Fringing and Thriving Podcast

In this live episode, I chat to the incredible producer Francesca Moody. Francesca has been a driving force behind some of the most talked-about shows in contemporary theatre. She is best known for producing the global phenomenon Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Francesca's work includes award-winning productions such as Baby Reindeer, A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad), Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible is Going to Happen and Angry Alan. Francesca is bring three shows to Edinburgh this year, VL, Weather Girl and I'm Almost There. Read more here.

In this episode, I chat to Anna Morris, who is bringing her debut play, "Son of a Bitch," to the EdFringe’s Summerhall this year. This darkly comic and brutally honest solo performance delves into the complexities of motherhood, mental health, and societal expectations. Book tickets here.

My guest today is Meg Rose-Dixon. Meg is a writer and performer who stars in the one-woman show "Abrasion," which will be at the Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose this year. The show is a dark comedy that delves into her personal journey with endometriosis and PCOS, highlighting the often-overlooked struggles women face in the healthcare system. Book tickets here.

In this episode, I chat to Ois O'Donoghue, who is bringing "HYPER" to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. This Self-aware and unabashedly Queer play, by Jaxbanded Theatre, explores Trans identity and its connection to the hyperpop genre. Through the story of best friends and bandmates Saoirse and Conall, "HYPER'' delves into what it means to be Trans in modern Ireland.Book your tickets here.

In this episode I'm chatting to writer, Somebody Jones, who are bringing the poignant new play, How I Learned to Swim, to ROUNDABOUT this year. This world premiere explores themes of grief, fear, and resilience through the story of Jamie, a young Black woman confronting her biggest fear: the ocean. Book tickets here.

This epsiode I chat to Jo Tan. Jo is a theatre practitioner from Singapore and the creative force behind "Forked," a compelling one-woman play, performed at Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre this year. The play follows Jo’s real-life experiences at the prestigious École Philippe Gaulier School, and explores themes of cultural identity and the search for belonging.Book tickets here.

THIS EPISODE IS FROM 2023, BEFORE THE PODCAST BECAME FRINGING AND THRIVING...On this episode, I am chatting to Visual Sauce's Mwansa Phiri (writer/director) and Yaisa (performer) of waiting for a train at the bus stop which is on at 14:50, 2-27 Aug at Summerhall. This play is already really starting to build momentum. It won the Eclipse Award, Phoebe Waller Bridge's Keep it Fringe Award and it was shortlisted for the LET Award. This darkly comic solo show interweaves spoken word theatre with Zambian oral storytelling traditions and explores coercive control, cultural identity and mental health.I absolutely loved speaking to Mwansa and Phiri. I found them both so inspiring and fun to talk to, as well as giving really insightful points about coercive relationships and the sensitivity they had to have when exploring dark topics within the rehearsal room.Book tickets here.

THIS EPISODE IS FROM 2023, BEFORE THE PODCAST BECAME FRINGING AND THRIVING...On this episode, I chat to Scylla's Bite's Abbie and Rebekah, who are bringing 'Break Up With Your Boyfriend' to Pleasance from 2-28 of August. We chat about self-love/ self-compassion, how they were inspired by greek mythology and striving for equity for female and non-binary theatre technicians!Book tickets here.