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In GBA 331 we get better acquainted with Hel Robin Gurney. They talk writing, fairytales, mythology, folklore, poetry, stories, the process of creating and developing their show The Sleeping Princess and so much more. Robin plugs: 5th May Poetry Society 2pm: Fairytale Double Bill: https://www.facebook.com/events/615314005470398/ The Sleeping Princess at Manchester Fringe, Reading Fringe, Camden Fringe: https://helgurney.wordpress.com/ April 28th Poetry Cafe: Wilderness: New Queer Writing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1521948347932126/ The Emergence of Trans: https://transseminars.com/ I plug: Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/ What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/ Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360 The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688 We mention: Howl of the Bantee: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-howl-of-the-bantee AJ: https://twitter.com/anathemajane The Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Larousse-Encyclopedia-Mythology-Robert-Graves/dp/185152519X National Novel Writing Month: https://nanowrimo.org/ Buffy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer Tempest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest_(play) Miranda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(The_Tempest) Caliban: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban Sycorax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycorax Prospero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero Shakespeare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare Kate Tempest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Tempest James Webster: https://websterpoet.wordpress.com/ Hackney Hammer and Tongue: http://www.hammerandtongue.com/hackney/ Genesis Poetry: https://genesiscinema.co.uk/GenesisCinema.dll/WhatsOn?Film=204877 Midas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas Medusa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa Hollie McNish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollie_McNish Andrew Lang's Fairy Books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lang%27s_Fairy_Books Tolkien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien Lord of the Rings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings Eowyn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89owyn Aragorn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aragorn Faramir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faramir The Silmarillion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion History of Middle Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth Galadriel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galadriel Christopher Tolkien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Tolkien The Arda Reconstructed by Douglas Kane: https://www.amazon.com/Arda-Reconstructed-Creation-Published-Silmarillion/dp/1611460891 Briar Rose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood by Jack Zipes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trials-Tribulations-Little-Riding-Hood/dp/0415908353 Once Upon A Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series) Poetry School: https://poetryschool.com/interviews/meet-digital-poet-residence-interview-jay-bernard/ Jay Bernard: http://jaybernard.co.uk/ Ted Hughes Award: http://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/ted-hughes-award/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!
The second episode of our season of Stand Up Tragedy Presents... that showcase full length shows that we have showcased at our SUT Presents nights. These shows will make you cry until you laugh and laugh until you cry and demonstrate our intention to create a safe space to talk about unsafe things. Howl of the Bantee by AJ Mckenna was performed in November 2015 at the Dogstar in Brixton. For more AJ go here: http://wrestlingemily.blogspot.co.uk/ Follow her on twitter: http://twitter.com/AnathemaJane Content Note: Discussion of mental health issues, sexual assault, racism, transphobia, murder, suicide Come and see our next Stand Up Tragedy Presents live at The Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 18th February: http://wrestlingemily.blogspot.co.uk/
In this Getting Better Acquainted Extra recorded on New Years Eve and edited on New Years day(!) I round up of how 2015 actually panned out for me in what has become an annual post New Year retrospective, mixed in with some true stories that I told told at Spark London and some clips from the podcast I make for The Restart Project. Contact me on twitter where I'm @goosefat101 on by email on goosefat101@gmail.com or GBApodcast@gmail.com I plug: Spark True Stories: http://stories.co.uk/ The Restart Project podcast: https://therestartproject.org/category/podcast/ - Sex Worker Stories Episodes: https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/special-sex-worker-stories https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/more-sexworkerstories-truestoriestoldlive - Multicultural Minds Episodes: https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/multiculturalminds-truestorieslive https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/imfine-shannon-sparktruestories Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Stand Up Tragedy Presents... : 18th Feb @ Dogstar: https://www.facebook.com/events/1129825877029165/ Content note for the true stories sections: anxiety, depression, bullying, childhood trauma, racism. Next week normal service will resume and GBA will be back to it's in conversation format. Things mentioned: Uncertain New Year: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/uncertain-new-year The Parachute Opened: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-the-parachute-opened The Restart Project: https://therestartproject.org/ Storylines which was produced by Ampersand Media: http://www.ampersandmedia.co.uk/ GBA 200: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/gba200 Radcliffe Royds: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes Why I Make Tragedy: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-why-i-make-tragedy What About the Men: http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/ The Edinburgh Storify: https://storify.com/goosefat101/responses-to-the-mansurvey-show-on-twitter Samantha Mann Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-16-ms-samantha-mann Edinburgh Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/edinburgh-2015 AJ McKenna: https://soundcloud.com/aj-mckenna Howl of the Bantee: https://soundcloud.com/aj-mckenna/sets/howl-of-the-bantee-live-at-dogstar-brixton Howl Press Coverage: http://www.gadgette.com/2015/11/20/transgender-day-of-remembrance/ International Men's Day Blog: http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/liberation-a-response-to-internationalmensday/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!
Our 7th hour of tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival. Recorded on the 19th August. We're doing a different hour of tragedy every day at the Banshee Labyrinth, Banqueting Room (Venue 156) at 19.30. It's part of the Free Fringe so it's free to enter and you can PWYL when you leave. We have a whole range of exciting shows that you can find out more about here: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk This includes all our special editions and collaborations, the other shows we are producing and the full line up for all our standard shows. Featuring: Jo Coffey: Curiously Caffeinated: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jo-coffey-curiously-caffeinated Jing Lusi: Immigrant Diaries: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/immigrant-diaries-sajeela-kershi-and-guests Leo and Liam: https://twitter.com/leoandliam1 Lee Nelson: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044839978866979/ AJ McKenna: Howl of Bantee: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/howl-of-the-bantee/all/
In this getting better acquainted extra I talk with/at my partner Jen about Edinburgh Fringe prep as well as recommending a bunch of excellent shows. Plus a clip from a few years ago where my niece interviewed me about a children's show we had just seen. Due to time constraints this conversation hasn't been edited at all so it's a good way of noticing how much editing I usually do. Not editing it means that I haven't worked on the levels. Sorry about that! My shows: What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: 12.05 at Cabaret Voltaire Mini Cini 8th-30th August: http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk Stand Up Tragedy: 19.30 at Banshee Labyrinth Banqueting Room: 8th-30th August: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk Getting Better Acquainted: 19.30 at Banshee Labyrinth Banqueting Room: 11th/18th/25th August: https://www.facebook.com/events/1446178112341943/ Recommendations: Mathilda Gregory: How To Be Fat: 18.55 at Zoo Southside 7th-31st August Tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/how-to-be-fat Cameryn Moore: Phone Whore (A One Act Play With Frequent Interruptions): 19:05 at Sweet Grassmarket 6th-30th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/phone-whore-a-one-act-play-with-frequent-interruptions Jack Rooke: Good Grief: Delhi Belly @ Underbelly 16.00 at 6th – 30th August: http://www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/whats-on/jack-rooke-good-grief Hannah Chutzpah: Asking Nicely: 18.45 at the Pilgrim 8th-29th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/asking-nicely AJ McKenna: Howl of the Bantee: 18.15 at The Stafford Centre 16th-22nd August: freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/howl-of-the-bantee/all/ Paula Varjack: How I became my self (by becoming someone else): 12:30 at Cowgatehead UpTwo 8th - 30th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/how-i-became-myself-by-becoming-someone-else Cameryn Moore: Slut (R)evolution: 21:35 at Sweet Grassmarket 6th-30th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/slut-r-evolution-no-one-gets-there-overnight Rosie Wilby: The Science of Sex: 17.00 at Sneaky Pete's 8th-15th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rosie-wilby-the-science-of-sex Brydie Lee-Kennedy Loves You Two: 16:15 at Just the Tonic at the Caves (Salvation Rooms) 6th-31st August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brydie-lee-kennedy-loves-you-two Chella Quint: Adventures in Menstruating: 19.30 at The Stafford Centre at 8th – 28th August: https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/504763-adventures-in-menstruating-with-chella-quint/ Miranda Kane: The Coin-Operated Girl – A Sex Worker’s Real Life Revelations of Frivolous Fornications: 16.05 at Liquid Room Annexe 8th-30th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/coin-operated-girl-a-sex-worker-s-real-life-revelations-of-frivolous-fornications Kids Do Forth at the Fringe: 11.00 at Gilded Balloon 14th/15th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/kids-do-forth-on-the-fringe Comedy Club 4 Kids: 16.15 at Assembly Roxy 6th-30th August: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy-club-4-kids Previous GBA's with some of the people whose shows are on the list: Cameryn Moore: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-215-cameryn-moore Jack Rooke: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-198-jack-rooke Hannah Chutzpah: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-45-hannah Paula Varjack: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-194-paula-varjack Rosie Wilby: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-10-rosie-wilby Brydie Lee-Kennedy/Bec Hill: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-7-gods-of-comedy Chella Quint: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-11-chella-quint https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-200-pt-2-with-chella-quint Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!