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The start of a full month of Fringe performances. I’m doing a show called OUR MUMS WOULDN’T WATCH THIS together with Kirsten Brown and Chris Sav. We each perform our 20 minute set, based on why our mums wouldn’t watch this show. In this episode we talk about some of the worst fringe venues, how to get an audience in and when to give up. (Never). The show is on till Aug 25th - 18:20 at Venue 188 (Sweet Venues)
In this episode Andrew chats to JD Henshaw, Artistic Director of Sweet Venues. We talk all things theatre, Edinburgh and Sweet Venues. There may be references to cult TV & Doctor Who. Content Warning: As always, listener discretion is advised. Some episodes may contain strong language/adult themes. Cast Iron Theatre: Twitter: @cast_ironacts @cit_pod www.castironbrighton.weebly.com cast_iron@outlook.com SUPPORT US & HELP US TO MAKE THIS PODCAST: Download/Rate/Review Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/citpod
Live from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedian Mindy Raf chats with Katie Frame and Marie Cecile Anderson of the musical comedy duo The Reformed Whores. They talk Fringe, comedy, sex, relationships, monogamy, jealousy, and haggis fleshlights, and what it means to be loved and love yourself. Good stuff! Their show Grand Ole Cuntry Plays The Edinburgh Festival Fringe at 9:50PM at Sweet Venues.
In this episode of After the Show, John David Henshaw (Artistic Director of Sweet Venues) and Darren Lee Cole (Artistic Director of SoHo Playhouse) discuss the the business of theatre. Two artistic directors of different theatres across the pond discuss the challenges and excitement of running and being successful in today’s theatre market. They talk about their entrances into theatre. They talk Fringe. They talk the business.
- We continue our Fringe venue look-aheads - I'm joined by Mill Goble from Sweet Venues, plus the full low down too with what’s on at The Blue Man from proprieter (and No More Page 3 campaigner) Jess Woodfall - Great news for George Montague, famous as ‘the oldest gay in the village’, who’s received the apology he’s campaigned for for years - And more congratulation too to Barry Manilow, who’s publicly come out at 73
In this week’s tightly packed but perfectly formed show we’re marking International Women’s Day:- - Traumfrau’s Roni Guetta and Ema Boswood of The Pink Fringe have the full low down on what to expect from their annual - fabulous - IWD party Another annual event - our very own Reverbathon - is fast approaching - Kelly Westlake from RadioReverb has the low down there Sweet Venues have got a week of programming to mark International Women’s Day - Sarah Johnsone has update on that plus Hove Grown too - And we kick-off our coverage of Brighton Fringe 2017 with updates from Mill Goble from Sweet Venues, Rosie Blackwell Sutton talking about King of the Fringe, Anna Marie Williams talking about Brighton Open Air Theatre Amy Mac from Lamb Comedy Arts! Culture! International Women!
John-David (or JD as he prefers to be called) is the founder and artistic director at the Sweet Venues (@sweetvenues) that currently operate largely at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe. But in addition to that he runs a lot of other literary festivals as well as a horror festival. The Sweets recent move into taking on more comedy shows than ever marks an interesting development for them and the Fringe in general. I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues.I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues including : Discussion of the “problem of youth” in comedy and reality TV shows.Why the Sweets venue was started, what they’re looking for and what they are not.Do you find promoting comedy hard given his historical roots in theatre?The future of the Edinburgh Fringe as he sees it.Why he founded the Horror, Writers and Women's Festivals AND MORE! This podcast would be useful for anyone who is thinking of taking a show the Edinburgh Fringe (comedy or otherwise) and wants to learn about a fun alternative venue that sits between the Big 4 and the Free Fringe. You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JDHenshawOr get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZIi6IOQTsJk Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomIf you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode, I chat with Conrad and Michael from the film noir parody Say It Again, Sam in Sweet Venues in the Grassmarket. We talked a lot about different flyering techniques, as well as the sense of community that arises from the Fringe.