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24 July 2024
The Haunting of Blaine Manor: Review
This play has all the trappings of your classic ghost story: spooky haunted manor – check. Cast of suspicious characters – check. Moody lighting (to highlight the odd creaky antiques) – check! Where this play falls short – it’s not scary.
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24 July 2024
Interview with multimedia comedian Ted Hill
"After a preview, someone came up to me to tell me I had to change a joke because ‘kids these days don’t know about Saddam Hussein’. I have not changed the joke, but do think about that comment a lot."
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24 July 2024
Interview with comedian and writer Stephanie Laing
"I’ve done years where I’ve been focused on getting good reviews or selling out the show, but I think it’s better if you just remember it’s a really really enjoyable way to spend a month of your life."
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24 July 2024
Interview with comedian Harriet Dyer
"This might sound mad but I wasn’t really a massive fan of comedy growing up (other than Russ Abbott and The Dinner Ladies) which I think helped me have a unique voice as I was never going off something that I knew."
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24 July 2024
Interview with sketch comedy double act Grubby Little Mitts
"After the show, Mr Cox admitted that he stole not one but two of the eyeballs. Truly an amazing day!"
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24 July 2024
Interview with cabaret performer Ellie MacPherson
"In university I studied History because history is just drama in disguise. But people look down on you less when you say you have a history degree."
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23 July 2024
Review: The Haunting of Blaine Manor
From ghosts roaming the halls to doorways to hell, can you survive in Blaine Manor till dawn?
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21 July 2024
Mamma Mia! What a show!
The smash-hit musical by Catherine Johnson, based on the legendary movie.
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20 July 2024
Interview with Jesse Scott, co-founder and creative director of Casus Creations
"I have in my career travelled to the four corners of the globe performing in numerous festivals and I am yet to discover anything like Edinburgh Fringe, the sheer scale and magnitude of Edinburgh fringe is mind boggling."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Kacie Rogers, actor, writer, producer and co-founder of Bottle Tree Theatre Company
"Essentially, the ideas I would bring to her would be full chunks of marble and little by little, bit by bit, she would help me chisel those blocks down and find the art that always wanted to exist underneath."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Ginava, Founder & Creative Director of Gendermess Productions
"One audience member once told me that our show gave them the courage to come out to their family. That has stayed with me, as it reinforced the impact our art can have on individuals' lives and the importance of continuing to share our stories."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Vyte Garriga, performer, playwright and theatre maker
"Trying to pursue an acting career in London, made me realise that, at least in the commercial side of the industry, I will never be allowed to play anyone but an East European stereotype, most likely with no words and being OK with nudity."
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20 July 2024
Interview with physical performer and acrobat Sasha Krohn
"The show was written to inspire an honest conversation surrounding mental health (in all its varieties), and also not to glorify it to a level where it diminishes the severity of it all."
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19 July 2024
Interview with comedian Rosco McClelland
"I try hard not to watch too many people I actually like as I dread the thought of just doing what they do. What I prefer to do is watch stuff I don't like and then just do the opposite!"
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian Eric Rushton
"Honestly, if someone asked me to describe my show, I think I would come up with a lovely little paragraph."
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian, writer and activist Juliette Burton
"Life is short, why not just give it a go? Maybe it’ll be the biggest flop ever, maybe it’ll mean you never do it again. But at least you’ll have done it. Be bold."
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian Sian Davies
"When you’re up there it’s such a bubble, having a daily phone call with someone who couldn’t care less about reviews or audience numbers is very grounding. It helps me to keep things in perspective and see the bigger picture."