Persistent and Nasty

To all our LGBTQIA+ listeners and allies. We celebrate you every day, all year round but we hope that you are embracing everything about your amazing self and your incredible community which we are a part of and support with everything we have. HAPPY PRIDE one and all. Today Elaine chats with the lovely actor, musician Sara Rae. They discuss everything from growing up Queer in Glasgow and from a c...

Today Elaine chats with the utterly brilliant and joyful Louise McCarthy. We talk being Scottish and training in London, being working class in this industry, being an actor and a mum and how to balance that. We also talk about being true to yourself. A brilliant, fun chat with an even more brilliant human. LOUISE McCARTHY Training: Arts Educational London. Theatre credits: Mamma Mia (Prince of Wa...

Today it’s part 2 of 2 with the utterly wonderful Sarah Miele. Elaine and Sarah chat further about success and the culture of “not getting too big for your boots” when that success does come and how this is more towards women. We talk about the extensive talent of Scottish women who are not being seen and how this needs to be called out more and these performers should be given their space in this...

Today we have part 1 of 2 with the utterly wonderful Sarah Miele. Elaine and Sarah chat different roots into the industry the big shift in roles for women as soon as they hit a certain age bracket to the challenges of drama school & the tools you need when you leave to keep you mentally healthy in a industry full of rejection and knock backs. SARAH MIELE Sarah Miele is an award-winning actor, thea...

In response to all your lovely comments to our episode of last week. We are doing a little part two of what does Persistent and Nasty mean to you. We have picked specific episodes to share in light of all that’s going on in the world. Lorna King Episode Lily O'Farrell Episode 4th Birthday Episode Mental Health In Performing Arts LINKTREE P&N Linktr PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistent...

Today we revisit some of our wonderful guests telling us what Persistent and Nasty means to them. Below is the list of the guests and the Soundcloud link to their episode. You can of course get each episode on all podcast platforms. Get ready to re-listen to the brilliant Georgi Banks-Davies Episode Link Ashlee Haze Episode Link Kate Dickie Episode Link Nelly Kelly Episode Link Kyra Jones Episode...

Today Elaine chats with playwright Julie Tsang. We discuss the benefits of being an actor before becoming a writer. The ups and downs of being a creative generally and during the pandemic and about finding what your passion is at any age. JULIE TSANG Julie Tsang is an award-winning writer currently on residencies with the National Theatre of Scotland, Open Clasp Theatre, Edinburgh International Fi...

Episode 117: Vivien Reid & Mhairi Calvey by Persistent and Nasty

Today it’s a through back to MAY 2020 Have a great bank holiday everyone and stay well. *** In today’s episode Elaine and Misha chat over Zoom to Production Designer Jamie Lapsley. Hot topics included: the importance design has to the whole production, stepping into yourself completely and the patriarchy and masculinity and its effect on us all. Jamie’s new show We Hunt Together is now on Alibi. T...

Episode 115: Éimi Quinn by Persistent and Nasty

This week Elaine chats with the inspirational Valerie Edmond. We cover so much in today’s episode. Everything from the outdated views on the physical appearance of actresses, to knowing your worth in an industry that doesn’t always encourage you to value your own time and effort to embracing and loving where you come from. As well as the importance of being an artist and remembering to always say...

This week Elaine chats with the brilliant, funny Laura Lovemore. We chat growing up in Scotland from a working-class background, imposter syndrome, the happiness we feel being in a rehearsal space and on stage. Our hatred of the “what’s next for you” question and an important discussion about Scotland dealing and admitting it’s past with the slave trade. Remember to us your stories of the women wh...

This week Elaine and Louise chat with the inspirational American Actress, Director, Writer, and Filmmaker. In this momentous week with a formal apology from the Scottish Government to the thousands of people prosecuted of witchcraft during the 17th Century in Scotland. We chat with Julia about her feature film about one of those witch trials. That of The Paisley witches. The amount of research Jul...

This week Elaine and Louise celebrate the inspirations and the people who inspire us and light the fire in our souls. Send us your stories of the women you admire to persistentandnasty@gmail.com Let’s celebrate all the wonderful humans in our life. endometriosis-uk.org Acting your age campaign @MrsNickyClark Equity Women’s Committee Toolkit Launch eventbrite - equity4women-toolkit-launch LINKTREE...

This week Elaine chats with the incredible Kaite Welsh. Kaite is an author and journalist whose work and views are not to be missed. They give such brilliant insight into so many of the important discussions facing modern feminism. Elaine and Kaite cover everything to writing reviews for sex toys, to Lesbian and Bi visibility on stage and screen to history to Trans Rights and the hope we have in o...

This week Elaine chats with the incredible Amelia Donkor. A wonderful discussion on the arts industry, how we are remerging from COVID, how we create spaces full of care for artists and audience. We talk finding your confidence in your 30’s to feeling like you need to hide where you come from to make it in this industry. AMELIA DONKOR Amelia is an actor, writer and facilitator blending creative ar...

Denise Deegan Denise Deegan is an award-winning, internationally bestselling novelist and screenwriter. Denise writes for adults, teenagers and children. Her novels have been published by Penguin Random House, Hachette, Lake Union Publishing and Amazon Publishing. Writing under the pen name, Aimee Alexander, her women’s fiction novels have become international bestsellers. Denise’s historical nove...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY P&N Persistent and Nasty are celebrating their 4th anniversary today. Elaine and Louise chat about the birth of P&N, where we are now and what the future holds. It’s been a hell of a ride so far. We hope you will stay with us for the next part of the awesome rollercoaster that is Persistent and Nasty. LINKTREE P&N Linktr PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for...

A throw back to last years Halloween special. Happy Halloween everyone. Stay Nasty. PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ ht...

Today Elaine chats with Scottish actor Hannah Jarrett-Scott. We discuss everything from our favourite fruit to LGBTQIA representation on screen to women in sport. A great, fun, and important episode. Hannah Jarrett-Scott Hannah is a Scottish actress who trained at Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Hannah is dedicated to creating important and meaningful art. Hannah also played football...

Today Elaine speaks with Lily O’Farrell feminist, political cartoonist. We chat everything from women feeling free to discuss their sexual experiences and sexuality to the change that needs to happen in our society. Lily O’Farell Lily is an English cartoonist who focuses on feminist and political cartoons. She started out in comedy facilitating spaces for male comedians. During 2020 Lily was furlo...

Today Elaine speaks with Scottish actor/writer Louise Stewart. We chat everything from a great cup of tea to the class divide in our industry to the side hustle to always learning new skills. Louise Stewart Louise is a Scottish actress based in London. After completing a degree in English Louise studied at Langside College in Glasgow. Since graduating she has working in theatre and telly. Mainly i...

We are back. Have you missed us? We have missed you. We are kicking off the second series of the Persistent and Nasty Podcast with not one but two incredible guests. Today Elaine speaks with Australian powerhouses: Director Gracie Otto & Producer Cody Greenwood. We chat all about their brilliant new documentary Under The Volcano, filming with an all-female team, the highs and lows of making a docu...

Episode 100 - Kyra Jones by Persistent and Nasty

In today’s episode Elaine, and Misha chat with the incredible Zinnie Harris. Award winning playwriter and director. We discuss Zinnie’s first short film A Glimpse. The inspiration for the film, how important hope is to keep going and that you do not to be the ZINNIE HARRIS Zinnie is a multi-award winning playwright and theatre director, now starting to write and direct films. Her stage plays inclu...