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Tangerines: https://journogemmahirst.com/2023/07/05/preview-tangerines-alphabetti-theatre/ https://www.instagram.com/lydia.brickland/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/Yourauntfanny/ Lydia Brickland is a writer, performer and burlesque artist from Gateshead in the North East of England. She likes to tell stories about big, complex issues in a fun, lively and accessible way. Her writing is humorous, playful and there is a radical kindness in all of her work. She is particularly interested in how queer women and non-binary folk take up space on stage. She is currently a member of the Royal Court Writers Group and one of the founding members of all-womxn comedy collective Your Aunt Fanny.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

LONDON, 9TH MAY 2023 – Winner of Best Newcomer at the Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 Amy Matthews is set to bring her brand-new hour ‘I Feel Like I'm Made of Spiders' to the Fringe, performing at Monkey Barrel The Tron at 3pm, throughout the festival.  In her highly-anticipated new show, Amy Matthews spins a sparkling web of comedy magic in a mission to reconnect. After two relationships end in quick succession, she is left swinging between two states - stability and restlessness. Taking you into her world of breaking up, breaking down and the search for connection. Will she fix her life by kitting out an unfurnished flat, sitting in silence with geriatric Quakers, or telecommunication with a Portuguese Metallica fan? This is a show about the thrill of falling and the thud of landing. And after a thud comes a laugh. Amy is a stand-up comedian, whose intelligent, distinctive and warm style has earned her a glittering arrival on the comedy scene. Lily Allen meets Kate McKinnon (Broadway World) in comedic force, she often weaves in and out of wry despair and whimsical imagination. On TV and Radio, Amy has appeared on the BAFTA-award-winning Scot Squad (BBC One), Fred at The Stand (BBC Radio 4), Breaking The News (BBC Radio Scotland), The Good, The Bad & The Unexpected (BBC Radio Scotland), Nihal Arthanayake (BBC 5 Live) and Patrick Kielty (BBC 5 Live). She has also written on Have I Got News for You (BBC One). Amy is a regular on the live circuit, performing at comedy clubs all over the UK & Ireland. She has also been tour support for Rachel Fairburn and Jess Fostekew. She is also the co-host of BBC Sounds podcast Snookered, alongside Des Clarke.  AMY MATTHEWS: I FEEL LIKE I'M MADE OF SPIDERS Venue: Monkey Barrel, The Tron Date & time: Weds 2nd to Sun 27th Aug (excluding Wednesdays) at 3pm Duration: 60 minutes Tickets: www.tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/amy-matthews-i-feel-like-i-m-made-of-spiders YOU CAN FIND MORE OF AMY AT:  Web: www.amymatthewscomedy.com Instagram:@amyfmatthews Twitter: @AmyFMatthews https://www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/newcastlefringe https://www.facebook.com/AlphabettiTheatre/ https://www.instagram.com/alphabetti_theatre/ https://twitter.com/alphabetti --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

LONDON, 23RD MAY 2023 – BBC New Comedian of the Year 2021 Finalist Tamsyn Kelly brings her new stand-up hour ‘Crying in TK Maxx' to the Fringe, performing at Pleasance Courtyard at 8.40pm throughout the festival.  When working class Cornish comedian Tamsyn Kelly discovers footage of her estranged father in a Channel 4 documentary, she's forced to stop and reassess her life. How have men shaped who she is? Will the chicken-shop guy ever give her the time of day? Why was Mr Blobby her first crush? A brutally honest, but fair appraisal of the men in her life, from a woman who has cried in most high-street shops. Directed by double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Amy Gledhill.  Tamsyn Kelly is a working class comedian, actor and writer from Penzance, Cornwall. On TV, she has recently appeared in the Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2) alongside Seann Walsh, and was a regional finalist in the BBC New Comedian of the Year Award 2021 (BBC One).  She is also set to star in Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central). As a comedian Tamsyn is a regular on the UK circuit performing at top comedy venues across the country, and supported Kiri Pritchard-McLean on her tour Home Truths. She's also a writer and performer on a new Cornish based BBC Radio 4 series Wosson Cornwall starring Dawn French, which was critics' choice in both The Guardian and The Times. Tamsyn currently has various other scripted projects in development. TAMSYN KELLY: CRYING IN TK MAXX Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One Date & time: Weds 2nd to Sun 27th Aug (excluding 14th) at 8.40pm Duration: 60 minutes Web: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tamsyn-kelly-crying-in-tk-maxx YOU CAN FIND MORE OF TAMSYN AT:  Instagram: @tamsynkelly Twitter: @TamsynKelly TikTok: @Tamsyn_Kelly --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Winner of 2Northdown's New Act Competition 2022 John Tothill is bringing his highly-anticipated debut stand-up hour ‘The Last Living Libertine' to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performing at Pleasance Courtyard Below at 8.30pm throughout the festival.  Join John Tothill, the Last Living Libertine [citation needed], for his debut hour dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, full of exaggeration, emancipation and historical speculation. Performed by a gushing bon vivant (and Year 4 teacher), with an aptitude for flights of fancy and a revulsion for the mundane (specifically meal prep), let your cups overflow with this mix of cabaret and TEDTalk (aka stand-up comedy) featuring almost exclusively sleepover-style gossip. Come for the comedy; stay for the leopard print.  John says: “To bring my show to this, the last ever Edinburgh Fringe, means so much, not just to me but to my community (classically trained clarinettists who were in bottom-set PE and now teach English). Here I am, on my knees, begging you to pour yourself a glass of incredibly dry white wine (or very pale rosé, that's fine too) and come to my conventionally attractive, highly educational show all about pleasure, where crucially you will learn nothing, but for a moment you could forget everything.” John Tothill is an actor and comedian, who is now taking the UK comedy scene by storm having won 2Northdown's New Act Competition in 2022. John has performed at The Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York and Second City Chicago, as part of his sketch troupe.  This show is directed by and dedicated to the late Adam Brace.  -ENDS- JOHN TOTHILL: THE LAST LIVING LIBERTINE Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Below Date & time: Weds 2nd to Sun 27th August (excluding 15th) at 8.30pm Duration: 60 minutes Tickets: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/john-tothill-the-last-living-libertine YOU CAN FIND MORE OF JOHN AT:  Web: https://campsite.bio/johntothill Instagram: @johntothill TikTok: @johntothill --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

2Northdown's New Act Competition 2021 finalist Paddy Young is set to bring his highly-anticipated debut stand-up comedy hour ‘Hungry, Horny, Scared' to the Fringe, performing at Pleasance Baby Grand at 9.35pm, throughout the festival.  Following sell-out previews at the 2022 Fringe, Northern scamp Paddy Young's debut show mixes his charismatic, cult leader vibe with the inevitable reality that underneath it all he is hungry, horny and scared (aren't we all?). Upon leaving a nightmare flatshare to move back in with his parents, Paddy is confronted with a spectacle that disturbingly resembles himself: Thor, a wanking walrus, stranded on Scarborough beach (it's real, look it up). Join Paddy as he asks the hard-hitting questions: is everyone in his generation going to die still living in a flatshare? If Hitler was on drugs, how bad was his comedown? And what happens to TikTok families after their 15 minutes of fame? Let's face it, Paddy is in the gutter, but he's looking down on all of you. Paddy is a comedian and actor, who is quickly becoming one of comedy's fastest rising stars, having appeared on Channel 4, ITV2, Sky and Stewart Lee's recommendation list. Paddy makes daft videos that somehow have been viewed over 10 million times, occasionally teaming up with fellow comedians Horatio Gould and Ed Night, covering everything from King Charles at an afters, navigating housemate dynamics, to a posh actor in a Northern film.  Paddy regularly performs comedy across the UK, including shows at Machynlleth Comedy Festival, the Cambridge Fringe, the Brighton Fringe and with ‘A Lovely Time' in Manchester. Paddy hosts his own sell out night ‘Rodeo' in London, which he's bringing to the 2023 Fringe for a limited run. He has performed at O2 Shepherd's Bush alongside comedians James Acaster and Mark Watson in a special one-off show ‘A Night for Ukraine'. He has also just returned from a mini US tour with BBC New Comedy Award Winner 2022 Dan Tiernan with dates in New York, Chicago and Nashville.  -ENDS- WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT PADDY:  “Hilarious. One of the funniest men online” Seann Walsh ★★★★ Lancashire Post PADDY YOUNG: HUNGRY, HORNY, SCARED Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Baby Grand  Date & time: Weds 2nd to Sun 27th Aug (excluding 14th) at 9.35pm Duration: 60 minutes Tickets: www.tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/paddy-young-hungry-horny-scared YOU CAN FIND MORE OF PADDY AT:  Instagram: @paddyisyoung Twitter: @paddyisyoung TikTok: @paddy.and.ed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Terry Hyde MA MBACP   Psychotherapist/counsellor   Terry started dancing at age 6, won a 5 year scholarship to the RAD afterwards attending the Royal Ballet Upper School, joining the Royal Ballet at age 18.  Hethen joined London's Festival Ballet (now ENB) as a soloist, performed in musicals in London's West End, in Film and on TV.   On retiring from performing, Terry set up a Business Manager for people in show business.  On selling the business 15 years later, he retrained as a psychotherapist attaining a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy & Healing Practice validated by Middlesex University in 2012.   Terry combined his two passions, dance and psychotherapy, when he set up www.counsellingfordancers.com in 2017.  He wanted to help dancers with their emotional and mental health issues. Having had a career as a dancer, Terry has a great understanding of the needs of dancers' mental health issues.   Terry presents interactive Mental Health Self-Care Workshops for Dancers.  These proactive workshops are to help support dancers' mental wellbeing by teaching them how to be mentally fit and emotionally strong and in 2021 Terry created the Help4Dancers app.  In 2021, Terry won the One Dance UK Health Practitioner of the Year Award. Website:https://www.counsellingfordancers.com/ IG:https://www.instagram.com/counsellingfordancers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/counsellingfordancers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

A hilarious game show where each game represents a different disability, giving kids and grown ups the chance to learn about Autism and Cerebral Palsy among others. Host Benny Shakes invites the audience to help join in the games, while the panellists battle it out to come up trumps, in a show where disadvantage is an advantage! ★★★★★  “Lots of fun” ★★★★  “Cleverly thought out and engagingly interactive.” ★★★★★  “Extremely inclusive” Blue Badge Bunch is an interactive, disabled led game show for all ages funded by Arts Council England. Created by comedian Benny Shakes and produced by Ingenious Fools, the project has been running for three years, and in that time has toured the UK twice, had a successful run at the Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Fringe, appeared at Vault Festival and many other prestigious theatres and festivals across the UK, as well as at schools and community groups, receiving critical acclaim for its disabled representation, educational value and innovative, fun games. The format is a game show, where each game represents a different disability – drawing with your feet, making lunch one handed while being prodded, sensory overload while following instructions or guessing the symbol sentences from an AAC device. Creator Benny Shakes has been performing comedy since 2019. After making a splash on the comedy scene, the pandemic hit, and Benny was forced to take his ideas online. Benny created a game show where comedians sent in videos of themselves taking part in challenges that highlighted disability. Once Benny was allowed to perform in person again, he took the show to Bradford Fringe and never looked back. Benny found through his life that people would show him pity, not speak directly to him, assume that he was intoxicated, or unable to communicate. The driving force behind the show is to show people the societal and physical challenges disabled people live with every day, to inspire celebration of disability and educate children and adults. This issue of disability is very badly neglected in most discussions around diversity, and as a result voices of disabled people themselves are almost absent. Benny continues to research and present insight into disabled people's experiences and recommendations for the future and is determined that as Blue Badge Bunch grows it will provide many more professional and public opportunities for disabled people. The show and workshops were initially supported by New Art Exchange's European Regional Development Fund and has subsequently gained two rounds of Arts Council Funding for development and touring and more recently has been supported by Attenborough Arts Centre. The show was shortlisted for the Neurodiverse Representation Award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, where it received fantastic reviews. The team are heading back to Edinburgh in 2023 for a full run at the Pleasance Courtyard. MixUpTheatre.comThreeWeeksA Young(ish) Perspective For more info visit: https://bluebadgebunch.com/https://bluebadgebunch.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Aimee isTheatremaker from the North East of England, currently based in Yorkshire. They are lucky enough to write, direct, lecture in and perform theatre across the UK. Aimee is currently creating The Club at Laurels in Whitley Bay.  Aimee Shields website: https://www.aimeeshieldstheatre.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/aimeejshields/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aimee.j.shields Twitter: https://twitter.com/aimee_j_shields LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-shields-2b893662/?originalSubdomain=uk Laurels website: https://www.laurelswhitley.co.uk/ Book Tickets to see The Club: https://app.lineupnow.com/event/the-club --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Robert Scragg is a northerner born and bred, and has had a random mix of jobs to date, including bookseller, pizza deliverer, Karate instructor, and Football Coach. He originally intended to join the legal profession, but after getting his degree, ended up with a job in Telecoms. Writing was something he hadn't done much of since he left school, until around seven years ago when an idea for a book popped up that he found too interesting to ignore, and his lead character, Jake Porter, plus his partner Nick Styles started to nag him to write it. His first novel, What Falls Between the Cracks, is the first in the Porter & Styles series. It was pitched during the 2016 Theakston's Crime Festival at the “Dragon's Pen”, to a panel of agents and editors, managing to get four ‘yes' votes, and has since been picked up by Allison & Busby. It's due to be released in Hardback and e-book on 19th April 2018, with paperback to follow on 20th September. Robert lives in Tyne & Wear, with his wife, children and dog. Away from work and writing, he's a long-suffering follower of Newcastle United, fan of all things martial arts, scuba diving and mountain climbing, and self-confessed crime fiction junkie. His favourites in the genre include Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, Linwood Barclay, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Sarah Hilary, Mari Hannah, Mark Billingham and Howard Linskey to name but a few. Robert is also a founding member of the North East Noir crime writers group that was born following a workshop at Newcastle Noir crime writing festival in 2015, which meets regularly to discuss each other's WIP's, offer/receive feedback & chat about all things crime fiction related. Check out Robert's blog for his latest ramblings on his journey so far into the world of crime writing. Website:https://www.robertscragg.com/books/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Sarah Is has been a lifelong creative, exhibiting internationally as am artist and a therapist of 18years. Whilst experiencing the wider benefits of yoga and it's teachings, she decided to do her yoga training in several strands of the practice to extend her therapeutic toolkit. She coaches one to one and in corporate settings. Whilst beginning to join the dots, she found the elements of well-being to be far wider than simply applying a balanced diet and exercise - of any kind. Art and a drive to create provide healthy expression in various forms alongside, social time in unique and mindful amounts to us all with regards to our well-being. Taking time to get to know ourselves is so important when it comes to our health and well-being. And then there's nature the way we receive and perceive it, the effect of the surrounding environment and the lessons that nature teaches us. Learning to let it guide us and ultimately inspire us to live more fulfilling and healthier lives. Instagram sarahhardy.art.yoga sarahhardy.art vividlilyart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Dora Frankel trained at Rambert School of Ballet 1967-71 and later as choreologist at The Benesh Institute. She joined Rambert Company as choreologist, also performing in Cruel Garden among other works. During her 50 year career here and abroad, mainly America and Scandinavia, she has combined choreography and dance and theatre performance with education and outreach work, including most notably, the design and leadership of Angered Gymnasium's dance programme(s). On her return from Sweden she gained an MA Choreography, Middlesex University and located to Newcastle upon Tyne, where she formed Dora Frankel Dance, before re-visioning it as Fertile Ground, touring contemporary dance company in 2013. She stepped aside in 2018, handing over to Malgorzata Dzierzon and Renaud Wiser and continues an eclectic independent career. Notable      works include Images for Two     1977  - Rambert Choreographic and Design      collaboration Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, London Angel of the Odd 2010 - dance theatre inspired by four      stories by Edgar Allan Poe Gateshead Town Hall · Trio 2010 - Gateshead Town Hall On the Darkened Wing 2016 – an investigation into the dark      side of fashion, referencing Jewish women working in the ostrich plume      industry in South Africa. Music collage Kroke among others The Witham      Barnard Castle Award winning gothic romance screendance Touch the Beast 2019 - inspired by      Edgar Allan Poe and visually by Aubrey Beardsley The Turner Trilogy 2022 a retrospective of the three      JMW Turner, climate change and colonialism inspired works,     created with composer Peter Coyte Website Dora Frankel & Linkedin profile  Fertile Ground FB: DoraFrankelChoreographer  Instagrm @frankeldora T. @dorafrankel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Social media links are: twitter.com/jimdalycomedy instagram.com/jimdalycomedy facebook.com/jimdalycomedy tiktok.com/@jimdalycomedy?lang=en Website is jimdalycomedy.com Debut show from award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation, Jim Daly (50+ million views). Jokes, songs and stories on his two biggest two loves: his two-year-old daughter and football. He negotiates the first year of being a new dad with the help of his love of the beautiful game and one of its most noteworthy and loved players, Ireland legend Tony Cascarino. Featured on JOE.co.uk, Amazon Prime, Yahoo Sport, BT Sport, and Blank Podcast. 'Very funny' (Daily Mirror). Viral sensation Jim has had more than 50 million views on his YouTube channel, with 145,000 subscribers. His warm and engaging style has seen him performing at comedy clubs all over the UK. Jim's a multifaceted act with a wealth of experience in presenting, podcasting and the world of sports. He's written and performed for sketch show News Revue and as an experienced presenter Jim's worked with BBC 5live, BT Sport, London Live, TalkSPORT and JOE.co.uk's Friday Football Live. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

*Talking about coercive control, but we won't be going into the details.* The effect of being told you're loved is very powerful. But what happens when that love becomes an invisible threat? Wildcard Theatre's Ruckus is a compelling, unsettling one-woman thriller exploring the suppression and destruction caused by coercive control. Taking the audience through the sensations of being at the beginning of a coercively controlled relationship, this tense and thought-provoking drama will raise questions about women's vulnerabilities to psychologically violent relationships within today's patriarchal society. It explores how easy it is to be trapped in a cycle of threats, humiliation and intimidation and the system of power in our society which enables and protects the actions of perpetrators. Lou (Jenna Fincken, writer and performer) is a 28-year-old primary school teacher who's wholly aware the audience are watching her. She wants to show them exact moments in her relationship, breaking down the progression of coercion as Lou journeys from freedom to being trapped. With the incorporation of a visceral sound design, Fincken draws us from our comfortable place as an audience, right into Lou's experiences as she explores how a relationship that's anything but loving can develop. From establishing love and trust, via isolation, monopolising perception, inducing debility and exhaustion, enforcing trivial demands, punishments, rewards, threats and degradation, the audience are with Lou every step of the way – right through to what kind of ending this could lead to. The moments that make up Ruckus are inspired by real women and real stories. Fincken makes use of reports from leading charities such as SafeLives as well as the work of leading sociologists, investigative journalists and researchers tackling domestic abuse and coercive control, to create an accurate and experiential play. Coercive control is an issue that is still not widely recognised, yet its side-effects kill up to three women every week in the UK. In Scotland, the police receive a call about domestic violence every nine minutes. Audience members needing help or advice after the production can access discrete care packages with details of various resources and charities. Rukus site: https://www.wildcardtheatre.co.uk/current-productions https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKMFtscf7YtMQrkcb4hsGDg https://www.facebook.com/WildcardTheatre/ https://www.instagram.com/wildcardtheatre/ https://twitter.com/wildcardtheatre --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Founded in 2018 by Will Jackson and Lucy Bird, Quick Duck is an award winning West Midlands based theatre company. They make interactive shows with a fun and comic twist to create unforgettable live experiences. Confetti: Felix is uptight and unlucky in love. He's the mate of honour at his best friend's wedding - one they've been planning since childhood - and he's going to make sure it's absolutely perfect. That is, as long as there are no distractions along the way… It's Helen's surprise Hen Night, and you're all invited! Join Felix for the week leading up to the wedding as he's swept up in a tumultuous, secret romance, and facing weather, workouts and the worries of a bride-to-be. ​Confetti is produced by Quick Duck Theatre with funding and support from New Vic Theatre, Arts Council England & Attenborough Arts Centre. Fashion Spies: A queer, choose-your-own, family adventure filled with deception, divas and catwalk crooks. At fashion weeks across the globe, expensive must-have items have been stolen, and every top-secret agent sent to investigate has been kidnapped! With the infamous annual Burnwell-upon-Twynne Fashion Week around the corner, the Secret Agency Service has no other option but to send in the spy academy's entire undergraduate class to solve the case - that's you! ​ A queer, choose-your-own adventure made for families, Fashion Spies puts audiences right into the heart of the show. Find yourself on an undercover mission as you travel around the world with Quick Duck Theatre - your choices will help to thwart the biggest threat that fashion has ever seen. You'll be equipped with a spy pack for the duration of the mission, with all the gadgets you might need, disguised as pieces of fabric and toilet roll tubes. The stakes and the shoulder pads have never been higher. ​ Fashion Spies is produced by Quick Duck Theatre with support from the New Vic Theatre, Peggy Ramsay Foundation & Arts Council England. https://quickducktheatre.wixsite.com/quickducktheatre https://linktr.ee/QuickDuck ​https://www.facebook.com/QuickDuckTheatre/ https://twitter.com/Quick_Duck_ https://www.instagram.com/quickducktheatre/?hl=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Aimee isTheatremaker from the North East of England, currently based in Yorkshire. They are lucky enough to write, direct, lecture in and perform theatre across the UK. Aimee is currently directing The Beatles were a boyband for F-Bomb Theatre that is going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Aimee Shields website: https://www.aimeeshieldstheatre.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/aimeejshields/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aimee.j.shields Twitter: https://twitter.com/aimee_j_shields LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-shields-2b893662/?originalSubdomain=uk F Bomb Theatre: https://fbombtheatre.co.uk/ The Beatles were a boyband: https://fbombtheatre.co.uk/edinburgh-fringe-2022-womens-theatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fbombtheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbombtheatre IG: https://www.instagram.com/fbombtheatre/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

We are Expial Atrocious - a West Midlands-based theatre company who specialise in absurdist theatre and abstract methods of storytelling. This year, we'll be taking our latest absurdist drama, 'BUTCHERED', for a limited run at the Lime Studio, Greenside, Nicholson Square. Created in just under five months, taking inspiration from Alfred Jarry's iconic play 'Ubu Roi', Splendid Productions' choreography and video game music, this two-hander is a monster of a show. It features dynamic physicalization, new writing and an original soundtrack to immerse, unsettle and shock our audiences... "A sausage-maker and an apprentice walk into a kitchen, but this is no joke. After working in a basement kitchen for as long as they can remember, Master Sausage is content with their life. They work hard and cannot imagine doing anything else. They can't do anything else. But when a fresh-faced apprentice arrives, babbling streams of consciousness, artistic passions and a harsh reality are brought with them. With their daily routine disrupted, the Master is forced to look their life in the eye and climb into the belly of the beast. With tensions rising, sinister questions start to rear their heads. What does it mean to be happy? Is there more to life than this? What's in those sausages anyway? 'BUTCHERED' is a new, blood-thirsty absurdist drama about challenging tradition, escaping the mundane and doing what has to be done." Following the success of our 4-star digital show 'Hear. Speak. See.' from last year's Fringe, we can't wait to visit Edinburgh in the flesh and give audiences a twisted tale to sink their teeth into. Tickets for Fringe Festival: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/butchered --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

A local and sustainable culinary tour Triple A Food Tours is based in the vivacious city of Newcastle, the hub of the North East! The name Triple A derives from business owner Amy Whitfield's name, her son Archie & husband Andrew....(the three A's) Website: https://www.tripleafoodtours.com/about-us Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tripleafoodtours Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tripleafoodtours/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Northern Stage will produce a magical new adaptation of family favourite The Sorcerer's Apprentice this Christmas (27 November - 31 December). Set in the streets of Newcastle but not quite as we know it, audiences will be treated to live music, puppetry, magic and illusion as they follow the adventures of Hatty Rabbit and her friends after a mysterious letter arrives inviting Hatty to an interview for a sorcerer's apprentice… Maria Crocker will direct her first main stage show for Northern Stage. Maria trained on the theatre's first NORTH programme in 2013 where she met her fellow founders of The Letter Room, and has performed in several Christmas productions at the Newcastle theatre including The Wonderful Wizard of Oz adapted by Caroline Bird. An associate artist at Headlong, Maria's credits include associate director on the Tony Award-winning Hadestown for the National Theatre and Local Hero for The Lyceum. She says, “It's thrilling to be making a show for the epic space, having trained on Northern Stage's NORTH scheme in 2013. This Christmas is all about making the normal feel magical. We have a fantastic team of creative wizards working tremendously hard to bring this Newcastle story to life in the most enchanting, sparkly way, and to spread some much needed festive joy.” Adapted by Laura Lindow (The Snow Queen/Northern Stage, Key Change/Open Clasp), The Sorcerer's Apprentice is designed by Amanda Mascarenhas (Run It Back/Talawa Theatre Company, Cuttin' It/Royal Exchange Theatre), with lighting design by Jai Morjaria (Wuthering Heights/National Theatre & Bristol Old Vic), sound design by Matthew Tuckey (Wolf!/Kitchen Zoo, Repeat Signal/November Club), movement direction by Gavin Coward - a performer, member and collaborator with balletLORENT, and original music by Katie Doherty who has created music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, five family Christmas productions for Northern Stage and the award-winning musical Beyond the End of the Road. Molly Barrett-Manasseh will design and make the puppets, with puppetry direction by Thomas Walton, and associate director is North East dramaturg and director Rachael Walsh - one of two recipients of the 2021 JMK Victoria Wood Bursary. The Sorcerer's Apprentice runs from 27 November – 31 December. Tickets start from £10. Book online at www.northernstage.co.uk or call the box office on 0191 230 5151. Rachel Walsh Website: https://rachaelannwalsh.wordpress.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Steve is delighted to be returning to Shone Productions for his fourth year, after playing Widow Twankey (Aladdin, 2019), Dame Dolly (Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, 2018) & Mrs Smee (Peter Pan, 2017). Born in Hull, Steve studied theatrical design at the Arden School of Theatre, Manchester before starting work as a freelance costume designer and maker, a job that he still loves to this day, and which he fits in around all of his other theatre work. (He even designed and made all of his own outfits for the show!) An experienced Pantomime artiste, he has toured the country extensively in a wide range of pantos and children's shows. Notable roles include: The Sea Witch in ‘The little Mermaid', The Wicked Witch of the West in ‘The Wizard of Oz'; The Sheriff of Nottingham in ‘Robin Hood' (twice!), and Fagin in ‘Oliver Twist'. In 2020 Steve was delighted be one of the few performers to complete a full pantomime season, playing Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk, at Drive-in to Winter, the UK's only indoor drive-in. Steve has spent 2021 proving once again that Panto is for life, not just for Christmas. In the summer he played Dame Dolly Donut in a national tour of' Goldilocks and the Three Bears' for Talegate Productions and then returned to them at Halloween for a national tour of ‘Harry Panto' a parody of the popular wizarding franchise. He has also designed costumes for a brand new musical adaptation of ‘The Queens Knickers' by Nicholas Allan. To book Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs click here https://bwdvenues.com/news/blackburn-pantomime-star-cast-announced/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

A key figure in the cabaret and variety revival, Mat has performed by Royal command on more than one occasion, headlined and hosted shows across the UK, and regularly appears further afield, including residencies in the legendary European Variete theatres, appearances in gala shows on stage and television the world over, and regular invitations to perform in such iconic venues as the Royal Albert Hall, The Savoy Hotel, and Hollywood's Magic Castle Website: https://www.matricardo.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MatRicardoOfficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matricardo/ You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7GozvAsW0KPlSEh6SCouQQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatRicardo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Written by Jenny Daniels Music and Sound Design by Testament Premiere presented by Threshold Studios at Frequency International Festival of Digital Culture, Lincoln 28th to 31st October 2021 Embark on a journey of discovery as you seek out the monolith – you know, the one that has all the answers to life's biggest questions that can't possibly be answered... Or can they? Developed remotely with young people and creatives from across the country, monolith is an audio-based experience that uses meditation and mindfulness to take you on an adventure just beyond your perception. Throughout the pandemic, Zest has consulted with its youth advisory board Future Proof to better understand what young people need in this moment. Following long periods of isolation in and out of lockdown, monolithis a piece crafted from their suggestions - one that aims to renew connection whilst embracing mindfulness in a post-pandemic world. With a fresh and fun script by Jenny Daniels, vibrant music/sound design by Testament, and performed by a cast of young professionals, monolithresponds buoyantly to the growing mental health crisis young people face. monolith will be available from 28thOctober 2021 as part of Frequency Festival. Passes are free and can be booked via Zest's website www.zesttheatre.com/monolith. Cast Someone - Jessica Gomez-Ejimbe Phone Operator - Lachlan Madin An Old Friend - Robert Hart Unwanted - Elly Adam Unseen - Katie Grant Chorus of Voices - Henry Austin, Millie Jenkins, Gaz Thomson Creative & Production Writer - Jenny Daniels Composer and Sound Designer - Testament Director - Toby Ealden Producer - Catherine Fowles Artwork - Fabric. Prop Designer & Maker - Helen Symonds Mental Health Consultant - Lou Platt Performance Mentor - Harris Cain Researched and Developed with - The young people of Future Proof Made remotely in Birmingham, Brighton, Darlington, Hartlepool, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Redcar, and Sittingbourne. For more information about monolithand Zest theatre, please visit https://zesttheatre.com/monolith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zesttheatre/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zesttheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/zesttheatre You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3w2d-kJLC6wY4f8EXz9RCA  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/3vp3axnl1yhsd1w166msxmum1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Paulus (aka Paul L Martin) has been working in the world of variety entertainment for 30 years since he curated his very first ‘variety show' in his hometown of Littlebourne near Canterbury, Kent at the age of just fifteen in aid of Leukaemia Research Fund. Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood: Written and performed by Paulus Of TV's All Together Now, ‘Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood' is a homage celebrating the music of the late comedy genius and national treasure. Paulus works as a teacher and facilitator, specialising in cabaret and acting through song. As well as presenting Cabaret Specialist week for the MTA since its first intake of students, he regularly runs his own short courses and workshops and has been involved with the Singers' Cabaret Workshop with co-founder Jamie Anderson; the Actors Centre, London; Arts Educational Drama School, East 15 Drama School and ALRA, and in 2018 he ran sold-out masterclasses at the Chicago-Paris Cabaret Conference at Chicago Old Town Folk School and DePaul University Music School. He also contributed to Gary Williams' book ‘Cabaret Secrets'. Website: https://thecabaretgeek.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecabaretgeek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecabaretgeek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecabaretgeek/ You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/PaulusTheCabaretGeek --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Kristina Demou, is a UK based international performer and vocal coach. Having trained at the Royal Academy of Music, London, her versatility as a vocalist has taken her all over Europe, performing in Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, Germany and back again, on some of London's finest stages including Wembley Stadium, The Royal Albert Hall and Her Majesty's Theatre. Her passion for mentoring has meant she has been able to share those skills and experiences with many teenagers, inspiring and coaching them to succeed on their journey to getting into top drama schools and establishments. https://www.kristinademou.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBvcq22WuZaKNZq-3_59Sg https://www.instagram.com/kristinademoucoaching/ https://www.facebook.com/kristinademoucoaching --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

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HesterKatherine Dowling is a writer-poet fine art screen printer painter actor. She has been on Vera as a Support Artist as well as The Dumping Ground. She also belongs to an Independent Theatre group that has started back up again. She did the voice over acting in a student short 5-minute audio Drama about Dementia which Lewis Harrower had entered for his MA work .which was played on BBC Radio 4 ‘Living With Dementia' Then was invited to work on a collaboration project at the University of Sunderland Media Department. Hester has has quite a creative career and it was lovely to listen to her story. hesterdow2 Instagram Katherinedowli2 Twitter hester.dowling.1 Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Dami is a cultural curator and photographer, my work focuses on creating multi-dimensional representation for marginalized communities. As a Black, Queer, non-binary woman, she turns her personal experiences both negative and positive into art, creating joy is one of my biggest passions. Dami also recently started her media company Navii Media which is home to creating events, amplifying the work of Black creatives and our stories online and offline. Links: journalsofdami.com visualsbyjod.com https://www.instagram.com/journalsofdami/ https://www.instagram.com/naviimedia/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Holly is a theatre maker, director and facilitator based in Thornaby, Teesside. She is interested in new work that speaks about the world we live in today and stimulates an audience's imagination. Holly: https://arconline.co.uk/take-part/for-artists/associate-artists-and-companies/holly-gallagher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hollyrachael_ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Dinner with strangers is always awkward, especially when you're the guest of honour. You are cordially invited to the dinner party of your life. The dress code is come as you are. Secrets and all. Pour yourself into this twisted tale, relish in a new form of dynamic storytelling and devour this experience from a new perspective. We only ask that you make yourself at home, keep your elbows off the table and be who you say you are. Hear. Speak. See. is a brand-new immersive drama by Expial Atrocious… and we've saved you a seat. Book Tickets Expial Atrocious You Tube Twitter Instagram Tik Tok --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Allison Miller is on trial pleading not guilty to all charges held against her. She is accused of tax evasion, bribery, fraud, murder, smuggling drugs into the US and selling and transferring nuclear weapons. Allison is desperate to prove to you, her jury, that she is innocent. She claims to have been used by the rich and powerful men around her, that all these crimes were committed by them, she was just their alibi. What will be your verdict? Do you believe Allison? Is she innocent or guilty? We will leave it up to you to decide. To book tickets click here Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/youremyjury/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/youremyjury --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Within the confines of a messy kitchen, six students grapple with the modern struggles of youth. Overwhelmed by debt, perplexed by romance, suffocated by chaos – for each student, life is an experiment, in which conflict is inevitable. Welcome to the Madhouse... You can book tickets to see Madhouse here Instagram Twitter Nottingham New Theatre Website --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

I talk to Amy Lawrence about her journey into the dance world. Twitter: @Lady_ALawrence Website: http://www.amylawrencechoreography.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Patricia is a movement director based in Teesside and London. She studied MA(Hons) Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on MA Movement: Directing and Teaching. She is also a Movement Lecturer on BA(Hons) Musical Theatre at Leeds College of Music and an Associate Artist of Both Barrels Theatre. My movement work is inspired through using the imagination and grounding it in the body through somatic practices influenced by yoga and contemporary dance. Her style of movement direction is informed by her yoga practice and her joy in social dancing - salsa, bachata, kizomba, ceilidh and period dances. Website: https://www.patriciaveritysuarez.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2DzlJhO58Q_sV5iyyzdpS2e2CWYjLDOdtdviXIY9HXzQICxW1pahhYODI Twitter: https://twitter.com/pvsuarezmove Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pvsuarezmovement Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pvsuarezmovement/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

In this episode, I talk to Rachel O'Regan (Writer) & Hannah McEachern (Director) from F-Bomb Theatre. We talk about the challenges that women face in the theatre industry and what changes to be made. We also talk about their new show Afterparty that is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. For more information about Afterparty click here: https://fbombtheatre.co.uk/about Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fbombtheatre Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbombtheatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fbombtheatre/ *Please Note* There are mentions of profanity and drinking alcohol in this podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

For more information about the Prudhoe, Art Trail visit https://prudhoe.org/projects/prudhoe-art-trail/ To contact Prudhoe Community Partnership visit https://prudhoe.org/contact-us/ or https://prudhoe.org/ To experience the virtual trail visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p5ZV9Usbuc The music in background was broadcast by radio prudhoe. I do not own the music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

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Jonny was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. He studied at Liverpool School of Art and The Royal College. He now lives in Southampton. To mark the reopening of its four venues, Museums Northumberland presents a new countywide exhibition by illustrator and printmaker, Jonny Hannah, celebrating some of Northumberland's strangest stories and most curious characters. Northumberland Folk, which takes place across Museums Northumberland's four sites – Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol, Berwick Museum, and Art Gallery, and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum – draws inspiration from the Museum Northumberland collections, the heritage buildings themselves, and hundreds of tales and contributions from the local community. Each exhibition holds its own story and it is all told through Jonny Hannah's paintings, prints, publications, and cut-outs, alongside objects and artifacts from the museum collections. Northumberland Folk is now open at Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol, Berwick Museum and Art Gallery, and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum and runs until 31 October 2021. For more information about Northumberland Folk, visit www.museumsnorthumberland.org.uk. Check out Jonny's work https://www.heartagency.com/artists/jonny-hannah/biography/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Anna Reay is an incredibly versatile singer, who performs a vast array of musical styles. Anna is based in the North East of England but her theatre shows and cabaret performances take her throughout the UK, Europe and on cruise ships. That is not the end of her talents!  Anna Reay, and her band provide an outstanding option for weddings, private functions, concerts and corporate events. You can check out Anna Reay on her website: http://annareay.co.uk/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annareaysinger/ Annagrams: https://www.annagramsgift.com/ or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annagrams.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/annareay?lang=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

As a freelancer for over 20 years, Sallyanne Flemons has directed her passion for culture and nature by helping numerous organisations engage thousands of people with culture and sustainability. She has managed the Family Explorers North East project since 2013 which now has 11,000+ participating families. She's also Ambassador for the North East Family Arts Network and Communications Director for participatory art project Wunderbar (Bobby Baker's Great & Tiny War, #MLK1967 with Jeremy Deller, Joshua Sofaer's Opera Helps). She wrote the first communications strategy for Creative People and Places project, Bait, won three awards for Annual Reviews edited for the Woodland Trust and in 2000 co-wrote The Green Print Handbook, recommended reading at the time by Friends of the Earth. Useful links Family Explorers North East website: http://familyexplorers.co.uk Blog about plans for the North East Family Arts Network (Pre-Covid): https://www.familyarts.co.uk/2020/02/fac-ambassador-blog-north-east-family-network/ Blog on the Audience Agency website about Poverty Proofing the North East Family Arts Network (NB We didn't get the Grants for the Arts funding referred to in this article but are still seeking funding to do this): https://www.familyarts.co.uk/2020/02/fac-ambassador-blog-north-east-family-network/ Wunderbar: https://wunderbar.org.uk Sallyanne Flemons on Twitter: @greenchalk Family Explorers North East Facebook Group (search Family Explorers North East and ‘ask to join'): https://www.facebook.com/groups/465920550177203 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Alex Iles is the owner of Iles Tours a UK tour company that brings amazing places to life with unforgettable walking tours - telling you the stories of the North East of England! The company was founded on the 9th of March in 2013. He remembers standing at Grey's Monument and asking if people wanted to join a tour! Since then he has developed thirteen different tours of the region. You can check out IIes Tours here  Alex Iles youtube channel here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Mhairi Ledgerwood is a Scottish playwright based in the North-East of England. She has had several short plays performed at venues such as The Traverse, Live Theatre, Alphabetti Theatre, and Jabberwocky Market. Her one-act play White Noise was performed at ARC Stockton in 2015 as a rehearsed reading, following mentoring by Bruntwood Prize winner Vivienne Franzmann. Her play Parklife started as a short play at Live Theatre, before being developed for Live Theatre's Live Lab Elevator Festival in 2017. In 2018, Mhairi's play Paper Tiger was given a rehearsed reading at The Royal Court and Northern Stage, following a development process through The Royal Court Writers Group (North). Paper Tiger was shortlisted for Theatre 503's International Playwriting Award 2020. Mhairi was shortlisted for The Pentabus Writer in Residence award and long-listed for Box Of Tricks and Sky Studios Screen/Play award. She is currently developing a play about the first British women to compete at the Olympics for swimming, which is supported by a bursary from Live Theatre. You can find Mhairi on Twitter @meledgerwood --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

*Please note this episode contains mild language that some listeners may take offense to* Wayne began his training at South Tyneside College in Performing Arts, before moving on to Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead.  Upon leaving Theatre School he returned to his native North East to work with ‘Boyle Yer Stott's Productions'. With Boyle Yer Stotts, Wayne performed in many of their critically acclaimed productions for over a decade. While working as an actor in a variety of stage & TV work, he also added writing & directing to his list of credits, many of them as an in house writer and director of children's theatre at The Customs House in South Shields.  This is something that he carried over into his own company ‘Walton-Gunn Productions', a home town based theatre company, that produces multiple pantomime & children's productions every year, alongside new writing projects.   His Theatre credits include: The Machine Gunners, Dangle In The Dust, Cuddy's Miles,Ride A White Swan, Tom & Catherine:The Musical, Hamlet, Pray For Rain, Bored Stiff, Love In NE32, Romeo & Juliet,Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather, Hadaway Harry, Being An Ultimate Warrior and The Big Time.  His Film and TV credits include: Two series of ITV Real Crimes and the gangster film in which he bares all Six Bend Trap  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Mark Johnson is a theatre blogger known as Beyond The Curtain You can read his blog https://www.beyondthecurtain.co.uk/ Twitter: @beyondcurtain12 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondcurtain1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondcurtain/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Robert Wilson Baker is an Artist and Radio Host to Friday Night Rambles and The Theatre Show. We talk about this theatre career, his passion for Panto, and how he got to interview Basil Brush. @RobboWB @FriNightRambles @SparkSunderland --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Elliott trained with the Year Out Drama Company (YOD) in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2013/14. He is the resident Music Director and Sound Designer for Tread the Boards Theatre Company (TTB), based at the Attic Theatre in Stratford, and co-Artistic Director of SE Theatre Company which is devoted to exploring new writing and interpreting classic and contemporary plays for a modern audience. @elliott_wallis @ttb86 @sethcompany www.setheatrecompany.co.uk www.theattictheatre.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

Meg Muir is a self-employed folk artist that specialises in exclusive art on Dartington crystal, professionally framed mirrors bespoke art for all gifting occasions. Commissions are taken to personalise gifts such as gin, wine, whisky sets, prosecco, decanters and vases and candle holders. She also creates botanical art on sea glass which is created into beautiful and unique jewellery. https://www.facebook.com/megmuirartist https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-muir-artist-708b85166/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/MegMuirArtist/_created/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-muir-artist-708b85166/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message

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This episode is also available as a blog post: http://journogemmahirst.com/2021/03/22/matthew-bourne-is-a-dance-genius/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gemma-louise-hirst/message