Neil Bell talks about The Political History of Smack and Crack at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m Neil Bell. An actor for 20 years. Born in Oldham, Lancashire. Grew up in Manchester, England. Worked with Danny Boyle, Shane Meadows, Mike Leigh and Penny Woolcock amongst many others. Never worked at Edinburgh Fringe before. Tell me about your show, […]
Cecilia Gragnani talks about bringing DIARY OF AN EXPAT to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I trained in Italy as an actress and singer while getting a degree in Modern Literature. I’ve always been very curious and interested in traveling, I lived one year in Paris and used to spend many summers abroad. London has always been […]
Shaun Shears talks about bringing NEVER MIND THE GAP to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Shaun Shears Name of Edinburgh show: Never Mind The Gap Venue: thespace@ surgeons hall theatre 2 Performance time: 15:05 Show length: 50mins Ticket price: £5 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I have Arthritis and Cerebral Palsy. I’m a Wheelchair bound singer songwriter who writes original songs […]
Louise Lee talks FEED at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m a scouser who thoroughly enjoys talking nonsense. I toured for many years doing Shakespeare around the world and then moved up to Shitfaced Shakespeare which satisfies both the nonsense and the joy of the bard. Tell me about your show, what […]
Katy Dye explores the infantilisation of women in BABY FACE at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? My name is Katy and I am an artist who works with performance. I am interested in iconography, materiality and entertainment, and especially seek to connect to physical sensation when making work. I have been working in performance for a couple of […]
Kate Kennedy talks about the dark superhero comedy HUNCH coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I played men throughout my teens. I think I wore the same pair of brown loafers in plays from 12-18. When I got to University (Trinity College Dublin) I bizarrely played even more men, but luckily, there were more shoes. I trained […]
Jeremy Stockwell talks about bringing Spike Milligan’s A SOCKFUL OF CUSTARD to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I am an actor and theatre director. I make devised improvisational shows that, hopefully, touch the cosmic in the comic and the humour human condition. Tell me about your show, what it is all about? This show I made with old mate […]
THOR AND LOKI talk about embracing who they are at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? HARRY I trained as a classical oboe player then began writing and composing after music college. Originally our company HOUSE OF BLAKEWELL were a cabaret act, where Alice sang the songs and I stayed safely behind the piano. But over the years […]
Jack Mosedale talks about NEWSREVUE at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’ve actually tried to give up performing a couple of times but then like a bad boyfriend I’ve always come crawling back to it. I did my undergrad at Cambridge where the theatre scene is mentally lively so I got to do […]
Eliza Hewitt-Jones talks about bringing VERY BLUE PETER to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I trained at Italia Conti, and since graduating have performed in various shows around the country. Some musicals, others plays. I enjoy all styles of acting but I’ve always loved comedy. Tell me about your show, what it is all about? Very […]