Persistent and Nasty

In this episode we chat to the amazing and inspiring Jenny Foulds. Jenny began her career as an actress at 16 working in film, tv and theatre. Jenny moved to London from Edinburgh in her early 20's. A change in career happened in her late 20's when she became a PA in the city. However, the creative part of her was always there and Jenny started to collate Happy Graffiti which became a book in 2013. Jenny has now found her creativity in Spoken Word.

Jenny is currently organising a Spoken Word night on 24th October 2019. It's called Rebel Soapbox and is in support of MacMillan Cancer Research and Battle Together. Tickets are available now.

https://www.facebook.com/events/867715003628939/

This is a really important podcast bring up things that really need to be talked about.

You can follow Jenny on the following

Instagram: @jennywithwords

Twitter: @jennywithwords

Website: jennyfoulds.com

As always we advise parental guidance for our podcast.

In this episode we talk to the awe inspiring Paula McFetridge, Artistic Director of Kabosh Theatre Company.

Paula has so many words of wisdom we were so grateful to spend an hour with this incredible woman.

Paula a freelance actor and director. A founding member of the Belfast Community Circus in ’85 and Tinderbox in ’88. As a performer Paula has worked with a lot of theatre companies from the Abbey Theatre [Dublin] to every independent company in the North of Ireland. In 2000 Paula took over as Artistic Director at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, the first female artistic director since the founder, Mary O’Malley. In 2006 Paula joined Kabosh Theatre Company as their Artistic Director and in her words they will have to carry her out.

Kabosh's current production Green & Blue has just finished its month run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Green & Blue explores the painful and humorous realities faced by the individuals who patrolled the Irish border during the height of conflict.

To find out more about Kabosh follow them on the following social media as well as their website.

Twitter: @KaboshTheatre

Instagram: @kaboshtheatre

Facebook: Kabosh Theatre Company

Website: http://www.kabosh.net

As with all out podcasts parental guidance is advised.

This special episode of our podcast was recorded live on 15 August 2019 at inSpace at Fringe Central during the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We are grateful to the support of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society for making it happen.

Featuring...

Hannah Lavery

Hannah Lavery is a writer and performer experienced in delivering creative writing and poetry workshops. The Drift, her spoken word theatre show, previewed at the Tron theatre in October 2018, as part of Black History Month, produced by The National Theatre of Scotland. The poetry from The Drift, will be published with Stewed Rhubarb Press in early 2019. She has been part of many spoken word nights including, Flint and Pitch, Sonnet Youth, Chill Habibi and has also performed at Electric Fields, CoastWord, the Gutter Magazine Party, Solas and Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival.

Follow Hannah...

On Twitter @HanLavery

W: https://www.hannahlavery.com/

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness is a Los Angeles-based actor and playwright. She is best known in the UK for playing tech kitten Penelope Garcia on the long running CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, which she has co-written four episodes of, including the series finale. Prior to landing that most excellent day job, Kirsten was – and still is – deeply involved in the LA theatre scene; she is a long-time member of Hollywood’s Theatre of NOTE and has been in shows all over town. She is the star and executive producer of the film noir spoof Kill Me, Deadly, which can be found on many streaming platforms and can currently be heard on season two of the comedy podcast Voyage to the Stars. She is the recipient of the HRC Visibility Award, the Open Fist Excellence in Arts Award and the L.A. Drama Critics Award for best actress.

Follow Kirsten...

On Twitter @Vangsness

Rose Riley (representing ERA 50:50)

Rose is an actor, voiceover artist and activist. Her theatre credits include: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in the West End, Re:Home at The Yard, Tiger Country at The Hampstead Theatre, and the revival of Simon Stephen’s One Minute at The Vaults. Screen credits include internationally award-winning short film Eli, directed by Colin Gerrard, and indie feature film 90 Minutes, directed by Simon Baker, produced by Vertigo Films and El Capitan. Rose is a Core Committee member and the Campaign Coordinator for ERA 5050, a grassroots organisation that is campaigning for gender equality on our stages and screens. Whilst working with ERA she has helped organise the ERA 5050 launch at BAFTA in February 2018; run and overseen projects that currently span research into gender diversity across the industry; worked with theatres on their gender diversity quotas, both on and off the stage; and helped organise the annual ‘badge bombing’ of award ceremonies. She is the co-host of ERA 5050’s podcast The New ERA, which launched in May of this year, and she is probably the first person to respond if you get in touch via email.

Follow Rose...

On Twitter @RoseHFRiley / @ERA50_50

W: http://equalrepresentationforactresses.co.uk/

Carys Eleri

Carys is a BAFTA-nominated actress and singer from west Wales. Her acting career started in 2004, when she earned a two-year contract as a resident actor with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the Welsh language National Theatre of Wales. From 2015-2018 Carys played the lead character Myfanwy (a vicar) in Parch on S4C – earning a BAFTA nomination for her performance in 2017. In recent years Carys has been part of the notorious Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon, singing backing vocals and occasionally taking the lead with some heavy metal vocals. In 2013, Carys won the Norman Beaton Fellowship and a five-month contract with the BBC, recording several radio plays for Radio 4.

Follow Cerys on...

Twitter @caryseleri

W:https://www.caryseleri.com/

Erin McGee is a playwright, dramaturg and Company Administrator for Scotland's leading theatre company for work by and about women, Stellar Quines. Her recent play, Mooning, is part of the Traverse Theatre's Breakfast Plays series at the Edinburgh Fringe.

At the heart of the Traverse is a past and present full of daring, forward-facing artists. This year’s Breakfast Plays give a glimpse of the now and new from four of the most exciting rising voices in Scottish theatre.

You can catch Mooning - a play about cults, bats and the man on the moon - on the 21st and 25th August at 9am. Book your tickets via the Traverse website - https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/breakfast-plays-the-future-is

Follow Erin on Twitter @errymcgee

Mentored by established playwrights Zinnie Harris, Stephen Greenhorn, Linda McLean and Douglas Maxwell, four emergent women writers (Erin McGee, Eve Nicol, Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir, Diane Stewart) showcase the imminent future of Scottish new writing talent.

Their plays; poetic, punchy, generous and unforgiving will tackle topics exploring where we are and where we might be headed next - politically, socially, culturally.

ABOUT THE FULL MOON CABARET

The Full Moon Cabaret is an immersive art party with vintage style on the full moon of every month.

Mixing high art and low humour, the Full Moon Cabaret is a sexy and subversive evening hosted by Viva Lamore. Each show creatively explores a theme derived from the Native American name for the full moon that month.

Full Moon Cabaret was founded by Victoria Linchong (aka Viva Lamore), an award-winning producer and director from New York City with very wide interests. After moving to Berlin in 2015, she became involved in several underground arts communities and felt that there should be a platform to unite them all. She remembered the Full Moon Show, a variety show hosted and produced by her friend Tom Murrin, which was a centerpiece of the avant-garde performance art scene in New York City from the 1970s until Murrin's death in 2012. Taking the DIY, all-embracing, avant-garde spirit of the Full Moon Show, Linchong began hosting the Full Moon Cabaret in 2016 to celebrate, catalyze, and unite Berlin's diverse underground art communities.

Running 17-25 August (ex 19) at Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull (FREE) Find out more at https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/full-moon-cabaret

Follow Victoria and the Full Moon Cabaret on...

IG @fullmooncabaret

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fullmoonberlin

W: https://www.fullmooncabaret.com

ABOUT THE SHOWS

MARA

MARA is an original, multidisciplinary piece, celebrating women through time by means of sound manipulation and electro-acoustic music, performed live by The New Victorians. An ensemble-driven piece starring an all-female Maltese company. From inventors and scientists, to artists and activists. From musicians and politicians, to writers, to fighters, to mothers. MARA is an audio-theatrical journey through time, highlighting the fact that every story is worth telling, and that no voice should be silenced.

Running until 26-Aug at the Pleasance Dome (King Dome) at 2pm

Buy tickets here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/mara

ABOUT RAVE AND BEHAVE

For musical sisters Bella and Blue, competition means serious business. So when The New Victorians announce they are running a songwriting competition to find their new support act, they have to enter and they have to win. This dynamic duo have just one day to make the ultimate electro-acoustic pop hit... but what does that mean and who turned off the wifi? Come help Bella and Blue on their quest to become legends before lunchtime in this interactive sound journey. A must-see for all the mischievous music makers in your family.

Running on 18 - 24 - 25 - 26 August at Pleasance Dome (King Dome) at 11:00

ABOUT THE NEW VICTORIANS

There is something about sisters. Sisters are friends and partners and soul mates. Sisters share stories and clothes and tears and wine. Sisters have conversations, silly and honest and deep and enlightening. Their music is all that and more.

The song-writing duo from Malta fuse their classical music foundation with their love for technology, creating an Electronic Indie sound most notable for its haunting harmonies and clever lyrics. Both multi-instrumentalists and performance artists, the sisters are intent on redefining the contemporary music scene, taking listeners on a journey by means of both their live gigs and their music videos.

​2011 saw the conception of The New Victorians, following their success at the Alchemy Songwriting Competition in the U.S. In 2015, they launched the debut album SEEKER SEEKER, with singles like Keep Me In Love, and in 2016, their theatrical debut MARA, played to sold out houses at the Manoel Studio Theatre. In 2018 they launched their latest EP titled Silence, with which they opened for multi-platinum artist Anastacia, on her European Tour – Evolution, and topped local charts for six consecutive weeks with the single Lie Liar. Most recently The duo worked with an all-female cast on the newly adapted version of MARA.

Follow The New Victorians on...

Twitter @TheNewVics

IG @thenewvictorians

W: https://www.thenewvictoriansmusic.com/theatre

Strap in, lads. This one is truly a cracker. Team Nasty sit down for an utterly class chat with playwright, actress and bringer of all round good craic, Meghan Tyler. We discuss her insanely brilliant new play Crocodile Fever, witchcraft, finding your coven, and the strength of female friendship.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Northern Ireland, 1989. Rebellious Fianna Devlin crashes back into the life of her pious sister Alannah. Together for the first time in years, they are back at each other's throats in seconds. And when they are forced to confront their tyrannical father's hideous legacy, all hell breaks loose. Fuelled by Taytos, gin, 80s tunes and a chainsaw, it's the Devlin sisters versus the world. Like Thelma and Louise's punk daughter, Meghan Tyler's surreal new play is a grotesque, black comedy celebrating sisterhood whilst reminding us that the pressure cooker of The Troubles is closer than we imagine. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com

The show is smashing the reviews and is starting to sell out so book your tickets quick. It is running until 25-Aug (ex 12 + 19) at the Traverse Theatre. It is on at various times. Check the Traverse website for times and to book tickets - https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/crocodile-fever

ABOUT MEGHAN TYLER

Meghan Tyler is an award-winning playwright and actor from Newry who trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is an integral member of ‘Blood of the Young’ theatre company. In 2019, she was a winner of the Channel 4 Playwright’s Scheme.

Theatre credits include: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (May - June 2019, The Lyric) MEDICINE (Aug-Sept 2018 Hope Theatre), AWOKEN (2016 Traverse Theatre), CYBERBERG (2015-16 Blood of the Young), THE SPRAWL (2014 co-written Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show), NOTHING TO BE DONE (2013-14 On the Verge/Edinburgh Fringe/Setkani Festival, Czech/Neu Festival)

Follow Meghan...

on Twitter @Meghan_Tyler_39

on IG @Meghanigan

What a super chat Louise and Misha have with New York based comedian and actress, Molly Brenner. We talk about her latest show "I'm Coming" and her journey to finally having orgasm. Expect a pretty fascinating and funny chat about female sexual pleasure, consent and more.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Molly finally had an orgasm. What’s her secret? The answers may surprise you! I’m Coming chronicles comedian Molly Brenner’s long, harrowing and strangely expensive journey to the Big O. It is an honest, sex-positive and unnervingly funny take on pleasure and the ever-elusive female orgasm. Molly’s performed for sold-out crowds throughout the US and makes her (very satisfying) international debut here at the Fringe. ‘Enlightening’ and ‘boldly personal’ (TheaterInTheNow.com).

Produced as part of the Civil Disobedience 2019 Edinburgh Fringe season. Find out more at www.wearecivildisobedience.com

Running until 25-Aug (ex 14) at 17:30 at Sweet Grassmarket. Book your tickets here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/i-m-coming

ABOUT MOLLY

Molly Brenner is a NY-based comedian, writer and actress. She has a solo show called I’m Coming (yes, it’s about orgasms), she is the creator of the Human Resources web series (yes, it’s about a HR manager who writes porn), and you can hear her original sex comedy content on the self-care app Sanity & Self.

She performs stand-up all over New York City but mostly not in Queens because that’s really far from where she lives.

Molly's work has been featured in the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Orlando Fringe Festival, NY Fringe Festival, Independent Television Festival, New York Indie Theatre Film Festival, HollyWeb Festival, She Makes Me Laugh Festival and NYC WebFest.

Follow Molly...

on Twitter @MollyGreenGiant

on IG @molly_brenner

W: https://www.mollybrennercomedy.com/

Louise and Misha sat down to talk to the extremely cool and talented Caitlin Skinner and Mel Jordon about their latest show, "A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego". They are both very lovely people. Well, Caitlin is lovely. Mel is secretly awful, but it's so secret no one ever sees it!

ABOUT THE SHOW

The multi award-winning Jordan & Skinner present a riotous new solo show that cuts to the bone of gender politics. Andrea has been giving her lecture but it's not been going well – previous events were marred by protests and she's hoping the open-minded audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will hear her out. You see, half the world is suffering under the weight of a heavy burden. If we're not careful everything will smash. And we wouldn't want that now, would we.

Running until 26-Aug (ex 14 + 21) at 16:00 at the Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) Book your tickets here - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brief-history-of-the-fragile-male-ego

ABOUT JORDAN AND SKINNER

Jordan and Skinner are feminist theatre company who want to see a world in which women* take up space. Based in Scotland, they are led by performer Melanie Jordan and director Caitlin Skinner. They make joyful performance about the stuff that makes them angry. Their style is a mix of physical theatre, clown, dance, politics, and visual metaphor with an unapologetically militant intersectional feminist agenda.

* by women they mean trans, cis, non-binary, gender non-conforming, femmes, females, girls and more.

Follow them...

on Twitter @joandskin

on IG @jordanandskinner

W: https://jordanandskinner.com

We could have chatted with the Mary's for hours. Their show Girl Bully celebrates feminist bitches everywhere and explodes the patriarchy this Edinburgh Fringe, confronting the mixed messaging imposed on young girls and women.

ABOUT THE SHOW

New York City-based Rock Rising Inc. presents Girl Bully, a new play by comedic duo Mary Clohan and Mary McDonnell that explores and explodes our use of the word “bitch.”

With appearances from their childhood selves, Ann Coulter, and various other bitches past, present and future, these two longtime friends attempt to get to the bottom of the enigmatic word and how it has come to shape the female experience.

Catch the show until 10-Aug at The Place at 20:00. The show is FREE. Find out more here - https://wearecivildisobedience.com/portfolio/girl-bully/

Follow them...

on Twitter @GirlBullyPlay

on IG @GirlBullyPlay

W: https://www.rockrising.org/