Paul Levy talks to Daniel Cainer about Daniel Cainer: 21st Century Jew. “Brand new stories-in-song from this award-winning master songwriter. Fringe favourite Cainer explores the challenges and contradictions of being Jewish in 21st century Britain. A show for anyone who has ever wrestled with their heritage, their history, their home and their heart… Jewish or…

            Kate Saffin talks to Robert Peacock  from TV Bomb about Death on the Fringe. Death on the Fringe is an initiative started by the local Palliative Care Partnership last year, a festival within the festival. The partnership has a year round campiagn ‘Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief’ which aims…

Paul Levy talks to actor Cassandra Hodges about the Big Bite Size Breakfast Show. “Three rotating selections of ‘bite-size’ comedies, eccentricity, mini drama – with free coffee, croissant and strawberries. Great writers from the UK/around the world – funny, eccentric, thought-provoking (www.bite-size.org). Award-winning company (Latest award Best Theatre Performance, Argus Festival Angel). This hugely popular…

              Paul Levy talks to Paul Lucas about Fringe First winning verbatim theatre production, Trans Scripts. “The struggles and triumphs of six transgender women unfold with honesty, intelligence and wit in this groundbreaking exploration of gender and identity by Fringe First and Herald Angel Award-winning producer Paul Lucas. Created…

              Paul Levy talks to Zoe Hakin and Chris Foley about Mixtape. “Join the Mixtapers for their hilarious bitesized theatre inspired by music. Part comedy show and part music quiz. The Mixtapers perform from themes including Number Ones, The 80s, Brit Pop, Girl Bands vs Boy Bands and Rock’n’Roll….

Paul Levy talks to Carol Caffrey about Music for Dogs, Music for Dogs is “written by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, Music for Dogs is a story of survival, set during Ireland’s Celtic Tiger years, and takes place on Dublin’s Burrow beach. By turns funny and poignant, it tells the story of Jane MacDonald and…

              Paul Levy talks to the Greenside Team about creating a new fringe venue. Darren, Callum and Sophie are just three of the many people that bring Greenside to the Fringe each year. Now three venues, life began on Royal Terrace. Infirmary Street is the latest addition to the…

Paul Levy talks to Gina Jenkinson about Desperately Seeking Attention. “I’d like to prove to you that growing up being ignored and disliked by both of my parents has not affected me in any way. Come and see how I’m totally secure. Please? I’ll hurt myself if you don’t.” We hear about how the show…

Paul Levy talks to Franks and Skinner about Franks and Skinner Present: Myself and Myself. How did this acclaimed comedy duo come into being? “Franks and Skinner dance, sing and improvise in their latest comic adventure. With over 20 characters, fast-paced comedy and classic 90s tunes, this show will tickle you in more ways than…

              Paul Levy talks to Tom Penn about The Frantic Canticles of Little Brother Fish, Babolin Theatre‘s winner of an Outstanding Theatre Award from Fringe Review. How does Babolin make its unique work? “Babolin welcome you to their monastery in deepest Depravia, where choristers chant and goose quills frantically…

              Kate Saffin talks to Lanna Joffrey about Handan Productions’  Valiant, a “powerful documentary and theatrical performance chronicling the role of women in war. From victim to perpetrator to peacemaker, and from Afghanistan to Japan. Meet thirteen women who have fought, struggled and survived in a century of conflict….

Paul Levy talks to Marcello Liverani and Luca Wu about Luca Wu and Reverse Context Live. “Two artists, two different styles in a unique exciting rock show. Luca Wu is an eclectic singer/songwriter, pianist and composer with a captivating pop/rock sound and international footprint: Luca was born in Italy, lives in London and holds a…

              Paul Levy talks to Ben Fairey about Ben Fairey: Floe Joe’s Faces. “Armed with just his bedroom-made beats and a very literal multiple personality disorder, Iowa’s dopiest music producer Floe-Joe invites you to indulge in his wacky world of sketch, funk and self-centred banter! An intimate listening party…

              Paul Levy talks to Jules Munns and Heather Urquhart about  how they improvise and why they loved it, and their new show Ten Thousand Million Love Stories which plays at the Freestival, Thistle St James, 17.50 until August 20th. Listen to our interview with Jules Munns and Heather Urquhart…

              Kate Saffin talks to devised theatre piece writer  Catrina McHugh from Open Clasp, about Key Change. “The prison van, fences high, a magpie. ‘One for sorrow. Snatched the babies. The mother fought, but it was too big and flew too high.’ Devised by women from HMPYOI Low Newton…

Kate Saffin talks to Jack Revell and Nikki Hill from Nottingham New Theatre about Open and Cheque Please. “Cheque Please follows Ivy, a waitress, who offers the audience a chance to experience a couple of weeks inside her head. Dealing with her depression and on a spiral of self evaluation, she is forced to decide,…

              Paul Levy talks to Lorna Shaw and Kat Bond about That Pair: Letting it Go. “Combining real life stories, sketches and songs, the critically acclaimed duo return with a cautionary tale of two kids’ party entertainers battling to convince the world they are real princesses.” How do you…

              Paul Levy talks to Al Samuels, from regular Fringe improv favourites, Baby Wants Candy, about Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical and Thrones! The Musical. How does Baby Wants Candy say fresh each year as a show? And what would Philip K. Dick think about…

Donald Stewart talks to Matthew McVey about Rabbie, a new musical by Edinburgh playwright, Andrew Dallmeyer. Rabbie, is a rich and colourful musical drama depicting the life of Scotland’s bard, Robert Burns. Listen to our interview with Matthew McVey about Rabbie

              Paul Levy talks to some of the the team behind The Glorious Damnation of Eddie Small. Stanton Wright plays the Devil, Lizzie Bourne, (also the writer,) plays the manager, and Roxy Cook is the director. How did Zut Alors Theatre create and develop this unique bluegrass musical? Listen to…

Troublesome People by Jill Haas was a big hit at the Brighton Fringe and an award-winner to boot. In this interview, Paul Levy talks to performer, Rowan Scarborough , who plays Leni in the production, and director Frank Simms from Ashrow Theatre,  about how the play has developed in the run up to, and during the Edinburgh Fringe….

Paul Levy talks to Chris Cooke about Chris Cooke’s Free Speech. “ThreeWeeks‘ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned. So what is free speech exactly? And is it ever right to censor? In this free speech, Chris will explore…

Paul Levy talks to Annalea Doyle and Rebecca Darmody about surreal comedy Totes Inappropes! “Three actresses are set to premier their play about Tinder. When one of them doesn’t turn up, the remaining two must continue on with the play whilst trying to find a replacement on Tinder. Throughout the course of the play they will…

Paul Levy talks to Alice Motta and Andrea Spisto about What Would You Do. The show is part of The Freestival. Wild Dandelions are exploring fear at the Fringe. Here they talk about their style of physical theatre and how the show was created. “What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Bungee naked? Move…

Paul Levy talks to John Hinton from Tangram Theatre about Science, Marie Curie and his show with a very long name (part of their Scientrilogy): The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie. Tangram bring science in an accessible and entertaining way to audiences, whilst never leaving their…

                Nicholas Collett talks to Joanna Hawkins about Mental Health Shows at the Fringe. There are more shows at the Fringe than ever exploring physical and mental health. For example, in The Sick of the Fringe: “Commissioned by the Wellcome Trust and conceived by Brian Lobel, the Sick of…

              Paul Levy talks to Jamie MacDonald about Jamie MacDonald: Oblivious. “Britain’s hottest blind comedian returns! One man, one mic, one white stick and countless rave reviews.” Listen to our interview with Jamie MacDonald about Oblivious

              Paul Levy talks to some of the cast from youth theatre company, Traquair, who bring Shakespeare Shorts – Comedy of Errors and Shakespeare Shorts – Macbeth to the Fringe. Paul spokw to: Ruth Tweedy (Dromio in Comedy of Errors and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth), Callum Forman (Antipholus in Comedy of Errors…

              Kate Saffin talks to  Craig Jordan-Baker and Tom Dussek about The Tale of Tommy O’Quire. “Tommy hates his life of poverty and grime. Then he hears about a treasure map, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get his hands on it, even if that means murder! Map…

              Paul Levy talks to Lizabeth Sipes about her play, Bug Bite. “What do you do when you move your family from the burbs to the city to begin a new adventure and then get diagnosed with stage four-breast cancer? You go on a mission to put everything in…

        Judith Amsenga and Jules Munns talk about The Nursery, the dedicated performance space for improvised theatre, comedy and cabaret at the Edinburgh Fringe. You could spend a whole day at the Thistle Hotel with shows like these. Listen to our interview with Judith Amsenga and Jules Munns about The Nursery  …

              Crusoe is back at the Fringe after a highly recommended review from FringeReview for Gavin Robertson‘s solo work two years ago. “Robertson returns after last year’s solo hit, Bond! Following performances in the USA, Europe and Australia, this unique, darkly comic show creates an urban cinematic world where…

              Paul Levy talks to Ross Drury about Reunion. “George and Jude seem like your typical elderly couple, gardening and bickering through their winter years. But as they nervously wait for their daughter and granddaughter to arrive, they’re forced to confront the violence and tragedy of their youth. Reunion…

              Paul Levy talks to Lucy Danser about Stand Up and Slam! – a free show that pits poets against stand-ups. “Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out. Six phenomenal acts go head to head for your approval as poetry and…

              Kate Saffin talks to Laura Ingram from Orange Girl Productions about Nell Gwyn: An Epilogue. ‘The darling strumpet of the crowd,’ nineteen-year old Nell is at the height of her career, celebrated for her comic acting – particularly when she dresses as a boy to show her legs….

              Kate Saffin talks to  Steven Hay about Turning Leaves from Rust and Starburst. “Crime and the treatment of criminals ought to be black and white. One rule for everyone. But is justice free from the assumptions of gender and class ever really possible? Turning Leaves brings together three stark, powerful…

          Kate Saffin catches up with actor and writer, Josh Gardner, who brings his second show to the Fringe, The Free Meditation Class. “A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner. Following his first sell-out success at the Edinburgh Fringe with It’s All About George (‘Highly recommended’, FringeReview.co.uk, ‘Enthralling’Scotsman) Josh turns his…

              Seamus Moran, actor and writer, talks about a very unique play from Ireland, Have a Heart. Seamus explores, with Paul Levy,  the process of creating new writing which, sometimes, can take years and, when we leave things for a while, we can return to them at the right time….

              Paul Levy attempts to unravel the mystery of Mata Hari: Female Spy with actor, Katharine Hurst.  How does one play this iconic figure? The actor unravels the process, which is like creating a jigsaw. Director, Gavin Robertson, assumes the best in his audience; that they are attentive and  will put in the…

Guest interviewer, Katharine Hurst (Mata Hari: Female Spy), talks to actors Simon Nader and Karl Mercer about As Is. “New York, 1985. Rich, a young writer who is beginning to find success, is breaking up with Saul, his long-time lover. However, Rich’s idyll with his new lover is short-lived when he is diagnosed with AIDS, and…

              This is not the play of the film. This is the play. Paul Levy talks to Greg Esplin from In Your Face Theatre about bringing Trainspotting to the Edinburgh Fringe, sharing the rehearsal process and how a powerful musical score was woven into the piece. ‘I was shocked, and…

                Paul Levy  talks to Hannah Ellis and Guy Masterson about Dylan Thomas The Man, The Myth.  This is Hannah Ellis being herself, not playing herself. Though not an actor, the granddaughter of Dylan Thomas is learning to be an effective part of a theatre two-hander. Her partner on stage,…

Former FringeReview reviewer, Dan Lentell has a knack of finding excellent work at the Fringe. Paul Levy talks Gary Roost about highly acclaimed theatre piece, Popehead –  The Secret Life of Francis Bacon, which is back at the Fringe, at Summerhall. Would Bacon have approved? Listen to our interview with Gary Roost about Popehead The…

              Paul Levy has a flash-mob, thoroughly enjoyable chat with cabaret and comedy performer Andrew Strano about Nailed It. “Nailed It! is about when you are (or really aren’t) … nailing it. Featuring the Green Room Award-winning original songs of Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer (Associate Musical Director, Wicked) and Andrew Strano (nominated:…

              Paul Levy talks to Nicholas Collett about Nelson: The Sailors’ Story. (Highly recommended by FringeReview). The lights come up on the performer, an iconic historical figure. But what is passing through the mind of the performer? Nicholas Collett unpacks his heart and mind with Paul Levy in the…

Kev Sutherland always seems to be a man in full flow. Paul Levy caught him on the flyering circuit and risked speaking to him this year instead of the socks. We get to hear about the new show,  The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives, and what happens in Kev’s fringe run up….

                Boblaong isn’t an easy show to categorise. It’s certainly comedy, and children certainly love it. And that’s just how writer and performer, Tom Fraser  (co-founder of the Bobalong Club) likes it. Paul Levy chatted to Tom and to stage manager, Ioana Gaskell about “a brand new children’s show…

                Paul Levy talks to Michael Smith about A Little Man’s Holiday, a piece of devised children’s theatre from Paddleboat Theatre Company. How do Paddleboat devise work, creating successful, accessible and engaging children’s story theatre? Listen to our interview with Michael Smith about A Little Man’s Holiday

                Paul Levy talks to Heather Bagnall and Luke Tudball about Ferdinand, a family-friendly show that explores the issue of bullying. Inspired by the classic children’s book The Story of Ferdinand, the show is described as “a heart-warming yet hard-hitting original drama about family, conflict, loss and growing up.” Writer…

              Is Juliette Burton, actress, writer and performer,  still unravelling. she is back at the fringe with Look at Me, having developed the piece. Juliette chats about making comedy theatre and her creative intentions. Listen to our interview with Juliette Burton about Look at Me    

              Paul Levy talks to award-winning children’s author, Stuart Reid, about Return of the Snot Zombies. Most authors confine themselves to stuffy talks and signing sessions at Book Fairs. Not Stuart Reid! Not only an acclaimed author of the Gorgeous George books, he is also a man on a…

              Paul Levy talks to Kate Cook about Invisible Woman, a solo comedy show “in which Kate Cook plays an array of crackpot characters in this thrilling tale of derring-do in WWII.” Paul Levy hears how the show came into being and how Kate created the piece and brings it…

                Paul Levy talks to Alison Child and Rosie Wakley about All the Nice Girls. “In 1920s London, Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney have an on and off stage partnership, singing popular love songs of the day to each other in West End revues and living together openly….

                    Peter Antonio isn’t your typical mentalist nor magician. “Do you have a question about life or the universe? Simply think of your question and Peter will peer inside your head and provide an answer.” Peter goes deep with interviewer Paul Levy about his approach to entertainment…

Paul Levy talks with actors Nick Pearse and Ben Rigby from Rampant Plays about The Gambit by mark Reid, described as “twenty-five years of betrayal played out on a chessboard.” In a frank interview, Nick and Ben chart the play’s development from self-directed piece to one ready to hit the ground running at the Fringe and…

              “Britain 2015 – we take, we buy and then we put it on credit… Sebastian and Penelope are in love, inseparable and living beyond their means. The new house, the latest car, dinner parties with friends… all to keep hold of one person? A physical and humorous drama…

              “Imagine you were looking into the mind of God.” Paul Levy talks to Max Lewendel and Tim Hardy from Icarus Theatre Collective about The Trials of Galileo, a highly acclaimed play by Nic Young returning to the Fringe, playing at the New Town Theatre. Listen to our interview with…

              Award-winning Theatre Movement Bazaar are back home at the Bedlam with their new production, Big Shot, which is ” an explosive vaudevillian creation inspired by The Godfather films and novel. “Paul Levy talks to  director, Tina Kronis,  and writer, Richard Alger about the TMB “Signature”, and how they…

              In this fascinating interview, Paul Levy talks to Maria Askew and Frode Gjerløw about Jurassic Park – not the play of the film, but instead the “Celebrated Lecoq company present their award-winning five-star sell-out spin on Spielberg’s classic”. “The Park family welcome you to Lyme Regis for their dinotastic…

            Richard Stamp is the man behind Fringe Guru. He is also the creator of ground-breaking smartphone and mobile app, Ifringe. Richard talks to Paul Levy about the evolution of Fringe coverage, and the role of apps at the Fringe – for performers and punters. Ifringe and a few other…

Jane Austen’s Persuasion: A New Musical Drama plays at the Assembly Rooms at Edinburgh Fringe 2015. Adapated by Barbara Landis, who also performs in this piece of musical theatre, Barbara talks to Paul Levy about the process of adaptation of a classic and transforming it into an engaging musical production from Chamber Opera Chicago. Jane…

              Amilia Stewart Conall Keating about Leper and Chip perform in this new play from Dublin by Lee Coffey, directed by Karl Shiels. “Boy meets girl – in the middle of a battering. Boy wrecks bus full of pensioners, girl gets chased by machete-wielding maniac and love without madness isn’t…

              Cassandra Hercules and Serin Ibrahim star in Hannah and Hanna in  John Retallack‘s play about refugees in Margate., which first played back in 2001 and seems as relevant as ever today. “Having fled her own country, Hanna, 16, from Kosovo meets Hannah, 16, from Margate. Can a shared love…

      Founded in 2014 by Henry Conklin, Christopher Sladdin and Elske Waite, Gin and Tonic Productions “brings together artists and volunteers based in Edinburgh to produce touring theatre that is intense, raw and electric.” Paul Levy talked to co-founder and Artistic Director, Elske Waite about the history of the company, crowdfunding its current production of A…

              An Oak Tree returns to the the Fringe and gets the number one space at Traverse this time around! In this interview Paul Levy attempts to render Tim Crouch speechless, almost succeeds, and both interviewer and interviewee celebrate the screams and bashings of a child sharing the same…