“Between us, I think we’ve been some way or another every year since 2015.”
WHO: Emma-Louise Howell
WHAT: “Belles was the it girl, hip girl, oh-so-very-fit girl. When she was 17. Now, she’s 24 and spends her days bossed about by her Mum and girls she 100% used to bully. So, when a life-changing opportunity slides into her DMs, she carpes the diem, makes her millions and proves the worth of women worldwide one post at a time. Except she doesn’t. Because…come on. A finalist for The Stage Innovation Award, this is a hair-pulling, fake-nail scratching, cat-fight against get-rich-quick schemes and what it means to be a Girl Boss™.”
WHERE: Pleasance Dome – 10 Dome (Venue 23)
WHEN: 12:15 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
Between us, I think we’ve been some way or another every year since 2015? Hetty used to work at the Pleasance every summer whilst she was at uni – so I think she’s particularly excited for us to be heading there. And this will be our first time taking a show up together which feels quite special. I think we’ve always made the show with Edinburgh in mind: it feels punchy, colourful, chaotic, funny – all things that are at the beating heart of the festival. And I can’t wait to see how the buzz that surrounds Edinburgh makes this show really, really sing.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Woof, this is Big Talk I wasn’t prepared for.
I learned to dig deep, not wide, if that counts? Instead of spreading myself thin, I’m pouring everything I have into one or two projects. I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life is one of those: I’ve poured every ounce of myself into making this show.
I guess we’ll find out whether it was a good or bad lesson in August.
Or whether I should maybe have given that energy to the embroidery hobby I decided to pick up in 2022.
Tell us about your show.
This is a one-woman cat-fight against Get-Rich-Quick-Schemes and what it means to be a Girl Boss. It’s written and performed by me and directed by the astonishingly incredible Hetty Hodgson and I think even though it is just me on the stage, the team of creatives we’ve assembled truly are the beating heart of the show. Because it sits so much in the digital realm of Multi-Level Marketing and Girl Bosses, we’ve really tried to replicate the social media world with video design that features GIFs and emojis, immersive sound design and whirlwind of vibrant lights and movement – so our design team are at the helm of bringing this world to life. We did a run at the Mercury last year as their inaugural Page to Stage Original and we were nominated for The Stage Innovation Award for the production so it feels like we’re really pushing the boat out on how we make theatre and engage audiences. It’s such a dream to be able to develop this even more for Fringe this year, especially with the backing of incredible producers like ThickSkin and the Pleasance National Partnerships team.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
My Mother’s Funeral at Roundabout is another amazing show by our OG producers at the Mercury and we’ll never stop shouting about how amazing they are.
And, of course, any of our fellow National Partnerships shows: The Daughters of Roisin, The Lady Garden, Scaffolding, Oran, This Town, Polly & Esther. It’s totally mindblowing that we’re on this line up and we can’t wait to see their shows develop.
Hetty is currently working alongside the insanely talented National Youth Theatre REP company, as the Bryan Forbes Trainee Director. A couple of them have shows up too which both sound incredible – A Show About Tomorrow at Paradise in Augustines and Is This Thing On at the Underbelly.
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