Insights Podcast

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 7 I chat with Emma Ruse from Framework theatre where we discuss all things Emerging Artists and how Framework Theatre is supporting emerging early-career theatre-makers.

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 6 and I am chatting to Composer Erin Murray Quinlan and all things musical theatre which I love!  Erin talks to me about her career and her upcoming show which premiers at the Fringe Festival called 'Brain Hemingway' which will be on in Edinburgh August 5-13th, 15-20th

To book tickets to the show click here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brain-hemingway

And to find out more about Erin visit her website here: https://www.erinmurrayquinlan.com/home

Support the Show:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bring-brain-hemingway-to-edinburgh-fringe#/

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 5. I chat with Gillian Park, Who has her latest exhibition 'Driven to Abstraction' which is currently on at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine until the 25th of June.

Not only does Gillian have an exhibition but her website is bursting with content and opportunities to learn to paint as well as having her own small gallery in her studio.

I hope you enjoy this episode as it was really fun to meet Gillian and Chat about all things art, I was amazed as artists how we both had very similar processes when connecting to art and business.

Enjoy the episode and Check out more about Gillian here:

https://www.gillianpark.co.uk/

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 4. I chat with Laura Edison Creative Director and senior tutor about the upcoming production of Matilda the Musical Jr which is performed by Largs Youth Theatre with their upcoming show on the 21st of May.

In our episode we find out more about the cast, what it was like to rehearse during covid19, the production and set and the history of the organisation.

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 3. I chat with Michael Burnett and Joseph McCann about the new World Premier 'The Bookies' at Dundee Rep Theatre.

Advert 1 Dundee Rep Theatre @3m 53s - 'Meet The Cast' - Ewan Donald, Barrie Hunter, Benjamin Osugo, Irene Macdougall

Advert 2 Dundee Rep Theatre @29m 20s - 'Meet The Director' - Sally Reid

Advert 3 The Grey Hill @41m - 'Mrs G'

Info on the show:

On  May 9th 1884, ten young women lost their lives in an industrial accident at Nobel's Explosives factory on the Ardeer Peninsula.  The women themselves were blamed for the accident by the bosses and newspapers of the time, and, of course, they weren't there to speak for themselves.  But now - in prose, song and rap - The Girls of Cartridge Hut No.7  finally get to have their voices heard on what happened to them - and so much more!

Dates and Tickets:

Mon 2nd May 7 pm

Tue 3rd May 7 pm

Wed 4th May 7 pm

Fri 6th May 7 pm

Sat 7th May 2 pm and 7 pm

All tickets £5.00

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Official Website

King of Scotland (advert)

Subcontract (advert)

About The Grey Hill: - We are an audio theatre company that creates theatre digitally first - Find out more by visiting our website.

Today I met with Nick Wakeham from Ayr Fort Players, who talked to me about the organisation based in Ayr and their latest production 'The Happiest Days of Your Life written by John Dighton.

The show is on in Ayr at the Gaiety Theatre Thursday the 28th - 30th of April 2022

Special Offer: SAT50 - 2 TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE ON THE SATURDAY PERFORMANCES!

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Ayr Fort Players

Building Bridges (advert)

About The Grey Hill: - We are an audio theatre company that creates theatre digitally first - Find out more by visiting our website

The King of Scotland is one of those plays that stays with you for a long time and for me it's personal.  I found the king of Scotland at the library at RWCMD in Cardiff while I was training to be an actor and now it's great to say that the Grey Hill has created a version for you to enjoy.  Enjoy this episode as I sit and talk to Iain Heggie and chat about the production.  And click here for more information from our website

King of Scotland is an award-winning, dark comedy and a free adaptation of Gogol's A Diary of a Madman.

Long-term unemployed Tommy McMillan joins a government-funded retraining scheme,  "Up the Ladder". Cited as a shining example of the government's employment policies and chosen for a media profile, Tommy is taken on by the Department of Upward Mobility. The department gets more than they bargained for, however, when they discover just how far up the ladder  Tommy is expecting to go.

Featuring trouserless bankers, talking dogs, flying taxis, and a razor-sharp parody of the workings of politics, King of Scotland is an outrageous Fringe First-winning monologue.

Catriona has never been in a play; she doesn't like reading Shakespeare outside of English class and she certainly never thought she would end up playing Juliet opposite Jeb' Romeo. Jeb has always loved theatre and is determined to give the performance of his life to be able to turn his passion into his work. The upcoming performance of Romeo and Juliet will have them both question what they want their future to look like and what is important in life.    Sarah said ‘Without the Script Writing Competition, I probably never would have gotten into writing any play (least of all in the finals) so I  am incredibly thankful that not only I get to have people read it but to get the chance to work together with actors to bring it to life. This competition has shown me how beautiful writing can be and the possibility to be able to be called a published playwright will most definitely inspire me to keep writing! Through this play, I hope I can show the world that theatre is not only about showing emotions on stage,  but also off stage. Acting is an incredibly demanding art because it requires bravery and sacrifice to get to the top and I want readers to understand the beauty of theatre and the performing arts.  Performed by Talisha Leonce, Lucy Black and Kelvin Taylor  If you enjoyed this production, click the link to vote for it as your  favourite: https://www.thegreyhill.com/scriptcomp

A wolf’s howl signals that things have changed in the Scottish  Highlands. 10 years post-pandemic a widow and her daughter enjoy the safety and normality of their small family farm. Safe. It has always been that way, but beyond rural serenity, the world is in flux and what was once safe becomes a beacon for danger.     Jane said ‘I have thoroughly enjoyed and learned so much from being part of the Grey Hill UHI scriptwriting competition. I hope this short play entertains you, perhaps on your commute to work, perhaps as you feed the sheep or write an essay for uni. Wherever you find yourself I hope that playing with the concepts of rural and urban in your mind will distract and entertain you, for a little while, from our slow trudge out of lockdown towards a new normal.    Performed by Lucy Hogarth, Lucy Allcock and Kelvin Taylor  If you enjoyed this production, click the link to vote for it as your  favourite: https://www.thegreyhill.com/scriptcomp

Production starts at appox 6min 36 secs