Interview with Johnny O’Callaghan Johnny O’Callaghan’s true story, rendered as a comedy play, Who’s Your Daddy?, is one of those true life tales that has to be shared. Shared it he has, but here we get a revealing insight into the craft of writing, and then performing one’s own unbelievable story. Interview 12th August 2012: Listen to…

Interview with Amy Curtis In an update interview with Amy Curtis from Trailblaze Theatre, Amy talks about how the show has developed since Brighton Fringe 2012 (first interview here) and in the challenges of bringing a cabaret performance space to life for their production of A Dirty Martini. Interview 22nd August 2012: Listen to our interview…

Interview with Tanju Duncan Tanju Duncan is artistic director of by Moonlight Theatre and talks of the dynamic between being both artistic director and director of their Edinburgh Fringe show, East, as well as the challenge and opportunity of playing at the unique Douglas House. Interview 22nd August 2012: Listen to our interview with Tanju Duncan

Interview with Jonathan Young Jonathan Young from Shams Theatre takes us on a creative journey from The Garden to Thin Ice, Shams’ latest production at the Edinburgh Fringe 2012. Priceless reflections on creativity and theatre making. My favourite interview of the Fringe so far! Interview 21st August 2012: Listen to our interview with Jonathan Young

Interview with Ed Eales-White Ed Eales-White brings Champions to the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe. One part of Clever Peter and Whitebone Productions, Ed talks about experimenting with a one-man show while this acclaimed sketch troupe take a short sabbatical. An interesting conversation about creating solo material out of a sketch group backdrop. Interview 18th August 2012: Listen to…

Interview with Donovan King A frank discussion with the founder of the Infringement independent festival movement that began in Canada. Can a fringe festival be truly free, non-corporate, and focused on sustainability and art unhindered by corporate greed and interference? Interview 18th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Donovan King

Interview with Worklight Theatre Joe Sellman Leava, Callum Elliott-Archer, Michael Woodman and Sam Hollis Pack  talk to Jess Duxbury about Worklight Theatre‘s new production How to Start a Riot. This interview takes a depth look at verbatim theatre in a show five-starred by FringeReview. Interview 14th August 2012:  Listen to our interview with Worklight Theatre Company

Interview with Steve Green Fourth Monkey Theatre Company bring a clutch of shows to Edinburgh Fringe 2012. Artistic Director Steve Green attempts to join them all up, discussing the ideals and approach of Fourth Monkey along the way. Interview 13th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Steve Green

Interview with Vicky Falconer Pritchard and Jennifer Byrne They took the Edinburgh Fringe by storm in 2011, then were highly rated by FringeReview at the Adelaide Fringe 2012. Now East End Cabaret take us behind the veil and into their East End cabaret roots. Interview 12th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Vicky Falconer Pritchard and…

Interview with Jane Bom-Bane Mechanical tables, a legendary house with a rich history, stories, songs and a harmonium, Jane Bom-Bane talks of storytelling, songwriting, and the creation of hats. She also shares insights about creating her Edinburgh Fringe show, Jane Bom-Bane. Interview 9th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Jane Bom Bane

Interview with Jasmine Smart Kate Saffin talks to Jasmine Smart about Panning for Gold from Bristol’s Thrice Three Muses present “the journey of three jilted brides, from their first group therapy session to the start of their new lives”. Interview 7th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Jasmine Smart

Interview with Philip Stokes Philip Stokes makes me cry; for all the ‘write’ reasons. Philip founded, and is the pen behind, the mighty Horizon Arts sword. Here he talks about Razing Eddie, the process and writing, and what “theatre for a new generation” means. Interview 7th August 2012:  Listen to our interview with Philip Stokes

Interview with Kefi Chadwick and Donnacadh O’Briain Three specially commissioned new short plays about sex, featuring award-winning writers and theatre-makers Leo Butler, Pamela Carter and Kefi Chadwick and directed by Donnacadh O’Briain are the subject of this interview in which Kefi and Donnacadh talk about the process of writing and directing short plays, in this case,…

Interview with Katy Carmichael “On the 1st of May 2004, Kneehigh’s Tristan Sturrock fell, head first, off a wall. Paralysed in hospital and about to become a father, he was told he may never walk again. He tells his unique story”. In this interview, director Katy Carmichael from Theatre Damfino discusses the play, Mayday Mayday….

Interview with Nick Brice Award-winning Bite-Size brings The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show to the Fringe each year. In this interview, director Nick Brice defines the difference between a good and a bad short play. Interview 6th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Nick Brice

Interview with Sue MacLaine I saw an earlier version of this production quite a few years ago at the Komedia in Brighton. The piece has developed and comes to the Edinburgh Fringe as something quite unique. Still Life: An Audience With Henrietta Moraes is performed by Sue MacLaine. Sue talks about Henrietta, the fourth wall and…

Interview with Johan Storgard From Start to Finnish is based on a ground-breaking partnership between Pleasance and ACE Production bringing Finnish work to the Edinburgh Fringe. Johan describes the initiative, gives a fascinating picture of the vibrant Finnish theatre scene, and tells us about My Elevator Days. Interview 5th August 2012: Listen to our interview with…

Interview with Laura Lexx and Jessica Cheetham Spun Glass Theatre‘s Laura Lexx (performer) and Jessica Cheetham (director) discuss the process of creating You Left Me in the Dark. They provide fascinating insight into the process of devising, creating, rehearsing and realising this work on stage. Interview 5th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Laura Lexx…

Interview with Guy Masterson Guy Masterson gives a very frank for of the state of theatre in the UK, and reflects on whether it can ever work again in the same way as it once did. Playing solo in The Half, there are some interesting resonances from person to portrayal. Interview 4th August 2012: Listen to…

Interview With Sam Oliver and Ian Farnell Staging silent comedy, inspired by the silent comedy greats of the past and the present is the challenge that Awkward Cough Theatre Company have set themselves. Here Sam and Ian discuss the process of create silent comedy on stage in the form of The Election. Interview 4th August…

Interview with Rob Frimston and Ed Rowett Frimston and Rowett chat to Paul Levy and never apologise for a comedy style they describe as warm. This acclaimed comedy duo discuss the process of getting ideas onto stage and how they feel comedy can be funny without being cruel. Interview 4th August 2012: Listen to our interview…

Interview with Joe Bone I was wrong and he was right. Find out why in a conversation with award-winning Joe Bone about Banes 1-3, and, perhaps, 4. Joe Bone, of Whitebone Productions,   is a master of the solo physical theatre show. He he shares his creative process. Interview 4th August 2012: Listen to our interview…

Interview with Mark Brailsford It’s rare to see a play about Tony Hancock on the Fringe. If anyone can pull it off it would be a link up between writer, Roy Smiles, and Treason Show’s Mark Brailsford. Mark discusses Hancock, comedy, and stepping into the shoes of a legend in The Lad Himself. Interview 4th…

Interview with Gavin Robertson FringeReview gave an outstanding review to Gavin Robertson‘s The Six Sided Man at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe. Here he talks about his new production, Robertson’s Crusoe, and the importance of precision in theatre. Interview 4th August 2012: Listen to our interview with Gavin Robertson

Interview with Simon Egerton Simon Egerton‘s Fag Ends and Families is a journey into Englishness! Here Simon Egerton chats to Paul Levy about a show that is billed as  “Jacques Brel meets Alan Bennett! Here he talks about music, theatre, narrative and the role of the director in a one person show. Interview 3rd August…

Interview with Adrian Bunting Adrian conceived, wrote and directed Kemble’s Riot, which premiered in 2011 at the Brighton Fringe. Here he discusses the unique staging of a riot in a theatre and how audience involvement helps to bring the production to life create powerful and engaging theatre. Visit the Kemble’s Riot web site here. Interview…

Interview with DeeDee Stewart and Ray Nedzel DeeDee Stewart is writer, director and performer of this one-woman show that takes her own childhood as its starting point. Here DeeDee and producer, Ray Nedzel, talk about bringing the show, Dirty Barbie,  to the Edinburgh Fringe. Interview 1st August 2012: Listen to our interview with DeeDee Stewart and…

Interview with Matt Payton and Michael Blomquist Matt and Michael,  from Confused Moose, trained in Chicago, bring their unique brand of character comedy to Edinburgh with their show Men of Character.  Here they talk about their improvisation roots and how they create their comedy material. Interview 1st August 2012: 

Interview with Richard Fry Richard Fry talks to Paul Levy about why her prefers to perform and theatre-make alone, about verse, and about his five star reviewed show,  The Ballad of the Unbeatable Hearts. Interview 22nd August 2011: Listen to our interview with Richard Fry

      Interview with George Dillon George Dillon is celebrating the 21st anniversary of his solo debut, and in what will be his fifteenth year in Edinburgh since he first performed on the Fringe as a student in 1982, George Dillon will be performing  six five-starred solo shows for two performances each in various venues across…

    Interview with Laura Lexx and Pete Byrom Spun Glass Theatre bring their new production of “Ink” to the Edinburgh Fringe. Here. Vivienne Egan talks to writer and director, Laura Lexx, and performer, Pete Byrom about the piece. Interview 15th August 2011: Listen to our interview with Laura Lexx and Pete Byrom

    Interview with Brian Mitchell Brian Mitchell and Joseph Mitchell are a dynamic writing duo, with their acclaimed Those Magnificent Men playing at the Edinburgh Fringe in the safe hands of New Perspectives Theatre Company. Brian discusses the role of the writer and the background to the play. Interview 10th August 2011:  Listen to our interview with…

   Interview with Tina Kronis and Richard Alger Co-creators of the winner of a FringeReview Outstanding Theatre Award, Tina Kronis and Richard Alger of Theatre Movement Bazaar, discuss the five-starred Anton’s Uncles with Paul Levy. Here we dive into their creative process and even get a sneak peek at their note books that informed this excellent homage to…

Interview with Asher Treleaven and Gypsy Wood In this interview Asher Treleaven and Gypsy Wood talk about this unique blend of stand-up comedy and strip. The show, Comic Strip,  generates its own special atmosphere at the Assembly Gardens and here we gain fascinating insight into the show and how it succeeds so well. Interview 5th August 2010: Listen to…

  Interview with Joe Bone Joe Bone and Whitebone Productions have achieved critical acclaim with Banes 1, 2 aqnd 3. Bane is Joe’s own creation, a one-person show based on Bruce Bane, a dark hero on the streets of a mean city. Here Joe chats to Paul Levy about bringing Bane to life three times…and beyond. Interview August 5th…

Interview with Roy Hutchins Back again at the Fringe, Roy Hutchins talks of his ongoing and long-term collaboration with poet Heathcote Williams, and of his performance of Zanzibar Cats at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011. Interview 4th August 2011: Listen to our interview with Roy Hutchins

    Interview with Thom Tuck Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD is a solo outing for one of the acclaimed The Penny Dreadfuls, a comedy sketch group who have been hits of the comedy scene, the Fringe as well as BBC Radio. Here Thom talks about his new show and why the Dreadfuls are all going…

      Interview with Rebecca Vaughan & Elton Townend-Jones The Diaries of Adam and Eve is about the world’s first couple and the essence of relationships. In this coversation, Rebecca Vaughan talks about the joys of working with other actors after a working alone in I, Elizabeth and Austen’s Women, and both actors (from Dyad Productions)  discuss…

   Interview with Nick Brice White Room Theatre’s Bite Size Plays have been regulars at the Fringe for quite a few years now. In this interview, director and producer talks about the Big Bite Size Breakfast and the process of choosing and directing short plays. Here he provides valuable insight into the specific challenges of theatre making with ten…

    Interview with Chris Cresswell Magicians Do Exist pays homage to Jacques Tati and also the role of the clown in us all. Chris Cresswell performs this one-person theatre piece and talks about clowning, comedy, audiences and the dynamic between scripted and emergent theatre. Interview 3rd August 2011:  Listen to our interview with Chris Cresswell

Interview with Tim Hawkins Tim Hawkins and the Remarkable Arts team are back with a bigger programme and a new venue to add to Hill Street, namely, St George’s West. How do you bring a venue into being and full life at the Fringe? In a fascinating chat, Tim reveals all. Interview 27th July 2011: Listen to our…

Interview with Neil Broughton and Sally Boon Neil Broughton is bringing “Beside the Greenside” to life, a quirky open arts space next to the Greenside Venue. One resident of the space throughout the Fringe will be Sally Boon who invites us to take “Tea with Queenie” in an intriguing site-specific theatre piece. In this interview, they…