Persistent and Nasty

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...

This week Elaine chats with artist Aqsa Arif about her work, her new project Anam Ki Almari at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the importance of intergenerational conversations and the need for true representation. Anam Ki Almari is showing at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum from November 2023-April 2024. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/news/new-exhibition-at-kelvingrove-art-gallery-and-muse...

Spooky Season maybe officially over but not here at Persistent and Nasty. We still have amazing creepy stories for you so stay tuned. Our final spooky tales is here. W.I.T.C.H. written by Louise Oliver and performed by Misha McCullagh and Elaine Stirrat Louise Oliver Louise is an actor, writer and producer based in Glasgow. She has a Masters in Theatre Studies from the University of Glasgow and tr...

Spooky Season maybe officially over but not here at Persistent and Nasty. We still have amazing creepy stories for you so stay tuned. Our next episode of the final 3 spooky tales is. Home Body written by Rowan Heggie and performed by Amelia Donkor. Rowan Heggie Rowan (they/them) is an actor, writer, clown, and visual artist. They have collaborated with artists and companies to develop new works of...

Spooky Season maybe officially over but not here at Persistent and Nasty. We still have amazing creepy stories for you so stay tuned. Our next episode is the third of the final 3 spooky tales. The Inertia Years written by Ambrose Kelly and performed by Performed by Paula Nugent. Ambrose Kelly Ambrose Kelly (she/her) is a 25-year old writer and multidisciplinary artist living in Edinburgh, Scotland...

Today Elaine chats with artist Sarah Hopfinger about her up show Pain and I opening at The tramway on the 8th November then heading to Findhorn on the 11th November. Before a tour round Scotland in 2024. We chat chronic pain, capitalism, loving your body and much more. Ticket links and Audio & Graphic Score Link below https://www.tramway.org/event/bbcdeede-e0be-4264-9c89-b03700b23a24 https://unive...

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A surprise episode. Elaine chats with writer Apphia Campbell and performer Tinashe Warikandwa about Through The Mud which opens on the 2nd November at the Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. We chat the premise of the show, working together, the Black Lives Matter Movement and much more. https://lyceum.org.uk/events/through-the-mud – dates-and-times THROUGH THE MUD Through The Mud from Fringe First award wi...

It’s spooky season. We will be platforming the writers who submitted to our spooky season call-out. A mixture of scenes, monologues, and stories all with an element of the macabre about them. Our call-out was open to women, trans, and non-binary voices. Next up in our spooky season series is Caught written by Eleanor Capaldi and performed by Mish McCaullgh Eleanor Capaldi Eleanor (she/her) is a wr...

It’s spooky season. We will be platforming the writers who submitted to our spooky season call-out. A mixture of scenes, monologues, and stories all with an element of the macabre about them. Our call-out was open to women, trans, and non-binary voices. The second story from Siobhán Murphy is The Night Before performed by Emilie Patry. Siobhán Murphy I am a Glasgow-based freelance writer and edito...

It’s spooky season. We will be platforming the writers who submitted to our spooky season call-out. A mixture of scenes, monologues, and stories all with an element of the macabre about them. Our call-out was open to women, trans, and non-binary voices. We have our first of two stories from the same author. First up and third episode three of the spook season is Trapped: PENULTIMATE GIRL written b...

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It’s spooky season. Over the next 10 days we will be platforming the writers who submitted to our spooky season call-out. A mixture of scenes, monologues, and stories all with an element of the macabre about them. Our call-out was open to women, trans and non-binary voices. Our first episode is Reunion written and performed by Torya Winters. Torya Winters Torya is an Edinburgh based actor and writ...