette, it is a follow-up on the trio performance at the […]
Rachael Keiller talks about feeling angry and wanting change in PROPELLER at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Originally from Leven in Fife, I’m a 24 year old actor and drama facilitator living in Glasgow. I absolutely love it. My Gran took me along to the local youth theatre in Buckhaven and ever since I’ve wanted to work in the […]
Stuart Laws talks about breaking up on a space ship in new play THE JOURNEY coming to the Edinburgh Fringe
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m going to resist the temptation to answer this question stupidly: I’m a stand-up comedian and comedy director. I have been coming to the Fringe since 2010 and done 5 solo stand up shows, some sketch shows and directed a whole bunch […]