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 […]
Paul Savage talks about mental health in DOGOODER at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I started when I was working a terrible job making roof suppot struts in a factory) and felt very lost and like I wasn’t going to achieve anything in life. Which is mad, as I was 23. Signed up to do a […]
Scott Bennett talks about following your dreams at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m a 39-year-old dad of two, with a shed and a dream. I started comedy in 2009, I’d been a huge fan of comedy ever since I could remember but until I was 31 I didn’t have the guts, or the early […]
Tania Edwards talks about NOT MY DOG coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Tania Edwards Name of Edinburgh show: Tania Edwards: Not My Dog Venue: Just The Tonic at The Mash House (The Snifter Room) Performance time: 1 hour Show length: 1 hour Ticket price: £5 in advance or Pay What You Want at the venue Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your […]