Persistent and Nasty

Today Elaine chats the performers of Singin I’m No a Billie She’s A Tim - Dionne Frati, Jade McDonald and Rachel Ogilvy. We chat taking a show that was origiinaly written for male actors and transforming it and updating it for women and for 2024. We talk the importance of the language we use and how we need to actively challenge outdated language in older plays and why it’s important and much more...

Today Elaine chats with Stephanie Katie Hunter, theatre maker and Artistic Director of Scissor Kick about one of the 3 shows they are producing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Catafalque, which is written and performed by Amy Conway is on at Summerhall until the 11th August before going out on tour across Scotland. We talk the creation of the show, The premise of the show - how do we Eul...

Today Elaine chats with Scottish based artist Katie Slater and Rona Johnston about their new show Mary: A GIG Theatre Show. They talk about finding other creatives you click with, their passion for music and theatre and their joy at discovering the marrying of the two in Gig Theatre. We also talk the inspiration for the show and there is a little unmixed snippet at the end of the episode of one of...

Today Elaine and Louise chat with Comedian, poet, public speaker and actor ALOK. We talk about their recent short film ALOK which premiered at Sundance and was directed by Alex Hedison and produced by Jodie Foster. We also chat about Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda on Netflix. Being soft with ourselves and each other, their new show Hairy SITUATION, the joy of creating art and remembering that nothi...

Today Elaine chats with writer, producer Jamie Denbo about Jamie’s show Beverly Live. We chat the inspiration for the show, writing for Grey’s Anatomy and much more. Beverly Live! - Gilded Balloon Patter House - The Other Yin Dates: 31st July-12th August @ 7:30 pm Tickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jamie-denbo-beverly-live Jamie Denbo Jamie a successful actor and writer...

Today Elaine chats with Musical Comedian and Tiktok star Sarah Hester Ross about her show Sarah Hester Ross is What? We chat the inspiration for the show, finding your passion at a young age and being able to sustain a career doing what you love, as well as being able to use your platform for to support others. Sarah Hester Ross is What? - Just the Tonic Nucleus Dates: 2nd - 18th August (not 5th,6...

In our second episode of today. Elaine chats with theatre maker, writer and performer Ois O’Donoghue about her show HYPER. We chat the creation of the show, what inspired it and the importance of having the conversation round how Trans folks feel when it comes to the sound of their voice, the joy of relating to charcter on stage and much more. Hyper - Summerhall, Former Women’s Locker Room Dates:...

Today Elaine chats with writer and performer Sora Baek about her play Sell Me: I Am From North Korea the true stories of incredibly courageous North Korean women defectors. We chat the creation of the play, the importance of keeping your creativity while being a mother and much more. Sell Me: I am From North Korea - Pleasance Courtyard - Below 31 July - 25 August (not 7, 13, 19, 20) @12:35 (55 min...

Today Elaine chats with writer and performer Mirren Wilson about her new play PALS which is a Scottish female adventure comedy making it’s debut at the Edinburgh Festival 2024. We chat the creation of the play, finding th balance of surviving financially and being a creative and much more. PALS - Gilded Balloon, Patter House - 31st July - 26th August (not 13th, 20th) @17.00 Tickets available here:...

Today Elaine chats with Anna Morris an award-winning comedian, actress and writer, who has written about her experience as a partially deaf performer for the Guardian newspaper. We chat about Anna’s debut play Son Of A Bitch which she is bringing to the Edinburgh Festival 2024. We discuss the inspiration for the show, society’s relationship with motherhood, writing process and much more. Son Of A...

In todays episode Elaine chats with New Zealand performer and choreographer Sacha Copland about her new show Anatomy for Accounts. We chat the creation of the show, what we are actually worth, how amazing our bodies are and the work that we need to do as white people to break down misogyny, racism, homophobia and so much more and how we do this with out getting defensive. Anatomy for Accountants t...

In today’s episode Elaine chat with 2 thirds of tasteinuourmouth theatre company Laoise Murray and Grace Morgan. We chat making work as a new company, women in theatre & indeed the world. How capitalism and the wellness industry uses us yet we buy in to it and much more. You’re Needy (sounds frustrating) is on from the 1st -26th August at Buccleugh Terrace. Tickets available via Summerhall Ticket...

In today’s episode Elaine chats with writer and Performer of Gracie Zoë Bullock and Director Alice Langley. We chat their careers, the show and how to raise shame free women. Gracie and the Start of The End of The World (again) is on at Assembly Roxy Outside from 1st to 26th August. There will be no shows 13th, 20th, 21st,22nd Tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/gracie-and-the-star...

A clever, funny, existential play about philosophy and childbirth – with a touch of dubstep, karate, and slagging Socrates off. An overnight smash-hit success in Norway with an ever-growing cult following and Finalist for the Hedda Award 2023 as Best Theatre Play, award-winning Det Andre Teatret brings their hilarious and existential theatre show Good Luck, Cathrine Frost! to the Festival Fringe 2...

Today Elaine chats with Alison Cleland the co-creator of Hen Night Horror. We chat about the show, the importance of comedy and music and making theatre for everyone. Hen Night Horror is touring Scotland right now tickets available below. https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/hen-night-horror https://thegaiety.co.uk/events/hen-night-horror/ https://eden-court.co.uk/event/hen-night-horror Linkt...

Today Elaine chats with Jordy Joans about their new show Astrolo-J Monologues which has its premier on the 29th June at The Storytelling Centre Edinburgh at 7.30pm. This is the Queer Vagina Monologues we’ve all been waiting for. https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:5376/913:22284/ To help support this project please donate to the Kickstarter fund using the link below htt...

Today Elaine is giving you all the details you need on how to be a guest on the Persistent and Nasty Podcast at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. If you are a woman, non-binary, or LGBTQ+ creative presenting your work at the Festival this year and want to amplify your voice, signal boost your work and generally have a casual chat about smashing the white heteronormative capitalist patriarchy, th...

Today Elaine chats with playwright Maureen Lennon about her new show Dead Girls Rising, the importance of regional theatre, the power to art and artist have to ask the difficult questions and much more. Ticket details for Dead Girls Raising: https://www.silentuproarproductions.co.uk/coming-soon Maureen Lennon Maureen is a Hull based writer, a graduate from the English and Theatre Studies BA from T...

Today Elaine and Louise chat with the inaugural interim CEO of CIISA the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority about why they were set-up, how they will work, what their mission is and much more. https://ciisa.org.uk/ - top CIISA The purpose of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) is to uphold and improve standards of behaviour across the creative industrie...

Today Elaine chats with dancer, performer, choreographer Charlotte McLean about her career, the power of dance and the everything that surrounds menstrual health and the womb and Charlotte’s new work Futuristic Folktales. Which was co-created by an exciting multi-disciplinary creative team including Helen McIntosh, Nelly Kelly, Malin Lewis, Astro Scheidegger, Orrow Bell, Alison Brown, Emma Jones,...

A surprise extra episode this week. Elaine chats with writer Claire S Duffy. We chat everything from screen writing, Old Hollywood, first dates and her book event on the 13th April 2024 at St Enoch Centre Glasgow for her series Shadow City. Where Claire will be joined by actress Kirsty Strain for a Q&A. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-author-cs-duffy-tickets-868880824937 Claire S Duffy CS Du...

We’re back and it’s a special episode we have for you. It’s our first live podcast panel event. Which was in collaboration with Short Circuit. We are over the moon with this collab as it’s allowed us the bring you The Women In Film: Braking Barriers and Changing Narratives panel discussion with three incredible women. Nikki Parrott, Raisah Ahmed and Sarah Grant. Statement on the future of Short Ci...

WE WILL BE BACK IN 2024 UNTIL THEN #STAYNASTY In our last episode of the year. Elaine and Louise chat about the growth of Persistent and Nasty their individual achievements and what they’re looking forward to for 2024. HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-t...

Today Elaine and Louise chat with the brilliant artist Jordy Joans. We chat Jordy’s path into the industry, music, drag, wring your own material, the struggle of autobiographical performance and so, so much more. Jory will be putting a callout out in January/February 2024 for their final Drag show in June of 2024 so please follow all of Jordy’s socials, so you don’t miss out. Jordy Joans Jordy Joa...

Today Elaine and Louise chat with director and designer of UGLY! A Cinderella Story which is on now until the 30th December at Cumbernauld Theatre. The show it was written by Gary McNair with original songs by Brian James O’Sullivan. We chat being women in theatre, breaking out of the box you’ve been placed in. Dismantling the outdated gender norms while bring everyone with us and glitter. A brill...