Putting it Together

Both a brilliant actor and an all-round decent human, Jamie Marie has recently been seen in Dominic Hill’s production of Cinderella at the Citz and Adam McNamara’s groundbreaking police drama, Stand By, directed by Joe Douglas. Our chat happened in the middle of Christmas show time, so I managed to catch Jamie in between shows... View Article

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Actor and the star of Kieran Hurley’s recent hit, Mouthpiece, Lorn Macdonald chatted to me about being observed, moving swiftly from one role to the next, and even a healthy dose of spirituality. Big thanks to Lorn for taking the time to be on the show. Remember, if you’d like to help support the podcast,... View Article

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Orla spent seven years at the helm of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, championing, programming and directing some of the best new writing in the world. We sat down to talk about her time at the Trav and what’s next, both for the theatre and for her! Remember, if you’d like to help support the... View Article

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Hello Pitpodders and a happy new year to you! This is a very special episode where the tables are turned. My friend and colleague Blythe Duff, the first guest I ever had on the show, agreed to interview me for this episode, even insisting that I sit on the “guest” side of the studio table.... View Article

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Theatre director, magician, puppeteer – the list seems endless. It’s Ross MacKay, a brilliant human and a prolific talent, who makes considerable effort to get to my wee studio and chat for an hour. Big thanks to Ross for doing it. I think the promise that it would be the christmas “special” was part of... View Article

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Jo Clifford was at one time something of a lone wolf; the only openly trans playwright in the UK theatre scene. Now, thankfully, she is a leading figure in a vibrant and growing community and this season she revives her hugely successful one-woman play, The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven. We sat down... View Article

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A “garret playwright”, Douglas Maxwell has written in his own unusual way (i.e. – mostly unsolicited) for over twenty years and boasts The Whip Hand, Fever Dream: Southside and Charlie Sonata among his many successes. We talk about being an artist, being a “success” and the ever-present imposter syndrome. Big thanks to Douglas for taking... View Article

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Star of the soon-to-be-released film “Beats”, Cristina Ortega is currently appearing in “Wendy and Peter Pan”, at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre and I managed to catch up with him to talk books, plays, not passing exams and the “corporate rave scene”. Big thanks to Cristian for taking the time to chat with me, and to... View Article

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My guest today has worked as a stage manager on shows big and small all around the world. I thought it was about time we heard what it looks like from behind the scenes. So here we are, chatting our way through what high school drama looks like for the tech-orientated people, how to learn... View Article

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Join me and my guest, Guy Hughes, as we wander through childhoods spent putting on shows, how we get inspired to create, and of course the story of Guy’s worst audition! Guy and I recently worked together on Twelfth Night and I had the pleasure of grabbing him for a chat before the show closed.... View Article

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