Jessica Butcher talks about the brain’s response to grief in SPARKS at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Hello, I’m Jess, I’m 30. My first role at school was Hamish Bigmore in Mr Majeika and I’ve never looked back. I did English Literature at King’s College London and then went on to train at Drama Studio London. Tell me about […]
A theatrical adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s KENSUKE’S KINGDOM comes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m Adam Small and I’m from the leafy fields of Cheshire! I moved to London to study as an actor at RADA and then Mountview. Since graduating, my acting credits include: Finborough Theatre, London Palladium, The Other Palace, London Theatre Workshop and […]
Fran Bushe from Ad Libido talks about trying to become a Dolphin at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? My name is Fran Bushe and I’m a prizewinning playwright and comedian. I was once on a poster that won the Bus Shelter Poster of the Year award, so pretty big time. Ad Libido is my first solo show that I have […]
Ben SantaMaria talks about growing up gay in the 80’s at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Ben SantaMaria Name of Edinburgh show: Really Want to Hurt Me Venue: Assembly – Baillie Room at Assembly Hall (Venue 35) Performance time: 3pm Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: £11 (£10 concessions) peak, £10 (£9 concessions) off-peak, £7 previews Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m […]
Broken Romantics: A Unicorn’s Quest for Love comes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Emma Dean Name of Edinburgh show: Broken Romantics: A Unicorn’s Quest For Love Venue: Greenside Venues – Forest Theatre Performance time: 7:35pm from 3-25 August. Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: 10 pounds / 8 pounds Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I am an imperfect, romantic […]
CLARA SAVES AMERICA comes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to make fun of Americans and the French
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m an internationally unknown French stand-up comedian. I’ve been performing stand up in the States for the past 20 years. I first moved to South Carolina, then to Brooklyn NY. I mostly learned English by listening to English speaking stand-up comedians, Eddy […]
Short & Curly talk about trying to recapture youth in their Edinburgh Fringe show YOUNG AT START
Name: Short & Curly Name of Edinburgh show: Young At Start Venue: Pleasance THAT Performance time: 4.30 Show length: 1 hour Ticket price: £6(preview) £8-£10 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Short: I trained as an actress but always had a natural affinity with the comedy roles as […]
Lydia Larson talks about bringing FINDING FASSBENDER to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Lydia Larson Name of Edinburgh show: Finding Fassbender Venue: This, Pleasance Courtyard Performance time: 11.45am Show length: 1 hour Ticket price: £6.50 – £10.50 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? Hello, my name is Lydia Larson. I have a rescue dog called Kenny Biscuit, he’s changed my […]
Tom Ratcliffe talks about harassment within the entertainment industry in Edinburgh Fringe show VELVET
Name: Tom Ratcliffe Name of Edinburgh show: VELVET Venue: Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance That) Performance time: 2pm Show length: 1 hour Ticket price: From £11 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? My name’s Tom; I’m an actor and playwright from a little Cambridgeshire village. I trained at The Oxford […]
Richard Todd talks about bringing ‘the perpetual resurrection of hope’ to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Richard Todd Name of Edinburgh show: We Need The Eggs Venue: The Pleasance Courtyard, Attic Performance time: 10:45pm Show length: 1hr Ticket price: £10 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I grew up in Seaham, a small coastal mining town in the North East of England: nothing […]