Lucy Stevens talks to Kate Saffin about creating A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening’, the story of Gertrude Lawrence using Lawrences own words. She then goes on to talk about the process of researching the lives of other women whose stories she has told through performance, or whom she came across and who drifted […]
Tag: women of the fringe
Alison Skillbeck is no stranger to the Edinburgh Fringe. She is a writer and actor with several critically acclaimed plays under her belt Are There More of You?, The Power Behind The Crone and Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London. In this interview she talks to Kate Saffin about the isolation of lockdown, how important the […]
Gail is an award winning playwright who has her plays performed throughout the world. Gail Louw, an award winning playwright and writer of The Mitfords, talks to Kate Saffin about how she came to playwriting, some of the subjects and topics her work has covered and the work and process of researching and developing The […]
Solo performers probably outnumber every other group at the Fringe if you include theatre, comedy, spoken word and music. The 262 solo theatre shows listed this year offer diverse work across every genre and style, every venue and every imaginable topic (well, possibly not every one but certainly a great range!). Many are new writing, […]
A debut solo play: Kate Saffin talks to Rosie Fleeshman about Narcissist in the Mirror
Kate Saffin talks to Rosie Fleeshman about her portrayal of life as a millenial. She describes her difficulties finding work after drama school and and how that led her to start writing and performing spoken word pieces. Travelling and meeting other millenials experiencing similar frustrations started the journey towards this, her solo debut play, which […]
Luke Tudball catches up with the company of Social Media Suicide – a new solo comedy show in the Free Festival Fringe and talks about marketing, online presence, and Instagram parties. “@izzybaby1991: ‘You’re invited to a very special 27th birthday party. One I promise you won’t forget!’ Social Media Suicide is a dakly comic one-woman […]
Welcome to Women of the Fringe! Thanks so much for joining us! This is a page for networking, information, remembrances, and more from the annual Women of the Fringe Networking Event at Edinburgh Fringe – hosted by Heather Bagnall and Luke Tudball of Tasty Monster Productions. Check out our gallery, sign our guest book, and […]
