Audio Interviews

              Paul Levy talks to Tig Land from Random Acts Theatre Company. Random Acts are “a Playback Company based in South East England specialising in celebrating peoples’ stories through spontaneous theatre. Deeply embedded in the traditional roots of community story telling, Playback is improvisational theatre at its very best. […]

“Natalie Cutler brings you the world premiere of her first one-woman show, Not Yet Suffragette.  “It is a full hour of comedy, music, dance and political incorrectness based on how NOT far we have come in the century since the suffragette movement.” Paul Levy spoke to Natalie about how she researched the show and turned […]

“In 2015 Pop Star XNTHONY set out for Eurovision glory. Armed with as many fizzy pop songs as he could muster, he and his backing singers The Penny Slots took Tiger Dublin Fringe by storm and believed they were on the cusp of representing Ireland in 2016. Except they weren’t. But they’re not giving up. XNTHONY’s […]

Mute is a devised piece of theatre, directed by Claire Raftery from Periplum. “Three people dead. Silence. You are your own worst enemy. But did you do anything wrong? The Northbrook company explore Dostoyevski’s ‘Crime and Punishment’ and sound and silence. Walk around this very physical performance. Negotiate dilemmas and witness fights which may or may […]

Director and writer, Ivan Andrade,  from The Amateurs Company, talks about A Little Prince: The Musical, which plays the wonderful outdoor theatre venue, BOAT (Brighton Open Air Theatre). Ivan talks about how he turned the classic tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry into a musical and why he choose to perform the piece outdoors at the Brighton […]

A guest interview from young actor, Julian Caddy, who is as much as a fan of 7090 as FringeReview are. We caught their work (PAND7090) at the Fringe last year and he saw them in Amsterdam. they are here this year with a new production, Huldebiet: a Dramatic Concert.  What does Huldebiet mean? You’ll have to head […]

  Behind the Lines (Rosie Wakley and Alison Child) had a hit at last year’s Fringe with All the Nice Girls, a musical homage to the courageous lesbian Variety performers  Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney. Paul Levy talks to Rosie Wakley about All the Nice Girls and their new show, Deep in the Heart of Me: “Thirty years […]

          There’s a lot of death about! Our guest blogger for Brighton Fringe 2016 is Zelah Senior. Zelah has worked in development all over the world. During May she is seeing shows particularly related to the themes of death and dying. Death is not all dark and many arts maker explore […]

Actors Sophie Dearlove and Laura Tindle star in Would Like to Meet, a new play by Christine Kempell and Hilary Handel. Would Like To Meet is “a collection of hilarious true dating stories, cringe-worthy speed dating scenarios and shocking statistics.” Listen to our interview with Sophie Dearlove and Laura Tindle about Would Like to Meet   […]

Bob and Jim are back at the Fringe, again, again… this time with “the rest of the lot.” How do they make their comedy? Do they ever burn  any of it? “Last year they thought they’d done the lot, then other stuff happened so they’re back to do that too. From Merkel to Zumba via […]

“Communication? Between a father and a child? How difficult can that be? Communication? Between a father and a transgender child? How much of a nightmare can that be? On his 400th anniversary, can even Shakespeare help?” Writer Simon Waterfield is back at the Fringe with a very unique piece of theatre, “written and performed by said […]

Paul Jones is the Nerdfather. “They say you should never meet your heroes… no one ever said you shouldn’t make your kids meet them! Join Squawker awards finalist, Paul Jones, as he presents his guide to parenting for geeks. See a grown man relentlessly force his children onto Time Lords and Star Ship Captains in […]

Paul Levy talks to writer, Lorrane Mullaney,  about The Cunning Mr Lingus. Developed from a character Lorraine penned in a shorter piece, “When a man finds himself homeless after a break-up, he finds a cunning way of ensuring he has a bed for the night. Mr Lingus loves the ladies – almost as much as […]

“The great jazz bass player, composer, arranger and bandleader, Charles Mingus, had a unique approach to music. The Mingus Underground Octet, formed in 2014 and featuring some of the finest jazz and improvising musicians in the South East and London, are dedicated to capturing the excitement and the spirit of Mingus’ music and to giving […]

Tales of Sin, from Sofa Productions, probably boasts one of the largest casts at the Fringe. In this show for adults, we are invited to “Experience sinister deeds, sensual seductions and ruthless betrayals, before finally descending to the underworld.” We spoke to Johan Ribbing about the production. Listen to our interview with Johan Ribbing about Tales […]

Three traditional tales – one you’ll know, two you might now. Sofa Productions bring “Once Upon a Time“,  their unique approach to children’s theatre. “Join us on a journey through the magical forest where three fairy tales are imaginatively brought to life. Not only will you meet ‘The Mouse Family’ and ‘Fearless Hans’ but also […]

Paul Levy chats to comedy performer Ben Watson about The History of Everything in 60 Mins (More or Less). From Newsrevue to solo comedy, via physical theatre, Ben shares his creative journey. Listen to our interview with Ben Watson about The History of Everything in 60 Mins More or Less

Octopus Soup Theatre Company bring A Talent for Lying to Brighton Fringe at Sweet Dukebox. Paul Levy chatted to writer Liam McCarthy and one of the cast about the play’s artistic journey to Brighton. Listen to our interview with Liam McCarthy about A Talent for Lying