Dan Lentell talks to the company behind Blood at the Root. “This explosive new drama from Dominique Morisseau explores the escalating racial tensions at a divided American high school. Inspired by the true story of six black teenagers charged with the attempted murder of a white student after a schoolyard fight, it is an unconventional…

Dan Lentell talks to Vickie Tanner about her show Running Into Myself. “A call from home sends Vickie Tanner on a whirlwind tour of her life proving that wherever you go, there you are. This extraordinary, true and audacious performance is a riveting portrait of the writer’s escape from the drug and prison culture of…

Dan Lentell talks to the team behind Arabian Nights. “Meet Sheherazade, the greatest storyteller of them all. She has a feast of adventures and fantasies to tell involving genies, villains, heroes and princesses. Come and enjoy Ali Baba’s encounter with the 40 thieves along with Aladdin and his lamp, the Little Beggar and the Fisherman…

Dan Lentell talks to Josh Ladgrove in whose show the audience gets to Come Heckle Christ. Dan Lentell talks to Josh Ladgrove

Dan Lentell talks to The California Shakespeare Ensemble about their take on Shakespeare’s Villains. “Imagine if Shakespeare’s best villains were taken out of their respective plays, reassembled Frankenstein style and finally got to be the focus of their own stories. The California Shakespeare Ensemble will do just that in Shakespeare’s Villains as they weave three of…

Dan Lentell talks to The Lincoln Company about their play The Cosmonaut’s Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union” in which two Soviet cosmonauts are “orbiting the earth they left behind twelve years earlier. A Scottish civil negotiator with a secret and a troubled Russian stripper. Joined by characters each…

Dan Lentell talks to The Sun Apparatus about Unprescribed their, “Sinister, funny, sexy and absurd. Unprescribed invites the audience to The Centre to observe treatments targeting those suffering from anxieties and obsessions. Patients are led through a series of exercises designed to aid their journey to a more peaceful existence. As a multinational group of female theatre makers,…

Dan Lentell talks to 3000 Trees. “Inspired by Scottish activist Willie MacRae. Did his passions lead him to destruction? Or were the shadows conspiring against him? What happens to Willie is what happens to our freedom.” Dan Lentell talks to 3000 Trees

Dan Lentell talks to Heather Lai. “China. 1969. Mid-summer. Cultural Revolution. Snow starts to fall. YingYing and Mulan meet in the harshest Chinese work camp. Surrounded by cruelty and sadness, the two women find strength in each other. Based on her family’s experience, Heather Lai tells a tale of injustice, of companionship and enduring love.”…

Dan Lentell talks to Signal Failure. “A girl and (kind-of) stalker guy journey through life, love and London’s transport system, until a newspaper column brings them together! Big-city virgin Lorna’s missing her mother as she adjusts to bustle and noise of Stockwell and her rampant flatmates. Reclusive night chef Brian’s the proud owner of the…

Dan Lentell talks to The Mulberry Theatre Company. “Welcome to Tower Hamlets. This is East London as you’ve never seen it before. Here, nothing is as it seems. It is a world where baby spirits inhabit rainclouds, where time can be bought in shops, a world where pianos bite the fingers of their players, debts…

  Dan Lentell talks to Matt Morrillo about hiss 2nd Fringe outing. “The cult hit show that rocked the US and Australia makes its UK debut! Combining stand-up, sketch comedy, theatre and music, intelligently targeting sex, dating, love, getting naked and getting laid!” Dan Lentell talks to Matt Morrillo

Dan Lentell talks to Luc Valvona. “Is Amusia a fantasia of amusement, or does it really mean something quite different? Musical comedian Luc Valvona plays a selection of his songs and then tries to sell you his CDs.” Dan Lentell talks to Luc Valvona

Dan Lentell talks to Amelia Robinson. “Start your day with an interactive musical adventure and experience what it’s like to be part of the show! After a sell out Pleasance run in 2012, ukulele-playing New Yorker Amelia Robinson returns to the Kidzone, playing original whimsical songs for the whole family to enjoy. To celebrate community,…

Dan Lentell talks to Shaun Buswell. In 2012 Shaun “started a musical challenge to create an orchestra made up of musicians he met as strangers whilst travelling on the London Underground. He had until 12th December 2012 to complete this task and then perform with this orchestra of strangers at a top London venue. Oh,…

Dan Lentell talks to Elizabeth Aaron who has adapted deleted “scenes from her novel, deemed too outrageous by her publishers, into an absurdist stand-up set. Low Expectations: The Unpublishable Material features witty illustrations that capture the hilarity/emotional detritus of Gen Y. Low Expectations has been described as Girls in Dalston, as written by VICE and The Unpublishable…

Dan Lentell talks to the team behind Dear Mr Kaiser. “A modern twist on the classic war drama, Dear Mister Kaiser tells the extraordinary true story of Robert Campbell, a British Prisoner of War in WWI, who, after receiving terrible news from back home, takes the unlikely step of writing a letter to the Kaiser of Germany….

Dan Lentell talks to Hive, “winners of the Les Enfants Terribles Award 2014. In a world reliant on technology, is it possible to reconnect? Using puppetry, poetry, and powerful ensemble, this visually spectacular story pursues hope in a disconnected, underground world. Inspired by the likes of 1984 and Brave New World, The Hive tells the…

Dan Lentell talks to Nick Edwards about his “new musical about the games that weren’t supposed to happen. When the 1940 Tokyo Games are cancelled, a young, passionate athlete inspires the most unlikely competitors, in an attempt to see her dream come true. A funny, entertaining story with great songs, striking characters and a moving…

Dan Lentell talks to Lisa Faith Phillips and Ellen Mandel who “as Dr Faith and Ellen Mandel (Mistress Ethel) whip up a self-help seminar with witty original songs such as How to Be a Bad Girl and The Fellatio Tango. Updating with the latest current events and illustrating the secrets with riding crops and maracas. Dan Lentell…

  Dan Lentell talks to the team behind No Name. “An original play written by Jeffrey Hatcher, adapted from the novel by Wilkie Collins, directed by Herschel Kruger. A sheltered, well-to-do young Englishwoman and her sister are thrown into poverty overnight by a distant relative who lays claim to their inheritance. Desperate to protect her family,…

  Dan Lentell talks to The Ukulele Evangelists whose, “alternative cabaret featuring outlandish music, riotous physical comedy and feral puppets, brought to you by tweedy funksters The Ukulele Evangelists. Prepare for channeling Elvis, a beginners’ guide, badgers, armed and angry, and the financial crisis explained through the medium of contemporary dance. Virtuoso ukulele and thrash tambourine….

Dan Lentell talks to Garry Roost about his, “powerful portrait of the artist Francis Bacon. Caught wearing his mother’s stockings, banished from the family home, sent to Berlin with his father’s henchman. Transfixed by Picasso. On to the Colony Club, champagne, a tragic love life. ‘I think of life as meaningless, yet it excites me….

  Dan Lentell talks to Alexis Rosinsky. “Where Is She Now? A one person celebration of Shakespeare’s best loved and rare monologues with lively and enlightening discussion about the characters portrayed, including Lady Macbeth and Joan La Pucelle from Henry VI as well as Constance from King John, Caliban from The Tempest, Ophelia from Hamlet,…

  Dan Lentell talks to the team behind Casual Encounters. “James and Jennifer Rogers have been seeing a marriage guidance counsellor. When she tells them they should try something new, James decides this can only mean one thing – wife swapping. He’s been trawling the internet to find a couple for their first casual encounter. What…

  Dan Lentell talks to the team behind Your Fragrant Phantom. “In this captivating and poignant piece of new writing, F Scott Fitzgerald, the author who coined the 1920s The Jazz Age, and his wife Zelda, retell their own story of love, loss and legacy. Your Fragrant Phantom is a surreal two-hander examining the themes of…

  Dan Lentell talks to Lolie Ware. Her “Too Cool to Care is the story of Ware’s life as a carer for a father with Alzheimer’s and a wheelchair-bound mother. But don’t be fooled by the title – as Lolie herself says at the outset, this show is about love.” Dan Lentell talks to Lolie…

  Dan Lentell talks to John Mark (Whisky Anorak). John provides audiences with, “a romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan. It’s more than tartan and kilts you know! Light-hearted storytelling and tutored whisky tasting – the Whisky Anorak way.” Dan Lentell talks to John Mark Whisky Anorak)

Dan Lentell talks to Matt Rutter and Tim Lynskey of The Art of Falling Apart which was HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by FringeReview. Dan Lentell talks to Matt Rutter & Tim Lynskey

  Dan Lentell talks to Phillip Aughey about The Exchange. Set in the outback, and based upon a real hotel in Muttaburra, Queensland. The Exchange is a comedy of barflies, BS and beer. Dan Lentell talks to Phillip Aughey

Dan Lentell talks to Irish lass Amanda Kelleher about Mean Things I Did To My Sister which has been RECOMMENDED by FringeReview. Dan Lentell talks to Amanda Kelleher    

Dan Lentell talks to Eric (just Eric) of Eric’s Tales of the Sea. The former Royal Navy submariner gives his initial impressions of #EdFringe 2014 as well as an insight into how her surfaced into the world of stand up. Dan Lentell talks to Eric’s Tales of the Sea

Interview with James Bannon As a former undercover policeman James Bannon knows how to act as though his life depended on it. Here he talks with Dan Lentell about his one man show Running With The Firm, based on the book of the same name. Listen to our interview with James Bannon PART 2 Having…

Interview with Tim O’Shea Sir Timothy O’Shea has been Principal and Vice Chancellor of Edinburgh University since 2002 and is chair of the Fringe. Dan Lentell speaks to him about the cross currents between Sir Tim’s roles as an educator and custodian of many of the Fringe’s most familiar venues. Listen to our interview with…

Interview with CJ Hopkins Dan Lentell talks to the author of the Extemists about not playing down to the audience. Listen to our interview with CJ Hopkins

Interview with David Mills Dan Lentell talks with David Mills, the Sinatra of standup, about his show The Gospel Truth. Listen to our interview with David Mills

  Interview with George Lewkowicz Dan Lentell talks with George Lewkowicz about the latest outing of his Superbard. Listen to our interview with Superbard

Interview with Jack Klaff Dan Lentell talks (at length) with the creator and star of Newton. Listen to our interview with Jack Klaff

Interview with Robert McDowell Dan Lentell talks with the co-owner of Summerhall about that venue’s rising reputation as a true centre of the Fringe. Listen to our interview with Robert McDowell

Interview with Juliette Burton Dan Lentell talks with Juliette about her show When I Grow Up which chronicles her adventures and misadventures as she tries out all the jobs she thought dreamed of as a little girl. Listen to our interview with Juliette Burton

Interview with Will Seaward Dan Lentell talks with the writer and star of Socialist Fairytales. Will plucky Will avoid dropping too many spoilers? Listen to our interview with Will Seaward

Interview with A Play For September Dan Lentell talks with the team behind A Play for September the unflinching story of the relationship between a teacher and his young female pupil told from the point of view of her best friend. Listen to our interview with ‘A Play for September’

Interview with Specie Dan Lentell talks with the team behind Specie the story of a near-contemporary future in which humans can opt to change their gender at will and of one extended family navigating the consequences. Listen to our interview with ‘Specie’

Interview with Lea McGowan & Stanley Allan Sherman Dan Lentell talks with the team behind Now Leasing the cabaret act featuring rebel ballerina Lea McGowan. Listen to our interview with ‘Now Leasing’

Bedtime Solos, by Jakob Holder, is directed by Bob Paisley and features Amy Kelly and Jordan Fox. Here Bob, from Central Standard Theatre, based in Kansas City, who has directed many other works by Holder (described by Edward Albee as “a gifted and provocative young playwright”, talks about this very unique piece of new writing. Listen…

Interview with Ryan Good Everything you wanted to know about the weird and wondrous world of sex in the animal kingdom (but were afraid to ask). Dan Lentell talks with the star and producer of Sex With Animals Ryan Good. Listen to our interview with Ryan Good

Interview with Richard Hills-Ingyon and Gaelle Stark-Ordish Dan Lentell talks with Richard Hills-Ingyon and Gaelle Stark-Ordish of For the Trumpets Shall Sound (and is joined unexpectedly by their colleagues Samuel Morgan, Kayleigh Hawkins and Bill Rose). The story of finding love and support in the most hostile of environments. Listen to our interview with ‘For the…

      Interview with George Evans and Jesse Fox George Evans and Jesse Fox from Engineer Theatre talk to Kate Saffin about their verbatim theatre production, Missing. We hear about the research process and how mountains of material were distilled into a fine piece of theatre. Listen to our interview with George Evans and Jesse…

Interview with Matt Morillo, Jaret Sacrey, Jessica Moreno and Joanne Hartson Dan Lentell talks with the team behind The Inventor and the Escort. The script which is like a Turner Classic Movies, golden era of Hollywood RomCom gem, spiced to 21st century palates. Listen to our interview with ‘The Inventor and the Escort’

Interview with Ivy Paige In a breathless interview Dan Lentell talks with cabaret sensation Ivy Paige en route between engagements. Can you spot the bit where Dan hears “hills” instead of “heels”? Listen to our interview with Ivy Paige

Interview with Luke Tudball & Heather Bagnall Dan Lentell talks with the dynamic duo behind Single Married Girl, the adaptation of Laurel Spears’ blog http://www.singlemarriedgirl.com, which follows the antics of a Chicago native who, finding herself at the crossroads of a dead-end marriage and major identity crisis, decides to take herself on a date…and see what happens next. Listen…

Interview with Shelley Knowles & Mervyn Stutter Following a hectic day at ‘Meet the Media’ Dan Lentell has an off-the-cuff chat with the director of Killing Roger as well as a genuine Fringe legend who’s Pick of the Fringe has been informing audiences since the early ’90s. Listen to our interview with Shelley Knowles & Mervyn Stutter

Interview with Steve Richards Lifelong politico and respected pundit Steve Richards has returned to Edinburgh with a second outing of his Rock ‘n’ Roll Politics. Here he talks with Dan Lentell about happenings at Holyrood and Westminster as well as the up and downs of the greasy pole climbers in both parliaments. Listen to our…

Interview with Rory McGrath and Phillip Pope Two golden oldies share their thoughts on Edinburgh Fringe 2013 and their show Bridge Over Troubled Lager with Dan Lentell. (Contains adult themes). Listen to our interview with Phillip Pope and Rory McGrath

   Interview with Patrick Collier One of the hardest working people at this year’s Fringe, Patrick Collier is the producer of both The Fantasist and The Little Soldiers. Here he talks with Edinburgh Editor Dan Lentell about the shows as well as sharing his views on life, the Fringe and everything. Listen to our interview with Patrick Collier

Interview with Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter Two of cricket’s most famous voices descend from the commentary box to talk with Dan Lentell to discuss Blofeld and Baxter, the show which perfectly captures the irreverent spirit of their very special bromance. (Unedited to retain the TMS flavour). Listen to our interview with Blofeld and Baxter