Persistent And Nasty

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2023 SERIES Elaine chats with performers Jess Brodie and Victoria Bianchi about There show Hel Yourself. We also discuss friendship, being a parent and navigating the festival and how we work together when we’re not in the same city. Help yourself is on at Help Yourself Have you ever felt like you didn't have the words? Have you ever felt like you wanted to say the exact right thing, but couldn't? Have you ever wanted to make someone stop crying and just shut up? Then our Help Yourself seminar is for you! Help Yourself is a new piece of contemporary theatre exploring self-care, grief and friendship. Join Jess and Victoria – your expert hosts – as they share their patented 5-step Help Yourself approach, teaching you how to obliterate sadness in those around you. You can buy tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/help-yourself OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk ED FRINGE FORM NEWSLETTER SIGN UP Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Suppo

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2023 SERIES Elaine chats with playwright Ciara Elizabeth Smyth about her new show Lie Low which is on at the Traverse Theatre 3rd-27th August 2023 & Abbey Theatre 17th -29th July 2023. We discuss the play, changing focus from preforming to writing, the importance of Government support for the arts and much more. Tickets for Traverse Theatre https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/lie-low-festival-23 Abbey Theatre Tickets https://booking.abbeytheatre.ie/events/16365?hidedate TRIGGER WARNING: brief mentions of bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace. LIE LOW Faye’s Afraid. She’s not sleeping, she doesn’t trust ducks and all she’s had to eat this week is a box of dry Rice Crispies. Award-winning new writing, Lie Low makes its Scottish debut as part of the Traverse Festival 2023. Written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth and directed by Oisín Kearney, Lie Low is a surreal comedy that offers a theatrical exploration into the human brain via the genitals. After a break-in at her h

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2023 SERIES TRIGGER WARNING: EPISODE HAS REFERENCES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, POST NATAL PSYCHOSIS. Elaine and Louise chat with Emily Beecher about her Edinburgh Festival show Summer Camp for Broken People. The origins of the show in reaction to a SA that happened to Emily and her subsequent breakdown and stay at the priory. We chat about the process of writing the piece and the discussions Emily had with many different focus groups, the misogyny around what a survivor “should look like”. We discuss being a single mum in our industry, why representation is vital and the ups and downs and the joy of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. SUMMER CAMP FOR BROKEN PEOPLE A dark comedy about rape, losing your mind and finding yourself. After a violent sexual assault, a 40-something single mum thinks she's fine, until an unexpected email sends her spiralling into a serious mental health crisis. This semi-autobiographical solo show is based on diary entries, letters and essays written during time in

Elaine and Louise chat summer holidays, update on short film In the Room. Vote For ELAINE for Equity Women’s and Scottish Committee and Ed Fringe podcast and blog series. Oh, and there is talk of embracing the rage. OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk for Newsletter and Edfringe form go to Get Involved tab. VOTE FOR ELAINE - https://www.equity.org.uk/about-us/how-were-run/equity-elections/committee-elections-2023 DOVE CAMPAIGN - https://www.dove.com/uk/stories/campaigns/kids-online-safety.html IN THE ROOM Twitter – @BarItaliaFilms Instagram - @baritaliafilms Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Merm

Elaine chats with Caitlin Skinner and Hannah Lavery about Quines Cast. We chat about how Quines Cast came to be, the live recordings and their themes and what that brought up for them. The 3rd Quines Cast is taking place tonight at Glasgow’s Women’s Library https://stellarquines.co.uk/show/quines-cast/ QUINES CAST Join your hosts Hannah Lavery and Caitlin Skinner as they invite Scotland’s leading feminist authors, poets, playwrights, and musicians to respond to the big questions that matter to women, non-binary people, and people of other marginalised genders today.   Stellar Quines: stellarquines.co.uk Twitter:@Stellarquines Instagram: @stellarquines Podcast: Quines Cast OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE

SHE LIVES The website is live. Snippets from the launch. OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

A wee update on why we’ve been so quiet. HIPA working group’s guides for freelancers and organisations – navigating sexual harassment at work. harassment-in-the-performing-arts-guides-for-freelancers-and-organisations/ OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

In today’s episode Elaine chats with spoken word poet, theatre maker, facilitator, writer, and singer. We chat pathway into the industry, the music scene and the misogyny that comes along with it. We also talk her new show Love the Sinner which is on at the Tron Theatre Glasgow 11th, 12th and 13th May 2023 and The Traverse Theatre Edinburgh 16th, 17th May 2023. Ticket link here. https://www.imogenstirling.com/events Imogen Stirling Imogen is a Glasgow-based artist. She is a performance poet, theatre-maker, musician, writer and facilitator. Imogen has performed her work extensively around the UK and Europe, with partners including Sofar Sounds, BBC Scotland, Latitude Festival, Lindisfarne Festival, Neu! Reekie! and Aye! Write. She can currently be seen on Sky Arts' BAFTA-winning show Life & Rhymes where she performed alongside Benjamin Zephaniah and Hollie McNish. Imogen was the inaugural Writer-in-Residence for Paisley Book Festival 2021 and is currently leading Wigtown Book Festival's youth development pr

In today’s episode Elaine chats with director, producer, and co-founder of The Playwrights Laboratory. We talk career, the things that really need to change in our industry, moving back home and having to start from scratch. If you are in London you can get tickets for Playwright Laboratory at the Arcola Theatre here https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/pop-up-festival-of-new-plays/ Katharine Farmer Is the Artistic Director of The Playwright’s Laboratory and run my own theatre company Blue Touch Paper Productions. For 8 years she held an O-1 visa and was the Director of International Programming at Rubicon Theatre Company in California. At Rubicon, her production of ‘Gulf View Drive’ won Best Production of a Play (large theatre) at the LA Ovation Awards in 2018. Katharine’s theatre directing has also been acknowledged with two Best Director Ovation nominations and an Indy Award for Best Direction of ‘Last Train to Nibroc’ and seven L.A. Times Critic’s Picks. She also has three plays available for do

In today’s episode Elaine and Louise chat with poet, screenwriter, theatre maker and all round wonderful human Leyla Josephine. We chat Leyla’s work, power dynamics, what we would do if we had a lot of money and the age-old question. Do we have to suffer to make great art…NO the answer is NO. You can get Leyla’s poetry book In public/In Private here https://www.leylajosephine.co.uk/shop/p/inpublicinprivate Leyla Josephine Leyla graduated from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2013 from BA Contemporary Performance Practice. In that same year, she started performing at spoken word nights and in the following year won The UK National Slam at The Royal Albert Hall ran by Hammer and Tongue. She has since then won The Commonwealth Slam 2014 and The Loud Poets Grand Slam 2016. She was a finalist in the Roundhouse Slam 2017 and runner up for The Scottish Championships 2018. She has been lucky enough to perform her poetry in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, The Czech Republic, Canada and

In today’s episode Elaine chats with award-winning theatre maker, writer, facilitator and all round powerhouse Jenna Watt. We discuss Jenna’s path into the industry, the feeling that you can’t get into the room and how that pushes you to create your own work, writing her first long form nonfiction novel and why having a space for everyone to feel heard with grace is vital. Jenna’s book Hindsight is available in all bookstores. https://www.waterstones.com/book/hindsight/jenna-watt/9781780277455 Jenna Watt Jenna is a multi award-winning Scottish theatre maker. Since 2008, she has been making contemporary theatre in Scotland and the UK, her previous theatre works include: Tetra-decathlon, Faslane, How You Gonna Live Your Dash and Flâneurs. Utilising both a directing and playwriting process, Jenna’s practice explores contemporary socio-political issues by applying an immersive and autobiographical approach to creating contemporary theatre. In 2018 she was recipient of Magnetic North’s Artist’s Attachment. In

It’s an unusual episode this week. Elaine is interviewing our very own Louise Oliver. We get to celebrate one of co-founder’s and their pathway into this industry. We talk Louise’s exciting news her new venture. The launch of her film company Bar Italia Films and it's very first project - In The Room - a powerful and much needed piece. Which is currently crowding funding and will receive Creative Scotland funding through Crowdmatch, where each unique donation is matched by Creative Scotland. . As this episode goes out, they have made it 90% of their target. If you can help them get to 100 % and get this vital piece of cinema made that would be wonderful. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Bar Italia Films – In The Room OUTLINE: CAIT travels to a call-back audition for a film. It’s been a while since an opportunity like this one. In the audition room, she gets on brilliantly with SUZANNE (the casting director) and REBECCA (the writer/director), receiving good vibes and positive feedback on her previo

Elaine chat’s the wonderful Lisa Kennedy of The Braw and The Brave Podcast. They discuss Lisa’s pathway into the industry, the importance of dance and the privilege it is to speak to people about their passions. A wonderful joy filled episode. Lisa’s live show with Blythe Duff 15th April https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/irvine/harbour-arts-centre/in-conversation-with-blythe-duff/e-gerbba LISA KENNEDY Lisa is a choreographer, a poet and a podcast creator and host. Lisa has worked extensively in Scottish arts sector. Four years ago, she knew she wanted to have somewhere she could have deeper conversations with the people she met. And so, The Braw and The Brave podcast was born. A podcast about people and their passions. Lisa’s IWD2023 Poem Instagram - @thebrawandthebravepodcast Twitter - @brawbrave Facebook - TheBrawandTheBrave Remember to send any questions you have for Elaine on endometriosis to Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNast

We’re here on a Thursday. That’s right Thursday is our new day. Elaine’s giving you a brief hint as to what’s to come over the coming months. If you have a question regarding Endometriosis please get in touch persistentandnasty@gmail.com @persistentandnasty @PersistentNasty Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/ Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

Today Elaine chats with theatre maker, performer, singer, and Artistic Director of Company of Wolves Anna Porubcansky. Anna and Elaine chat about childhood, the influence art has on us all, parenthood, and Anna’s new show Unbecoming. Which is touring Scotland from the 9th of March, Ticket & Date info HERE To everyone who has already signed up to be a Persistent Pal and a Nasty Hero or given us a Cuppa. We are so incredibly grateful. For those wanting to help keep P&N going the link is below. Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE ANNA PORUBCANSKY Anna Porubcansky is a musician and performer whose training includes classical, traditional, and choral singing, natural voice, and vocal anatomy. She is co-artistic director of Company of Wolves. Originally from the USA, she has lived internationally for twenty years (Russia, Austria, Poland, UK) and has studied traditional song, lamentation, and polyphony with artists from

Today Elaine and Louise chat all things Awards Season. We know there is a LOT going on but sometimes we just need to laugh and talk about pretty outfits. We all got to do what we got to do to get through. To everyone who has already signed up to be a Persistent Pal and a Nasty Hero or given us a Cuppa. We are so incredibly grateful. For those wanting to help keep P&N going the link is below. Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

Today Elaine chats with the creative team of the film On The Twelfth Day of Findom. This wonderful bunch discuss the story, the inspiration behind it and their fundraising campaigns to get this brilliant project made. We have writer and co-director Joanne Thomson; co-director Caitlin Black and the producer is our very own Misha McCullagh. On the Twelfth Day of Findom KICKSTARTER LINK ONLYFANS FUN-RAISER A tinny rendition of Twelve Days of Christmas fills a fluorescently lit supermarket aisle as Emma stacks shelves lethargically. A message comes through on her phone. She fishes it out her bra and wipes her boob imprints from the screen. Another rejection from uni. “Unfortunately, we felt you lacked a certain empirical grasp on the subject of Economics and therefore-” Great. She spots another notification. Instagram. 1 message request. Tap. “Ur feet look good. They must be sweaty against those patent loafers. Please may I spoil you?”. Uh-oh. Emma has stumbled upon the world of Findom. And she likes it. Mone

Today Elaine and Louise chat with filmmaker, director, poet and performer Sarah Grant. We chat Sarah’s new short film Candy which is available till 24th December 2022 16DAYS16FILMS Access to the industry for those from a working-class background. The lack of understanding that free training opportunities are not free for women, those from working class backgrounds carers. We also talk the place where the joy and rage meet and make wonderful art. CANDY LINKTR.EE Sarah Grant Sarah is a queer writer, poet, filmmaker and actor based in Glasgow. She is a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award Nominee, a Sky Academy Arts Scholar, a Scottish National Poetry Slam Championship finalist and on the Young Women's Movement 30-Under-30 list of influential women in Scotland. Her short film work has received awards around the world, her latest work gaining the status of BAFTA Qualifying in 2020. She is currently working on her first feature in development with Short Circuit and Screen Scotland, alongside her first industry fund

Today Elaine and Louise chat actor and intersectional feminist, the legend that is Kate Dickie. This is an absolute joy of an episode we cover so much. Kate shares stories from her films, her thoughts on the craft and so much more. We are her biggest fans because not only is she an incredible actor she is the most wonderful, generous, kind human there is. Kate Dickie Kate is a Scottish actor who trained at what is now known as Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After this Kate worked mainly in theatre with such ground-breaking companies as Theatre Crypt, Suspect Culture and Raindog. In 2006 Kate stared in the award-winning film Red Road which moved her career into more Film and TV. Kate has starred in over 92 films and TV series. Including Game of Thrones, Star Wars, The Witch and Prometheus to name a few. You can watch Kate’s latest film Matriarch on Disney Plus now. Instagram: @inafankle Twitter: @dickie_kate PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK ASN.COM- DONATE LINKTREE P&N Lin

Today Elaine chats with visual artist/theatre maker Philippa Tomlin. We discuss all things spooky, the importance of community theatre, how in the moment young people are when performing, the joy of coming back to your creative flow and of course horror movies. Phil currently has an exhibition at 13thnote.co.uk Glasgow till end of November 2022. Philippa Tomlin Philippa Tomlin (Phil she/her) is a socially engaged visual artist and theatre maker. With participation at the core of her work, she creates small intimate pieces to larger hybrid-multimedia-public-art. Her collaborative creative practice has punk roots and is positive protest, curious and challenging, it brings people together, shares stories and strives towards positive change. Through her painting and drawing, she explores darker themes, Gothic imagery, science fiction and horror. You can currently see her work at the Thirteenth Note until November 28th. She would love to spray-paint more walls... So if any listeners are interested in a besp