The Robert Lane Creative Careers Podcast

A conversation with Will Beynon of Locomotive for Murder recorded at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026.

Locomotive for Murder – The Improvised Whodunnit, where killing the cast and cracking the case is in your hands! Four characters board a train but not everyone will survive. Luckily, a world-famous detective is on the case. But who is the killer? Only the murderer themselves knows. Using audience stories, watch Pinch Punch create a never-to-be-repeated whodunnit full of thrills, spills and good old-fashioned kills.

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Impromptunes is an award-winning Australian improvised musical comedy troupe that creates a brand-new, fully realised one-hour musical on the spot based entirely on a single audience suggestion.

Robert spoke to Alexia and Brenna just after an Impromptunes show at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026.

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Shenoah Allen is a cult comedy hero known for his sharp wit, elastic face, unflinching honesty, and keen observations about life on the edge. With his groundbreaking and frequently emulated double act, Pajama Men (dubbed "The Velvet Underground of comedy" by The Guardian), he has garnered over a dozen comedy awards at festivals worldwide including the coveted Barry Award at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 

Shenoah’s stand-up show, "Bloodlust Summertime," is heading to Soho Theatre and Canada in 2026. "Sunlight," a new film directed by Nina Conti, from a screenplay written by Shenoah Allen with Nina, is screening at Picture Houses across the UK after a successful US release. Both Conti and Allen take on starring roles in the film, with Christopher Guest serving as an Executive Producer. 

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This episode features a conversation with writer David Payne who chats about his work on The Archers and Eastenders plus his upcoming plays at Birmingham Rep and Birmingham Fest.

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This episode features a conversation with actor, improviser, writer and stand-up comedian David Elms.

David currently performs his improvised one-man show 'David Elms Describes A Room' monthly at the Free Association Theatre, and reprised his role as Mr. Swallow's beleaguered director, Goldsworth, in 'Mr Swallow's Christmas Carol...ish' at the Soho Theatre, Christmas 2022. His short film 'Regular', written, directed and scored by David and starring Tim Key and Laura Marling, aired on Channel Four as part of Random Acts in 2017. At the Fringe, he has been well received with his three solo shows as well as for roles in hit shows 'Mr Swallow The Musical', 'Adam Riches is Coach Coach', and 'Mr Swallow: Houdini'. On TV, David played series regular Clive in Channel 5's semi-improvised sitcom 'Borderline'.

In 2025, David Elms enjoyed an outstanding and critically acclaimed run of his show, 'David Elms Describes a Room,' at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show garnered multiple four- and five-star reviews, including high praise from THE GUARDIAN, which called it: "An object(less) lesson in the transcendent power of collective imagining...a lovely, skilful and understated hour of extempore comedy."

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Some updates on recent bits of news and info about upcoming performances

15th March

Improv Wolves at Wednesbury Library

23rd March

The Black Swan, York solo music show

26th March

Quarter Acoustic Music Club, South Lanarkshire solo music show

27th March

Edinburgh Folk Club supporting Alastair McDonald

28th March

Topic Folk Club, Bradford supporting Joe Topping

19th April 

Improv Wolves at The Windmill Centre, Deddington, near Banbury 

04th May 

Improv Wolves at The Nags Head, Burntwood for Birmingham Children’s Hospital 

25th May

Improv Wolves at Stafford Gatehouse

29th June 

Improv Wolves at Swan Theatre, Worcester 

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Robert reads something he wrote about creativity. Originally written for his mailing list/blog https://robertlane.substack.com/

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Breakdown of the elements I recorded for my song Somewhere in the Dark from the album Homeworking

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Tom has worked on English Folk Expo since its inception in 2012. In January 2018 he took on the newly created role of Chief Executive. During this time, Tom has overseen the expansion of the organisation, creating the artist mentoring programmes, developing industry training activity, launching the Official Folk Albums Chart, creating EFEx Digital and Folk Talk Academy, joining Manchester Folk Festival with EFEx, starting Rochdale Folk Festival, producing newly commissioned touring work, applying for charitable status, recruiting a first board and building the team.

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Oliver Senton is an actor who has appeared in most forms of live and recorded work, from the mainstream (RSC, Chichester, Mamma Mia!, BBC Radio, TV staples like EastEnders, Casualty and Hollyoaks) to the highly alternative (work with Helen Chadwick, Nigel Charnock and the KLF; as a founder member of performance trio IROQIM; with Ken Campbell – from the 24-hour play cycle The Warp to esoteric impro troupe The School Of Night; and most extensively in recent years with Alan Lane and Slung Low). He is a founder member of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, teaches and leads workshops, directs, translates and improvises.

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