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A wildfire takes everything, then a comedian picks up a ukulele and decides hope is still allowed. We’re joined by writer-performer Erin Hunter and director Kristen Duffy to talk about Burn Baby Burn LA Inferno, a funny, poignant one-woman show born from the LA wildfires of 2025 and the real loss of Erin’s parents’ home. It’s a frank, warm chat about what it means to make theatre from fresh grief, and why “tragicomedy” is not a dodge but a survival strategy.

We get into the craft choices that make the show land: character work that spoofs celebrity culture and influencer detachment, the politics you can’t ignore when disaster strikes, and the quiet comedy of family dynamics when you’re trying to protect the people you love from 6,000 miles away. Kristen shares what Slackline Productions brings to the process, including a clear mission to champion women 35+ on stage and screen, and why a solo show can be one of the hardest formats to shape when you want it to be clear, human and genuinely funny.

There’s also plenty for local theatre fans: quick-fire reviews of On the Edge at Sheringham Little Theatre, Wild Arts Theatre’s stripped-back The Marriage of Figaro at Norwich Theatre Royal, and The Pantaloons’ four-hander Twelfth Night. We finish with Burn Baby Burn LA Inferno tour dates across Sudbury, Cambridge and beyond, plus how to keep up with ticket info and future shows. If you enjoy smart theatre chat and new work with bite, subscribe, share the episode, and leave us a review.

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An interview with writers Nat Riches and Natasha Atkinson, and Director Gina Stock about their new musical, 1816

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An interview with Olivia Knight, Christina Isgrove, and Vanessa McAuley about their upcoming tour of Euripides' Greek tragedy, Medea

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An interview with Nikki Matthews, author of the novel Kitty upon which her stage adaptation is based. 

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An interview with Jez Pike, Jess Bellamy, and Monty Jordan about the production of Breaking the Code that they're set to star in at the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich. 

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A chat with Ruby Bardwell-Dix, who's playing Maria in Beccles Public Hall & Theatre's production of The Sound of Music

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An interview with Izzie Porter and Carol Rowell about Sprowston Parish Players' upcoming production of the classic British sitcom, You Rang m'Lord?

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An interview with Malcolm Hollister, Director of the current production from Sudbury Dramatic Society, Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution.

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An interview with James Dowson, Director of the latest production from the Combined Actors of Cambridge - Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale

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An interview with Joe Seeney and George Leeder following the launch of their company and ahead of their inaugural event, a film screening evening at the Forum in Norwich.

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