Camden Fringe Pod

Our guest is Nick Hooton who is the Artistic Director & Head of Drama st Centre Stage school of performing arts. Each summer, for the last 12 (or is it 13?) with Upstaged Theatre Company he's bought a production to the Camden Fringe (mainly at Upstairs at the Gatehouse). Established in 2006; Upstaged Theatre Company is a creative Drama Group for Centre Stage students over the age of sixteen who wish to gain additional acting experience.We find out more about Nick, the school and this years production Haversham Hall.Centre Stage https://www.centrestageuk.com/Upstaged Theatre https://www.centrestageuk.com/upstagedHaversham Hall https://camdenfringe.com/events/haversham-hall/More info on the Camden Fringe www.camdenfringe.com Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

We talk to James Seabright about being a producer. James has 25 years of experience in producing live theatre, with an emphasis on touring shows around the UK and internationally, as well as productions in various venues both on and off West End in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He's also written a book about this. See the link below.We also try and talk about football and politics in this episode to keep it topical. This isn't entirely successful.Useful links:Seabright Live https://www.seabright.org/So You Want To Be A Theatre Producer by James Seabright http://www.producerbook.co.uk/The Accidental Producer - How Anyone Can Get Their Show on Stage by Tim Johanson https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/accidental-producer-9781350338357/UK Theatre Producers Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/uktheatreproducersMore info on the Camden Fringe www.camdenfringe.comOur music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

Our guest this week is Danielle Scott who self produced her one woman show Sex, Drugs & Hairy Bumholes at the Camden Fringe in 2023. We catch up with Danielle one year on to find out how the show - now titled Sour Candi - has developed ahead of it's run at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, and what she has learnt along the way.This episode was recorded and published 2 days ahead of the UK General Election so we are a bit excited about that too.For more Danielle you can find her online atInsta: @__danielle__scott__X: @_danielle_scottSour Candi preview at the Canal Café: https://canalcafetheatre.com/our-shows/sour-candi/Sour Candi at EdFringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sour-candiMore info on Directors Cut: https://directorscuttheatre.co.uk/More info on the Camden Fringe www.camdenfringe.comOur music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

We talk to Emily Hunter and Gemma Green, the co-founder of Moonstone Theatre who are bringing their show Enough. to the Camden Fringe following an award winning run at the Greater Manchester Fringe is 2023.We find out about the inspiration behind the show, the challenges of moving a show away from your home town to a new festival and pick up some great marketing tips.You can find out more about Moonstone here (check out the merch in their shop) https://www.moonstonetheatre.co.uk/about.Tickets for Enough. which is performed at the Lion and Unicorn 8-10 August at 7pm https://camdenfringe.com/events/enough/More info on the Camden Fringe www.camdenfringe.comOur music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

In this epsiode we speak to Oli Gordon who is the Professional Licensing Manager at Concord. Concord Theatricals provides the UK arts sector with theatrical licensing with a huge catalogue of works including scripts by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Harold Pinter and Rodgers & Hammerstein. If you want to put on an existing piece of work, at an amateur or professional level, then you'll need to get permission to do this from a company like Concord. Oli helps us to undersand the best way to approach this and addresses some common misconceptions. It was great to break down the mystique of theatrical rights (and wrongs),Concord Theatricals website: https://www.concordtheatricals.co.uk/More info on the Camden Fringe https://www.camdenfringe.comOur music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

Paul Kalburgi is a British playwright and screenwriter, currently based in New Zealand and acting as an international Ambassador for the Dramatists Guild of America. Yep, we are going global!Paul has a book and a podcast called The Writers Toolkit and as a guest on our podcast we've asked him to provide some really practical tips on creating written work and getting on the stage.Paul's website: https://www.paulkalburgi.com/The Writers Toolkit podcast: https://pod.link/1587874384The Writers Guild of Great Britain: https://writersguild.org.uk/More info on the Camden Fringe www.camdenfringe.comOur music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/