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Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

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Interview (extract): Tim Supple in conversation

24 August 2011

in Asian Voices, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, International

Edinburgh Festival 2011: Tim Supple, director. An extract from a conversation ahead of the UK premiere of Supple’s two-part pan-Arabic version of One Thousand And One Nights, running at the Royal Lyceum as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. This section of the discussion, with Dominic Cavendish, deals with his early preparations for the project and reflections on differing theatre cultures in the Arab world.

Edinburgh Fringe 2011: critical roundup

22 August 2011

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

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EDINBURGH FRINGE 2011: CRITICAL VERDICT Philip Fisher joins Mark Fisher (Scotland on Sunday) and Lyn Gardner (Guardian) to talk about offerings at the Traverse, International Festival and the remainder of the Fringe.

“The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle was like a magpie – it had gone around looking at lots of bright shiny things in other productions and had borrowed them. Great artists do indeed steal but I think in this instance what we actually got was something that felt quite second-hand.”

Edinburgh Fringe 2011: Producer Richard Jordan

17 August 2011

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Participatory & Interactive, Producers

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2011 Producer Richard Jordan discusses the joys and woes of two popular genres on the Edinburgh Fringe, on-on-one theatre and solo shows with Philip Fisher and offers some tips on getting them right. Jordan has produced and co-produced more than 55 plays for the stage – he is also one of the UK’s youngest producers, born in 1974.

Edinburgh Fringe 2011: Belgian director Alexander Devriendt breaks taboos

14 August 2011

in Directors, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Live Art

EDINBURGH 2011: ALEXANDER DEVRIENDT The artistic director of Belgium company Ontroerend Goed talks to Philip Fisher about his controversial and taboo-breaking theatre, especially Audience (St George’s West), his current show, which has polarised spectators and got everybody talking about its uncomfortable breaching of the boundaries of personal privacy.

Theatre Uncut revives the drama of protest

11 July 2011

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, London Fringe, New Writing

INTERVIEW: LIBBY BRODIE and HANNAH PRICE The producer and artistic director of Theatre Uncut, an ambitious nationwide project which staged several short plays as a protest against the Coalition government’s spending cut, with the flagship event being at the Southwark Theatre, London, on 16-19 March, talk to Carole Woddis. Playwrights involved include Dennis Kelly, Lucy Kirkwood, Laura Lomas, David Greig, Anders Lustgarten, Mark Ravenhill, Jack Thorne and Clara Brennan.

Actress Cora Bissett on devising, directing and performing

5 December 2010

in Actors and Performers, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, New Writing

INTERVIEW: CORA BISSETT The multi-talented actress chats to Philip Fisher about creating and performing in David Greig and Gordon McIntyre’s 2009 smash hit Midsummer, currently playing at the Tricycle, and also about devising and directing the Amnesty Award-winning Roadkill, last seen earlier in the year at Edinburgh and which will tour in 2011. Recorded at the Tricycle.

Edinburgh 2010: the critics recommend their faves

24 August 2010

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2010 REVIEW Neil Cooper (The Herald) and Mark Fisher (Scotland on Sunday; Guardian) join Philip Fisher (British Theatre Guide, Western Mail) to select their personal highlights from the Fringe, as it draws to a close in its final week.

Edinburgh 2010: Caledonia, Roadkill, Hot Mess

24 August 2010

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

EDINBURGH 2010 REVIEW Neil Cooper (The Herald) and Mark Fisher (Scotland on Sunday; Guardian) join Philip Fisher (British Theatre Guide, Western Mail) to discuss Caledonia by Alistair Beaton (King’s Theatre) at the International Festival; Roadkill by Cora Bissett (Traverse) and Hot Mess (Hawke and Hunter) by Ella Hickson.

Edinburgh 2010: extraordinary David Leddy and Sub Rosa

24 August 2010

in Directors, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Playwrights

EDINBURGH 2010 Writer and director David Leddy, of Fire Exit Ltd, talks to Matt Boothman about his critically acclaimed show, Sub Rosa (Hill Street Theatre), a Victorian gothic promenade through a dark world of secrets and revolt. Expletives not deleted. Recorded at the occasionally noisy Underdogs cafe.

Edinburgh 2010: Issy van Randwyck interview

19 August 2010

in Actors and Performers, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

EDINBURGH 2010 Versatile performer Issy van Randwyck discusses her Edinburgh show, Brian Parks’ Imperial Fizz (Assembly Rooms), and chats about balancing family and theatre work, and her varied career. Interview by Philip Fisher.

Edinburgh 2010: Freefall at the Traverse

18 August 2010

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Irish Drama, Playwrights

EDINBURGH 2010 Irish playwright Michael West discusses collaborative creation in the context of his Freefall (Traverse), a hit about the uncertainties of life seen through the eyes of a dying man, and also his previous play Dublin by Lamplight. Interview by Philip Fisher.

Edinburgh 2010: No Child, a Fringe smash

15 August 2010

in Actors and Performers, American Drama, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

EDINBURGH 2010 Nilaja Sun, the New York actor and writer, talks about No Child (Assembly Rooms), her one-woman tragicomic expose of the worst aspects of the American schooling system, and her attempts to improve kids’ lives through the use of theatre. Excerpt from monologue. Interview by Philip Fisher.

Edinburgh 2010: the economics of producing a show

14 August 2010

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Producers

EDINBURGH 2010 Producer Richard Jordan talks to Philip Fisher about the economics of producing shows for the Edinburgh Festival during the recession, and chats about some of the biggest shows currently in town.

Beautiful Burnout: Asian actor Taqi Nazeer

14 August 2010

in Asian Voices, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

ASIAN VOICES: TAQI NAZEER The actor, who plays the part of Ajay Chopra in Bryony Lavery’s play (Frantic Assembly/National Theatre of Scotland), talks to Suman Bhuchar about his professional debut in the show. Recorded at the Pleasance Forth.

Edinburgh 2010: an introduction to Forest Fringe

12 August 2010

in Directors, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

EDINBURGH 2010 Andy Field and Deborah Pearson, co-artistic directors of Forest Fringe, talk to Dominic Cavendish about their Fringe-transforming venue, which creates new opportunities for artists to make work during the festival while letting audiences in on a pay-what-you-can basis. Recorded at Forest Fringe, Edinburgh.

Edinburgh 2009: roundtable review

22 August 2009

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

EDINBURGH 2009 REVIEW Philip Fisher joins the Guardian’s Lyn Gardner and Scottish critic Mark Fisher to assess the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2009 and International Festival including Internal (Traverse), The Event (Assembly Rooms) and Faust (EIF).

Edinburgh 2009: David Calvitto and The Event

21 August 2009

in Actors and Performers, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2009 Actor and producer David Calvitto performs an extract from John Clancy’s comic monologue about stage acting, The Event (Assembly Rooms), which won a Fringe First, and then talks to Philip Fisher about the show, which is a metaphor for theatre.

Edinburgh 2009: Elaine Murphy and Little Gem

19 August 2009

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Irish Drama, New Writing

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2009 The ace cast – Sarah Greene, Hilda Fay and Anita Reeves – perform extracts from Elaine Murphy’s hit debut Little Gem (Traverse), a triple monologue by three generations of Dublin women, and then Philip Fisher talks to them about the play.

Producer Richard Jordan on Edinburgh 2009

17 August 2009

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Producers

INTERVIEW: RICHARD JORDAN (1/2) The producer talks to Philip Fisher about Edinburgh 2009, including his two Fringe First Winners, one of which, Internal (Traverse), is the most talked about show in town, and his other favourites, including musicals.

Edinburgh: Underbelly co-directors speak out

22 August 2008

in Directors, Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2008 Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood, co-directors of the Underbelly venues, give their overview of 2008′s underperforming Fringe – and outline what needs to be done to improve the state of play. Dominic Cavendish quizzes.

Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival round-up 2008

19 August 2008

in Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, Reviews and Roundtables

EDINBURGH 2008 REVIEW Philip Fisher joins guests Dominic Cavendish and Mark Fisher to weigh up the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe (and International festival) towards the end of the final week.

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