” I’m having a fabulous life! and so excited for this Edinburgh adventure.”
WHO: Trent Suidgeest
WHAT: “A fruity apocalyptic rom-com from the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan. Girl meets boy. Girl hates boy. Girl f*cks boy 44 times. The world collapses. Some seriously naughty actors go down on their microphones, mangos and melons in this slippery, subversive take on a classic radio play, a clever and uproarious response to humanity’s decision to go harder, faster, FASTER! towards the end of the world. ‘Brilliantly horny and unhinged.’ **** (Time Out). ‘You’ve probably been waiting all year for something to make you laugh this hard’ **** (Sydney Morning Herald).”
WHERE: Pleasance Dome – King Dome (Venue 23)
WHEN: 16:40 (70 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
First time in Edinburgh!! I’m so excited to experience the masses of shows and punters, the collections of beautiful artists and performers all together. The parties and fun times! I can’t even comprehend what it’ll be like, but I’m here for it all. I think a really great Artist’s Hub makes a great festival. A space for people to come and enjoy a relaxing space and let the adrenaline adjust again. Nowadays I also personally love an Artist’s Pass or AAA lanyard – haha – I love a backstage area.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
My life motive of 2023 was ‘yes and?’ (Ariana Grande has sampled me) and I’m building on that in 2024 with ‘Shoot Your Shot!’ so that might give you some indication of the chunk of life journey I’m currently on. Ready for anything life is throwing at me, pursuing and saying yes to as many life experiences as possible. I’m having a fabulous life! and so excited for this Edinburgh adventure.
Tell us about your show.
We are bringing 44 Sex Acts In One Week from playwright David Finnigan. He is a previous Edinburgh First winner. We are from a collective called Club House Productions which came into formation after first meeting while making David’s other play entitled KILL CLIMATE DENIERS.
David is a fascinating writer. He has a particular flare for smashing big climate and philosophical ideas against unlikely form and genre. He’s very funny and has a great Aussie larrikin sensibility while pushing us lots of huge ideas. And the form is interesting. We’ve created a kind of radio play around it. Lots of unusual prop gags. A fast-moving WILD show.
We made this production at Belvoir in Sydney, we then played Sydney Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival and Canberra Theatre Centre. There’s lots of interest around Australia and we’re hoping for international after our Edinburgh outing!
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Go and see our Edinburgh Student Accomm housemates from Pony Cam presenting BURNOUT PARADISE. They are smashing it in Australia. Their show is a wild ride on treadmills that everyone here is talking about. We’re sure we’ll be Edinburgh besties by the end of our stint in a ten bedroom apartment together, what could go wrong?
And my good friend Virginia Gay has made a new gender-flipped CYRANO. We worked together on a hugely popular CALAMITY JANE in Australia and now she stars in this new version of Cyrano she has written. I haven’t seen it yet either but top recommendation!
I have also heard amazing things about Leah Shelton’s show BAT SHIT, coming from Brisbane. Can’t wait to see that one too!
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