Paul Levy talks to Lucy Hopkins about Le Foulard

Lucy Hopkins’ Le Foulard received an outstanding review from Fringe Review back in 2012 in Prague. We finally managed to catch up with her. Is she an artist or an entertainer? Find out… Listen to our interview with Lucy Hopkins about Le Foulard

Paul Levy talks to Dan Lees about Brainchild

Dan Lees chats to Paul levy about his award-winning comedy show, Brainchild, about clown and comedy and why he doesn’t work in an  office. Listen to our interview with Dan Lees about Brainchild

Paul Levy talks to Dr David Bramwell about The Odditorium

Founder and host at the legendary Catalyst Club, Dr David Bramwell has his doctorate investigated by Paul Levy. He also talks about The Odditorium and the true nature of “odd”. Listen to our interview with Dr David Bramwell about The Odditorium

Paul Levy talks to Jesse Du Pre about Hideout

“The 1920s. The gods of ancient Greece spend their nights in Aphrodites’ boudoir, looking for entertainment by playing with the lives of mortals. Have they bitten off more than they can chew as they meddle with a headstrong Ariadne, a courageous Theseus and a Minotaur that needs defeating?” Jesse Du Pre talks to Paul Levy…

Paul Levy talks to Charles Adrian about Stories About Love, Death & A Rabbit

Stories About Love, Death & A Rabbit at Marlborough Theatre is “an award-winning solo character piece that uses heart-breaking comedy storytelling to evoke the life of librarian Ms Samantha Mann, giving an intricately crafted English twist to a European clowning tradition.” Paul Levy talked to performer Charles Adrian about the show. Listen to our interview with…

Paul Levy talks to Lulu Baker about Lamb Comedy

Lamb Comedy is a new kid on the block on Brighton’s comedy scene. In this interview, Lulu Baker shares the ethos and hopes of this exciting new comedy venue and project. Listen to our interview with Lulu Baker about Lamb Comedy

Paul levy talks to Simon Waterfield about The Kilted Tommy

The Kilted Tommy is “the personal story of an ordinary Englishman, a Lancashire lad who went to war with a swing in his step. He was a volunteer posted to a Scottish Regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders, becoming one of many Englishmen who fought in kilts for their country.” Writer and performer, Simon Waterfield tells us…

Paul Levy talks with Imogen Di Sapia about The Mermaid’s Tale

Downstairs at the Little Beach Boutique plays host to The Mermaid’s Tale, plays host to Bright Moon Theatre‘s “a selection of watery stories and shanties of the sea; featuring a beautiful mermaid, treasure, lots of fish and a majestic wooden ship!”. Paul Levy hears from  Imogen Di Sapia about her love of stories and how the…

Paul Levy talks to Heather Urquhart from The Maydays

The Maydays are back with their new “Fringe Show“. Heather Urquhart talks improv and how she ensures she keeps improvising the way she improvises. Heather is always pushing the boundaries, but how do you actually achieve that? Listen to our interview with Heather Urquhart from The Maydays

Paul Levy talks to Jules Craig about Edith, Elizabeth and I

Jules Craig looks a lot like Edith Sitwell. But this is no mere impersonation. Painstakingly research, Edith, Elizabeth and I is a self-referencing play about Juliet, who  “attempts to put on a play about her heroines, Edith Sitwell and Elizabeth I, but discovers that telling the tales of others has its pitfalls, particularly when the subjects…

Paul Levy talks to Ross Gurney-Randall about An Audience with Henry VIII

It was only a matter of time before Ross Gurney-Randall played Henry VIII. In his new “An Audience with…” show, we have more than a straight-laced portrayal. In this interview Ross talks about stepping into the shoes of this iconic Royal, Listen to our interview with Ross Gurney-Randall about An Audience with Henry VIII

Paul Levy talks to Rowan Scarborough and Frank Simms about Troublesome People

In this interview with producer and performer, Rowan Scarborough and director, Frank Simms, we hear about Troublesome People, one of those rare plays about pacifism, which examines the Second World War through the lens of Jewish Refugees and Conscientious Objectors on the Isle of Man. Listen to our interview with Rowan Scarborough and Frank Simms about Troublesome…

Paul Levy talks to Tom Dussek about Beowulf

Beowulf was a big hit at the Fringe in 2014 for Barely Human Puppets/Atomic Force. They are back and we talk to the show’s narrator Tom Dussek about bringing a Viking myth to life with puppetry, poetry, story and theatre. Listen to our interview with Tom Dussek about Beowulf

Paul Levy talks to Erica Blaxland-de Lang about The Tale of the Pig

Pericles Theatre Company and Atelier have uniquely collaborated to bring this piece of story theatre – The Tale of the Pig –  to the stage. Music is a big part of it, community lies at its heart, and Erica Blaxland-de Lang talks passionately about the piece, with some input from her team! Listen to our…

The Brighton Spiegeltent – Paul Levy Chats On Site to Adrian Bristow

On site at the Old Steine, producer and venue creator  Adrian Bristow tells Paul Levy what he loves about Spiegeltents and Boscos, and shares some highlights from this year’s Fringe programme at the Brighton Spiegletent. Listen to our interview with Adrian Bristow from Brighton Spiegeltent

Paul Levy talks to Alison Pollard-Mansergh about The Wedding Reception

The Wedding Reception is a brand new show from Interactive Theatre International, the company who has been bringing the world (with nine casts going strong), Faulty Towers The Dining Experience for the last eighteen years. Here director Alison Pollard-Mansergh tells us all about creating dinner theatre. Listen to our Interview with Alison Pollard Mansergh

Paul Levy talks to Thomas Gorham from Head First Acrobats about Elixir

Head First Acrobats bring their show, Elixir, to the Brighton Fringe, playing the Brighton Spiegeltent’s Bosco. Described as “A unique mix of mayhem where handsome boys and incredible circus tricks meet with impeccable comic timing to make you laugh and smile”, Elixir is a piece of narrative circus in which “Three acrobatic and enthusiastic scientists…

Paul Levy talks to Paul Zenon about “Linking Rings”

It all began in Blackpool for Paul Zenon, magician. It all bean with a set of linking rings. “Not a magic show, but magical nonetheless.” Paul Zenon offers at this year’s Fringe “an affectionate look at a misspent youth and unsung heroes; a touching true story of interlocking lives.” Paul shares his thoughts on magic,…

Paul Levy talks to James Weisz from Emporium Brighton

James Weisz is either insane or a brave genius. He is successfully piloting an arts venue through its first years and has helped (with his team) to create a vibrant cafe and theatre in Brighton’s up and coming London Road area. Here he chats about staying true to his theatre roots and sustaining and growing Emporium…

Paul Levy talks to Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn stars in East is East at the Theatre Royal Brighton. In a wide-ranging interview Pauline talks about acting for both stage and screen as well as writing novels. Pauline shares her thoughts on this enduring play and how she brings the characters she plays in theatre so effectively to the stage. Listen to our…

Paul Levy talks to Maria McAteer about My Friend Lester

Maria McAteer plays opposite Björn Dahlberg in My Friend Lester, a show in the Brighton Fringe that tells the story of the “musical romance of Billie Holiday and Lester Young”. Maria talks about how the show has developed since it became a sell out hit at the previous two Fringes. As a writer and performer, Maria…

Paul Levy talks to Chris Cresswell about Lost in Transit

Lost in Transit is back at the Brighton Spiegeltent “with a new twist.” A sell out hit in 2014, creator and director Chris Cresswell gives us an update and shares insights into the creation of a unique piece of cabaret theatre that includes circus and clown. Listen to our interview with Chris Cresswell

A Clockwork Orange in Your Home

                Actor, Shirley Jaffe, hosted scenes from the film A Clockwork Orange in her home. I’m serious. Here she chats to Paul Levy about an important talk about the film at The Old Courtroom as well as a site-specific show in the Fringe that is back by popular…

Tony Jaffe – Back at the Old Courtroom

      Tony Jaffe always brings variety to the Fringe. And with a mix of theatre, film, solo shows, music and talks, there’s no disappointing us this year at the Fringe. here Tony chats to Paul Levy about his tea, his vision for The Old Courtroom,  and his programme this year. Liste to our…

Paul Levy talks to Nicola Haydn

              Nicola Haydn and her team have boldly piloted legendary Brighton theatre venue, Upstairs at Three and Ten to the equally renowned Basement. I met Nicola at the Brighton Fringe press launch and she shared her usual passion for theatre and a few updates for the Warren at this…

Paul Levy talks to Julian Caddy

          In our catch up interview with Brighton Fringe’s managing director, Julian Caddy, we thought we’d do something different this year. We asked Julian to take us on a tour of Fringes around the world. Each Fringe has its own uniqueness, yet there is also common ground. Where should you take…

Paul Levy talks to Blanche McIntyre

          Blanche McIntyre is an award-winning director. Here Paul Levy talks to her about the “scary” prospect of directing the work of Tom Stoppard. We are taken into the rehearsal room through Blanche’s description of the process of lifting a work off the page by a writer who has been called…

Amsterdam Audio 2014: Paul Levy talks to Club Silenzio

              I caught up with two of the Club Silenzio team who chatted to me about their club night at the Amsterdam Fringe. Promising fine music and many surprises, as well as a unique atmosphere, these award-winners talk about how they get their ideas and bring them to the…

Amsterdam Audio 2014: Paul Levy talks to Igor Vrebac about Homo Sapiens

              Devised, and drawing on mime and physical theatre, Homo Sapiens looks at moving beyond the labels and stereotypes around sexuality. Here deviser/performer Igor Vrebac talks about how Homo Sapiens was created and the artistic journey of the production. Listen to our interview with Igor Vrebac about Homo Sapiens   Visit…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy gets an update from Juliette Burton

                  Juliette Burton is tired. Very tired, after a possible sell out run of her show “Look at Me” at the Edinburgh Fringe. Since our interview with her at Brighton Fringe 2014, she’s been busy making new work. In this interview she discusses “Message”-based comedy and her next…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy talks to Greg Clarke about Adelaide Fringe

        Greg Clarke is Director/Chief Executive of Adelaide Fringe.   Adelaide Fringe is an annual open-access arts festival run over four weeks in Adelaide, South Australia during February and March. Unlike a curated festival, the open-access nature of Adelaide Fringe means that anyone with a show, exhibition or cultural event is able…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy talks to Jethro Compton

                  Jethro Compton is a theatre maker and a renaissance man. But how does a successful theatre maker balance the roles of artist, director and producer? What will jethro look like in twenty years’ time? I a frank interview about the art AND the “business”, jethro talks…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy talks to Tommy Croft from Jollyboat

                  Jollyboat are two brothers. One of them, Tommy Croft celebrates packed houses and queues down the street for their Fringe show Jollyboat: Five Stars, F*****ck Yeah! with Paul Levy and lifts the lid on creating comedy and music. Listen to our interview with Tommy Croft

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy catches up with Robert Cohen

                  FringeReview’s guest blogger, Robert Cohen, gives us plenty of insight into the process of writing and the creative journey that led to his highly acclaimed solo theatre piece, Hi Vis, and the creation of Quint. Listen to our interview with Robert Cohen    

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy meets the Socks and Kev F Sutherland

                  Paul Levy finally got to meet the famous socks and their artistic partner, Kev F Sutherland. Their new show, Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – And So Am I, forms the basis of this long and wide-ranging interview. A fascinating insight into sock puppetry, the making of…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Paul Levy talks to George Mann about Light

                  A couple of years ago, FringeReview gave Theatre Ad Infinitum one of our Outstanding Theatre Awards for Translunar Paradise. Last year, they had an outstanding review for Ballad of the Burning Star. This year, they bring Light, a science fiction work,  presenting “a dystopian future inspired…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘Blood at the Root’

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Vickie Tanner

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘Arabian Nights’

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to The California Shakespeare Ensemble

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to The Lincoln Company

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘The Sun Apparatus’

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,…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘3000 Trees’

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

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Heather Lai

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.”…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘Signal Failure’

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to The Mulberry Theatre Company

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Matt Morrillo

  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

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Luc Valvona

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

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Amelia Robinson

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,…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Shaun Buswell

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,…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Elizabeth Aaron

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘Dear Mr Kaiser’

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….

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘Hive’

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

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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to ‘No Name’

  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,…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to The Ukulele Evangelists

  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….

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Garry Roost

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….

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Alexis Rosinsky

  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,…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Casual Encounters

  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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Your Fragrant Phantom

  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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to Lolie Ware

  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…

Edinburgh Audio 2014: Dan Lentell talks to John Mark (Whisky Anorak)

  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)