Category Archives: *Written Interviews

From time to time we encounter an artist or producer toiling away at something pretty special. Here’s what they have to say, in their own words, about their work.

+3 Interview: The 2 Mouthed Men Show

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“Our first Edinburgh Fringe was last year when we performed on the 8th floor of a hotel and halfway through our run the elevator broke so we had to get the stairs.”

WHO: Harry Neal: Producer/General Manager/Graphic Designer/Marketing Manager/Press Manager/Just about everything

WHAT: “Beatboxing. Sketch Comedy. At the same time. They may not be the best beatboxers. They may not be the best sketch comedy duo. But they’re definitely the only two people stupid enough to combine the two. Join Daniel Stanger-Cornwell and James Hawley as they take you on a musical odyssey unlike any other. 2 Mouthed Men is a brand-new music-comedy act taking the UK by storm. Utilising beatboxing, rap, poetry, guitar, bass and looping, The 2 Mouthed Men Show promises to be a night to remember.”

WHERE: Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre – Just the Sanctum (Venue 393) 

WHEN: 19:20 (50 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

No it is not! Our first Edinburgh Fringe was last year when we performed on the 8th floor of a hotel and halfway through our run the elevator broke so we had to get the stairs.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

The biggest thing was probably performing at The Other Palace in London. It was our biggest yet and the energy was incredible. We also learnt so much from that about how to make our show the best it can be for the Fringe.

Tell us about your show.

Beatboxing. Sketch Comedy. At the same time.

Pretty much what it says on the tin. 2 Mouthed Men is made up of James Hawley and Daniel Stanger-Cornwell, who combine beatboxing and sketch comedy for a musical comedy odyssey unlike any other.

The show is written and performed by James and Daniel while is produced by myself. We all met at University in Exeter and the idea was the brainchild of James during a lecture one day. Daniel took some swaying to the idea but eventually cake around to it. Our first show was a few months later and was a massive hit. That’s when we decided to try and take the show to the fringe.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

We love comedians like Grant Buse who is another great musical comedian. His show at last year’s fringe ‘The Birds and the Beats’ was extraordinary and we can’t wait for his show this year.

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+3 Interview: Charlie Vero-Martin: Scrapbook

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“It’s been a bit of a crazy year for my family.”

WHO: Charlie Vero-Martin, Writer/Performer

WHAT: “Charlie returns with more historical comedy, characters and stand-up. Napoleon and Amelia Earhart are back by popular demand but watch out for Jane Austen. Pasting together experiences old and new, expect trips down dodgy memory lanes, opinionated puppets, spontaneous discoveries and a showstopping finale! Like her previous two Edinburgh shows, this promises to be exceedingly charming, a little bit weird and very funny. ‘Talented in every style she pursues… a real renaissance woman’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Deserves a wider audience’ **** (DarkChat.moonfruit.com). ‘Charming, hilarious and beautiful. An absolute must-see’ **** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine).”

WHERE: Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market – Bothy (Venue 98) 

WHEN: 12:45 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It’s not! As I’m originally from Edinburgh, I’ve been part of the Fringe or International Festival in one way or another since I was about 6.

This is my third year however as a solo performer, which is still really exciting. My first show was all characters but last year there was a bit more of me in it and this year it’s about 50/50. Prior to being a solo act, I usually would be here as part of a bigger improv comedy groups such as Glitch – The Improvised Puppet Show or Blind Mirth.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

I guess it’s getting engaged! It’s been a bit of a crazy year for my family. My sister also had a baby so I’m an aunty now too! All of these big life events have had quite an impact on me and have inspired a lot of my show.

Tell us about your show.

The show is written, produced, (funded) and performed by me. All of my shows have a historical theme and this time I’m looking at history and memory: how are people remembered and how do we want to be remembered? It sounds quite deep but it’s a very silly show! I play Napoleon as an agony aunt, Amelia Earhart as a motivational speaker and a very frustrated Jane Austen. There are puppets, stories and a big dance finale! This a fun, uplifting hour where you might also learn something. And it’s guaranteed to be the only show on the Fringe about spolia*!

*Spolia – a term used in ancient and art history to describe repurposing old material. See, you’re learning already!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Straight after my show, in the same venue, is Maddie Campion so stick around for her! James Bran, who will be helping me out on tech, is also back doing stand-up and Gabby Best is doing her first hour!

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+3 Interview: 99 (First World) Problems feat Andy Quirk and Anna J

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“The biggest thing for us personally is that we dumped our full-time jobs and moved out of London to near Manchester so we could build on the momentum Ed 2018 gave us.”

WHO: Andy Quirk, Performer and Writer

WHAT: “Andy Quirk, the UK’s premier rapper of first world problems and his surly lead backup dancer Anna J invite you to join their crew for their latest musical comedy show dealing with the inconsequential irks of modern living. Part concert, part group therapy session, with a genre-busting soundtrack paying homage to UK Garage, Scouse House, Funk, Eighties Synthpop, Nu Metal and more. There’s room in the crew for everyone!”

WHERE: Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside – Upstairs Bar (Venue 264) 

WHEN: 15:45 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This will be our third full-run at the fringe, following on from “Andy Quirk’s Got First World Problems” in 2017 and “First World Problems” in 2018. Whilst 2017’s show was more of a work in progress, our 2018 run at Espionage was continually packed out and gained some nice reviews. And yes, there’s a theme.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

The biggest thing for us personally is that we dumped our full-time jobs and moved out of London to near Manchester so we could build on the momentum Ed 2018 gave us. So far we’ve settled in well with plenty of good gigs and a string of festival appearances across the north and midlands.

Tell us about your show.

“99 (First World) Problems Feat. Andy Quirk and Anna J” is a thoroughly tongue-in-cheek comedy rap concert with elements of group therapy for modern living thrown in the mix. The show’s narrative draws on the chalk-and-cheese relationship of the unfailingly polite Andy Quirk and his surly thirty-something-going-on-fourteen backup dancer whilst also taking a subtle swipe at new media and the self-obsession of selfie culture. Lead by lead backup dancer, Anna J, the audience form our crew and are involved with every song in some way. Musically, we genre hop from Scouse House to Funk to Eighties Electropop and beyond. We welcome families with older children but its primarily a clean show for adults.

99FWP debuted at Leicester Festival earlier this year and has also visited the fringes of Coventry, Manchester, Buxton and Morecambe in the run-up to August.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

A therapist probably.

In terms of other acts I really rate I’d recommend Rob Broderick/Abandoman, David McIver and Andy Storey.

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+3 Interview: Isa Bonachera: The Great Emptiness

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“I have been done some great pro gigs around the country and I have even written comedy for TV.”

WHO: Isa Bonachera, Performer

WHAT: “Isa has been obsessed with outer space all her life, and she spent twenty years trying to become an astronaut. Did she ever get any closer? Award-winning comedian Isa Bonachera will take you on a tour of the cosmos and her broken dreams in this unique stand-up comedy experience. Isa is a BBC New Comedy Award 2018 finalist, Phoenix Artist Club Cabaret Award 2018 third-place winner, Leicester Square Sketch Off! 2018 runner-up, Max Turner Prize 2018 finalist, and Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2017 finalist.”

WHERE: Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market – Top (Venue 98) 

WHEN: 16:45 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my third time taking a show to Edinburgh. The first time was in 2017 with a stand up show called “Wow!” that was transferred to Soho Theatre, and the second time was last year when I did a drag king show with my character Muchachico, which whom I reached the final of the Man Up! drag king competition and got third place at the Phoenix Artist Club Cabaret Award.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

While I was in Edinburgh last year, I reached the final of the BBC New Comedy Award and since then my comedy career has skyrocketed, I have been done some great pro gigs around the country and I have even written comedy for TV.

Tell us about your show.

The Great Emptiness is a tour of the weirdest parts of the cosmos, and a reflection on broken dreams and burn-out. An hour of original and offbeat comedy, filled with gags and plenty of out-of-this-world hilarious silliness.

This show is the a real-life story about my obsession to become an astronaut, the extreme lengths I went to achieve that dream, and the events that lead to the death of that dream. This includes stories involving Mars Rovers, meeting astronauts, and my experiences accidentally being involved in some of the major scientific discoveries of the century, such as the discovery of the Higgs Boson. The Great Emptiness gives an insider view of the best and worst parts of the world of science, and critiques the toxic culture of overwork that preys on people’s dreams.

This is a solo stand-up show and I am self-producing this year. So far I have performed the show at the VAULT festival, Leicester Comedy Festival, Bath Comedy Festival, Swindon Fringe, Prague Fringe and Hastings Fringe.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should go see as many shows as they can, I have already planned the shows that I am going to see during my Edinburgh Fringe month and I already have more than 70 in my schedule. If I start recommending shows I will never finish but, just to name a few, I am excited to see Josie Long, Phil Wang, Kieran Hodgson, and Ahir Shah.

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+3 Interview: The Delightful Sausage: Ginster’s Paradise

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“He was called Norman and we think he only came in to get out of the rain.”

WHO: Chris Cantrill & Amy Gledhill, Performer/Writer

WHAT: “Yorkshire’s finest meat-themed double act is back, in an all-new sketch comedy nightmare. This time the perennial bad lads of Icklewick are at Ginster’s Paradise, a holiday camp unlike any other. Surreal shenanigans, unsettling illustrations and a staycation adventure you’ll never forget! ‘Very smart writing’ (Best Shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2018, Guardian). ‘A serious double act contender for a long time to come’ (Scotsman). ‘Barmy comedy fantasia’ **** (TheWeeReview.co.uk). ‘Old-fashioned silliness with modern comedy sensibilities’ ****½ (ShortCom.co.uk).”

WHERE: Monkey Barrel Comedy – Monkey Barrel 2 (Venue 515) 

WHEN: 12:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is our third Fringe on the trot! We made our debut in 2017 with ‘Cold Hard Cache’, a show about the internet and yeast. On the first day we played to a small audience. He was called Norman and we think he only came in to get out of the rain.

We went back the year after with ‘Regeneration Game’, a show about localism and community. Well, at least that’s what we told the MSM. It was really just about bumholes.

This year we’re powering up, ‘Ginster’s Paradise’. And we promise you this – it’s going to be the most needlessly sexual lunchtime show at the festival.

Won’t someone stop us, please?

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

We’ve had such a busy year! Following last year’s show we were selected to be part of the BBC’s prestigious comedy room initiative to develop new writers which was an amazing experience. Amy was also awarded the Caroline Aherne bursary to develop northern comedy voices.

Chris has recently planted some new grass seed which he’s keenly nurturing and we finally burnt Amy’s bean bag! We sleep in bunk beds!

Tell us about your show.

Ginster’s Paradise is a surreal sketch comedy adventure. It was written by some kids who may have mistakenly been led to believe it’ll count towards their Duke of Edinburgh award. And it’s being directed by Colin Hoult, the genius behind Anna Man which we’re really excited about.

The show itself is another thrillingly bonkers adventure set in ‘Yorkshire’s most likley to be repressed holiday destination’, Ginster’s Paradise. The inept duo find themselves in hot water when then camp isn’t all it appears to be. We’re not going to say more than that!

We’re planning on following up Edinburgh with another wee tour which is already in the works!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

That’s such a tough question as there are so many amazing looking shows this year!

Okay, well if you like it weird here’s our list of the festival’s most unnerving creeps. First off, we’ve got The Death Hilarious performing Razor. It’s a one-man sketch comedy nightmare which will terrify, delight and decay in equal measure. You should also check out known Sheffield’s absurdist King, Sean Morley. If his new show is anything like the last one, you’re in for a real treat. And surely your festival won’t be complete without a visit to see the deliriously unique Harriet Dyer performing The Dinosaur Show. Also make sure to check out character absurdist, Jayne Edwards, who is making her festival debut as Top Body Builder Brian. Genuinely gut-wrenchingly funny stuff which absolutely nails those gammon snowflake blokes.

We’d also recommend catching the new shows from Jen Brister, Jess Fostekew and Desiree Burch. All trailblazers, all hilarious and all class acts. We’re also looking forward to the new show from Alasdair Beckett-King. His debut was a triumph and this new show casts him as a visitor from an alternate universe so we’re so in. You should also try and get tickets for Sunil Patel’s new show, White Knight and Nick Elleray’s, Big Nick Energy. They’re both deadpan and hilarious!

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+3 Interview: Dominic Frisby: Libertarian Love Songs

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“I lived and died many times in Edinburgh so it is appropriate that I should now be at the Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh’s most haunted vanue.”

WHO: Dominic Frisby, writer-performer

WHAT: “From ‘mercurially witty’ (Spectator) creator of YouTube smash 17 Million F*ck Offs – A Song About Brexit come comic songs, stories and stand-up for people who think the government should stay out of it. If you believe in things like free speech, free trade, bitcoin or Brexit, you’ll like this. If you think the government, BBC or EU has the answers, you won’t. Contains unacceptable views and swearing. No entry to statists, crony capitalists or the metropolitan liberal elite. As seen on BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, Dave etc. ‘Outstanding’ (Times). ‘Excellent’ (Telegraph).”

WHERE: PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth – Cinema Room (Venue 156) 

WHEN: 17:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I first came to the Festival in 1998, doing an act called Ludwig The Bavarian, a Bavarian slap-dancer looking for slappers.

A couple of years later real Germans such as Henning Wehn and the Christian Shulte-Loh started coming to the circuit, and I figured it was time to drop the act.

I lived and died many times in Edinburgh so it is appropriate that I should now be at the Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh’s most haunted venue.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

I got a book deal with Penguin for my show about tax (which I actually did in Edinburgh 2016). The book is now written and will be published in October.

My song about Brexit – 17 Million Fuck-Offs – got to Number One in the Amazon charts and made the Top 20 on iTunes.

Tell us about your show.

I was having ukulele lessons and I discovered my teacher was a closet libertarian, so we started writing these militant libertarian songs together during ukulele lessons.

I then started doing them on stage and audiences (those sympathetic to that world view at least) seemed to really like them.

I’m really not sure how they’re going to go down in Edinburgh. I’ve found a drummer and a Keyboard player but to say they are going to be under-rehearsed is an understatement.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I think The Shadowpunk Revolution – the beatbox rock musical about invisibility sounds pretty epic.

And if you’re feeling grown up, come and see my lecture about the economics of the festival which I’ll be doing in Adam SMith’s own front room.

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+3 Interview: Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters

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“Weirdly, I’ve learned a lot.”

WHO: Matt Price, Writer/ Performer

WHAT: “Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal. From day one, he was out of his depth… Matt (‘Fearlessly funny’ **** (Scotsman)) looks as though he may blend into the criminal underworld quite well, until he blows his cover by speaking. This story is as unique as it is ridiculous. Matt Price is widely regarded as one of the best storytelling comedians in the country. He is not a criminal and his hooter remains unbroken! **** (Chortle.co.uk).”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Clover (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 18:50 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This will be my ninth solo show and my 13th year at the Festival. It’s great to perform every night for a month and to see so many of my friends from the comedy circuit. I love not having to travel too!

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

I’ve started a podcast where I interview former criminals. It’s called conversations with criminals. I’ve been in some funny and scary situations, including one guy who showed me his gun! Weirdly, I’ve learned a lot.

Tell us about your show.

My show is about when I was asked to work on a writing project for a former gangland criminal. I realised very quickly that I was out of my depth. Produced by Bound and Gagged. I wrote it because I lived the experience. Right now, I’m not thinking beyond the Festival, but I’d love to tour it. My previews has been good so far.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Esther Manito is my tip for doing very well in her debut show this year. I would say to go and see Martha McBrier, Jack Gleadow as well and to watch Shaggers which is a late night show that’s run by Nik Coppin.

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+3 Interview: Michael Odewale: #BLACKBEARSMATTER

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“My show is essentially about me taking to task my selfishness and feelings of apathy when it comes to social issues.”

WHO: Michael Odewale, Writer/ Performer

WHAT: “Michael Odewale is selfish. And apathetic. And so are you. Join the fast-rising star as he tries to figure out what matters, and what’s just noise, in his highly anticipated debut show. A fresh new voice known for delivering sharp, slick and beautifully executed stand-up, Odewale is set to take the comedy world by storm. Winner Best New Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2019. As seen on Stand Up Central for Comedy Central. As heard on BBC Radio 4. BBC New Comedy Award finalist. Pleasance Comedy Reserve 2018. ‘Smooth, assured, more-ish’ **** (Scotsman).”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker Two (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 17:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I’ve been to Edinburgh a few times before. My first time was in 2013 i think to take part in a so you think you’re funny heat. It was only my third gig and I went with my mum. I went last year as well as part of the Pleasance Reserve.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

I won the Leicester Comedy Festival best new show award in February for this show i’m taking up now to Edinburgh. It was a real surprise. Writing a show especially you first one is filled with moments of self doubt and this was a nice confidence boost that I was on the right track.

Tell us about your show.

My show is essentially about me taking to task my selfishness and feelings of apathy when it comes to social issues. I think there’s a lot of different movements and tragedies that pull at our attention and its easy to become indifferent to it all, i’m trying to tap into that and we’ll see if people resonate. I’m performing at the Bunker two in the Pleasance Courtyard at 5.30.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I would suggest Loyiso Gola, Jamali Maddix, Darren Harriott, Sophie Duker, Travis Jay.

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+3 Interview: Arabella Weir: Does My Mum Loom Big in This?

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“Incredibly it IS my first time appearing at Edinburgh – I know it very well outside of the Fringe as my dad was from Fife and my mother from Melrose, so it’s been part of my whole life, just not as a performer.”

WHO: Arabella Weir, Writer/ Performer

WHAT: “The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. Does My Mum Loom Big In This? is for everyone who’s had a mother or been a mother, featuring hair-raising hilarious true stories from Arabella’s dysfunctional childhood, her perilous career and her life as a single working mother. Devastatingly funny, excruciatingly honest and definitely embarrassing for all of Arabella’s relatives, not to mention herself, this is a helter-skelter tour of appalling – and appallingly funny – maternal behaviour.”

WHERE: Assembly George Square Studios – Two (Venue 17) 

WHEN: 16:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Incredibly it IS my first time appearing at Edinburgh – I know it very well outside of the Fringe as my dad was from Fife and my mother from Melrose, so it’s been part of my whole life, just not as a performer. I am super excited and super nervous in equal measure about appearing at the Fringe.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

I did a fourth series of Two Doors Down for BBC2 which I love doing.

Tell us about your show.

Jon Canter and I wrote the show together. We wrote the spoof cookery show Posh Nosh for BBC2 starring Richard E Grant and me and always write well together. We ‘get’ each other and are old friends too so it’s always very good fun writing together. Berk’s Nest are producing it – they are a wonderful, fairly new, young, exciting bunch of producers and have been brilliant to work with, I really feel like they’ve got my back, as it were. The show has done try-outs at the Hen and Chickens, the Vaulty Towers and the Bill Murray comedy clubs in London, the Cornbury Festival in Oxfordshire and slightly oddly the Frinton Tennis Club in Frinton-on-Sea! I’ll be touring the show early next year all over the UK the Fringe ’19.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Kieran Hodgson’s shows without fail – he is a genius and fantastically funny. Never miss a show by Lucy Porter or Tiffany Stevenson.

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+3 Interview: Murder on the Dancefloor

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“As a group of close friends ourselves, the piece seems much more personal than our previous work and we’re looking forward to the challenge that brings.”

WHO: Hamish Lloyd Barnes, Co-artistic director of Spies Like Us

WHAT: “Sabrina digs up dirt, a hysterical boy looks heavenward and there might be a ghost in the garden. In a city that feels less and less like home, five friends are plunged into a ruthless world of greed, grudges and grooves. Lurching from dodgy pubs to dysfunctional dinners they must figure out who they can trust and how far they’ll go to get what they want. Following a national and international tour, the multi award-winning Spies Like Us return in their explosive physical style with a jet-black comedy for our time. Don’t try this at home.”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Beside (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 14:15 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is our third year at the Ffringe after forming as a company in 2017. In 2017 we brought our debut show – a fast-paced adaptation of Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana, and in 2018 we brought a fresh adaptation of Büchner’s Woyzeck and also revived Our Man in Havana for the final week of the festival.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’18?

We’ve been lucky enough to tour our shows a bit, taking Woyzeck around the South of the UK to places like London and Bristol. However, the most exciting thing has to be taking Our Man in Havana on our first international tour to Hong Kong in June!

Tell us about your show.

Our show is a brand new tragicomedy called Murder on the Dancefloor, written by Oliver Norton-Smith, and it will premier at the festival this year. Following themes of friends, family and the housing crisis, the show hopes to tackle current themes in our trademark explosive physical style which puts movement at the forefront of the narrative with minimal props – we’re trying to make all the set out of IKEA furniture! As a group of close friends ourselves, the piece seems much more personal than our previous work and we’re looking forward to the challenge that brings. We’re hoping to tour the show after Edinburgh!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

We met as a company taking part in Young Pleasance, so you’d be silly to miss their show A Grave Situation. Our friends at Incognito Theatre always produce great work – so check out their new show The Burning. Finally, we are massively inspired (as any physical theatre company is) by Complicite, so I’ll Take You To Mrs Cole! Is an absolute must see!

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