Interview
Lorna Bruce, Gather Festival
We talked to Lorna Bruce of the University of Edinburgh’s Gather Festival to find out what it’s all about…
Interview: Edinburgh Soup
We spoke to Phil Bolger, co-founder of Edinburgh Soup, an innovative new night in the city’s live events calendar.
Interview: Jason Donovan
Ahead of the revival of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the Aussie star talks to Ken Wilson about a role he clearly loves.
Eddie Small
Playwright Eddie Small talks about The Four Marys, his new play, commissioned for the centenary of Mary Slessor’s death
Interview: Michael Ball
Thoughts from one of the household names of musical theatre on his forthcoming starring role in Mack and Mabel at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Interview: Zsolt Fejérvári, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Zsolt Fejérvári talks us through what he loves about Edinburgh and its festivals.
Interview: Jim Cartwright
The writer of RAZ, the tale of a young man about town at Assembly this Fringe, told us where the inspiration came from.
Interview: Katharine Hurst
Laura Ingram interviews actress Katharine Hurst about her role as celebrated courtesan/spy, Mata Hari, in Mata Hari: Female Spy at Zoo Venues this Fringe.
Interview: Gavin Robertson
Laura Ingram speaks to the producer, writer and performer of Crusoe – a darkly-comic play about three disparate male characters in an urban world, playing at Zoo Venues.
Interview: Thierry Alexandre
Sarah McIntosh speaks to the creator of Vive la Difference about his description-defying performance.
Interview: Dandy Darkly
Neil Arthur James’s alter ego Dandy Darkly is back in Edinburgh with brand new show Trigger Happy. Sarah McIntosh caught up with him on a quiet lunchtime at CC Blooms…
Interview: Matt McDonagh
Vegan and rock’n’roll seem an unlikely combination, but somehow the 21-year-old pianist/singer from East Kilbride manages to pull it off.
Interview: James Dowdeswell
Bristolian comic is back in town, and he wants your help finding the Perfect Pub.
Interview: Harmonium Project
A brand spanking new, one-off live event, to celebrate 50 years of the EIF and the Festival Chorus – producer Jo Walsh talks us through what was involved.
Interview: Martin Travers
Writer of Scarfed For Life, a play about sectarianism, talks to us ahead of the show’s run at Just Festival
Interview: Patrick Morris
Trying to live his life more rock’n’roll than ambient jazz, Patrick is coming to the Festival Fringe to share his Fairly Premature Bucket List.
Interview: Jack Rooke
Jack Rooke lost his Dad at an early age. In storytelling show Good Grief he tackles the tough topic of bereavement. We found out more…
Interview: Loud Poets
We chat to Loud Poets about their new Fringe show and how they keep spoken word scene exciting beyond the Fringe.
Interview: Eleanor Morton
Eleanor Morton comes back to the Edinburgh Fringe for her second time with a brand new show. We asked her a few questions before she leaves her current home in London to get here …
Interview: Simon Cartwright
The impressionist tells us what it’s like stepping into Bob Monkhouse’s shoes for a new biographical play.