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It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with the lovely actor and writer Kimberly Hart-Simpson, We chat about Kimberly’s new show Amnesia. . Amnesia Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Two) 5–31 August (not 17) 16:25 (60 mins) AMNESIA “This piece has sat with me for many years, it won’t leave my bones, nor do I want it to. The story not only shines a light on those living with dementia...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with musician, performer and clown Karen Hall about her show Delusions and Grandeur which is returning to the festival after an award-winning run in 2025. . Delusions and Grandeur Zoo Playground 2: High School Yards 7-30 August, 13:05-14:05pm Delusions and Grandeur ”As irreverent as it is poignant" (Australian Arts Review). Come for the m...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with performer and co-founder of onefellswoopcircus About their show By A Thread which returns to this years Edinburgh Festival after a sell-out run here in 2025. By A Thread Music Hall (Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street) 6-30 August (no shows 12, 17, 24) | 15:50 (60 mins) By A Thread Seven acrobats. Thirty meters of rope. One thrilling sh...

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with the brilliant JP McCue aka Mary Mac about their new show Mary Mac; Hail Mary - The Tartan Songstress Mary Mac – Hail Mary: The Tartan Songstress Assembly George square Studios – Studio two 5th – 30th August (not the 17th) 9:35pm (60 mins) Mary Mac – Hail Mary: The Tartan Songstress Born and raised in Glasgow, and trained at Glasgow Academy Mu...

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with writer/performer Nikki Fagbemi about her new show Bed Five. Alomg with Nikki we have the director of Bed Five Alex Hardy Bed Five Gilded Ballon Teviot- Dining Room Tues 17th - Mon 25th August 11:50am (60 mins) Bed Five Darkly comic solo show written and performed by Nikki Fagbemi (Netflix, C4, Sky Arts, Amazon Prime), based on her lived exper...

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with multidisciplinary performer Ninon Noiret about her show The Raft of the Crab. The Raft of the Crab Roxy Central, Assembly Tues 18 - Mon 31 August 14:30pm (60 mins) The Raft of the Crab "I remember the crab chewing on my knee. Am I a leftover meal someone forgot on the table? Not rotten yet, but not fresh either. Just sitting there wondering i...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with Dr Nandini Manjunath and Himadri Madan of Theiyaarts about their new show Maiden Mother Whore. Maiden Mother Whore Assembly @ DanceBase, DB-1 18 - 30 August (no shows 24,25) 5:30 (60 mins) Maiden Mother Whore A daring, beautiful dance and multimedia show that challenges assumptions about gender, society, and power - what does it mean...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with perfromer Lee Minora about her new show Baby Everything. BABY EVERYTHING Summerhall, Tech Cube 0 Dates: 6 - 31 August (not 17, 24) Time: 10:10 (60 mins) Baby Everything Is it just me, or is all this fascism giving me a lump in my breast? Acclaimed Philadelphia comedian, performer and writer Lee Minora is Baby. Returning to Edinburgh...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with performer Mariann Yar about her new. Show Landsfrau. LANDSFRAU TechCube 0 at Summerhall Dates: 6 - 31 August 2026 Time: 14:50 (60 mins) LANDSFRAU Landsfrau: German, noun. 1) compatriot; 2) fellow countrywoman; 3) هموطن Blending music, choreography and poetry, LANDSFRAU هموطن is an auto-fictional journey into an Afghanistan that may o...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with pervious guest and friend of the pod - writer Emery Schaffer about her new play BearGirl. BEARGIRL Assembly Roxy, Roxy Boxy Dates: Wednesday 5th - Monday 31st August 2026 Time: 4:20pm (60 mins) BearGirl Bear suits, bereavement, and big scary feelings...oh my. Premiering at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe is BearGirl - an empowe...

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with Katherina Radeva about her new show 40/40. Which is on in the second half of this year’s fringe. 40/40 Dancebase, Studio 3 Dates: 18 - 23 August Time: 14:30 (50 mins) 40/40 Kat is a woman (has been for quite a while now). She is a migrant (since 1999) from the Thracian Valley in Bulgaria. In April 2022, surrounded by family and friends, s...

WE’RE BACK!!! It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with performer Martha Knight about her show The King of All Birds. Joining Martha is her director Joy Nisbett who chats about The King of All Birds as well as Julius Ceasar Variety show which she has written and directed. Both shows run for the whole festival at Summerhall. The King of All Birds Summerhall, Former Gent’s Loc...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with Lisa Fa’alafi & Leah Shelton about their new show Dangerous Goods. Dangerous Goods Assembly George Sq Gardens Now -24th August 20:05 TICKET LINK Dangerous Goods Dangerous Goods is an unapologetic and hot-as-hell cabaret of provocative performances, jaw-dropping physical feats and powerful acts of rebellion. Featuring a world-class li...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with Emma Ruse about the 4 shows she is producing at the festival this year. r/Conspiracy by Ella Hällgren 4:20pm, 30 Jul - 24 Aug Ruby @ Appleton Tower Gilded Balloon Jumper Bumps by Amelia Rodger 3:00pm, 30 Jul - 24 Aug -Ruby @ Appleton Tower Gilded Balloon Mary: A Gig Theatre Show by Rona Johnston 9:00pm, 14 Aug - 21 Aug Other Yin @ Pa...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with Truly Siskind-Weiss about her new show The Strongest Girl in The World. The Strongest Girl in The World Gilded Balloon Patter House – Snug Now – 25th AUG Time: 14:20 A Journey of Flight Gather round the campfire for this funny and nostalgic play about love, loss and summer camp. Truly doesn't remember her dad. Not really. Instead, sh...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with Kathryn Gordon, choreographer and performer about her new show A Journey of Flight. Kathryn Gordon: A Journey of Flight Assembly Dance Base Now – 17th AUG Time: 14:30 A Journey of Flight Kathryn Gordon, Shetland Choreographer and Performer Kathryn Gordon will bring the beautiful Dance Base a taste of the islands this Edinburgh Festiv...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with theatre maker, writer and performer Emma Frankland about her new show No Apologies Was Kurt Cobain trans? Was Kurt Cobain a trans woman? What if? No Apologies Summerhall Now – 24th AUG (21st and 23rd with band @17:30) Time: 20:45 No Apologies Two-time Fringe First Award-winning and Total Theatre Award nominated writer and performer E...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with theatre maker Lubna Kerr about her new show Lunchbox and her show from last year Chatterbox which is making a return to the festival this year. Lunchbox Pleasance Courtyard (The Green) Now - 24 AUG Time: 16;45 Lunchbox Set in a secondary school in Glasgow, this powerful solo show delves into the dynamic between two teenagers who live...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with actor Molly Geddes about staring in Isla Cowan’s Alright Sunshine. Alright Sunshine Pleasance Dome (Jack Dome) Now - 24 AUG Time: 16:20 Alright Sunshine Alright Sunshine, is a razor-sharp monologue dissecting women’s safety and police prejudice set in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Written by Edinburgh-based playwright, Isla Cowa...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with the brilliant Jude Williams - actor, singer and theatre maker about her new show Chunky Jewellery Chunky Jewellery Assembly Rooms – Music Hall Now - 24 AUG Time: 13:30 Chunky Jewellery Two friends, one year, two births, a death, 18 bursts of laughter, 34,000 tears (each) and one piece of chunky jewellery. It was a year to forget but...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with Broadway icon and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti about her show Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares A love letter to people pleasers everywhere. Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares is a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. With her razor-sharp wit, the star of stage and screen blends side-splitting storytelling wi...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with writer Hannah Caplan and performer Amaia Naima Aguinaga about Hannah’s debut play new show This Is Not About Me. "When you think of me, do you think of me? Or the me you made up in your head? The one who's words you write..." This Is Not About Me Summerhall Now - 25 AUG Time: 15:20 This Is Not About Me A self-destructive writer strug...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with creator and performer Kylie Westerbeck about her new show I See You Watching which was devised by Melanie Stewart, Kylie Westerbeck and John Clancy. Directed by Melanie Stewart Text by John Clancy I See You Watching Gilded Balloon - Patter House Now - 24 AUG (NOT 11, 19 AUG) Time: 20:30 I See You Watching I See You Watching, a provoc...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with creator and performer Diana Salles about her new show Delusional I Killed a Man. (Aerial, Circus, Storytelling, LGBTQ+) Presented by Quartier Libre Productions Drawing on her own experiences of transition and leaving her assigned gender behind, Diana’s story is explored through a mesmerising multidisciplinary repertoire of aerial, da...

It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 series Elaine chats with creator and performer of I’m Ready to Talk Now Oliver Ayres. I’m Ready To Talk Now Traverse Theatre Now– 24th August Time: Various times I’m Ready to Talk Now Presented by SKINT and Quiet RIOT The artist tells his story of being diagnosed with a rare, severe and chronic immune condition - in his very first year of starting testostero...