Parakeet with Brigitte Aphrodite & Michelle Tiwo Bechdel Theatre Podcast

This is the fourth episode in a series of podcasts covering Edinburgh Fringe 2019. 
Listen back to the previous episodes with Mika Johnson & Teddy Lamb, Travis Alabanza, and Emily Aboud & Charlotte Dowding, and look out on our social media for tour dates to see their shows.
 
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Brigitte Aphrodite is a punk poet, musician, writer, theatre maker and feminist showgirl. Brigitte is the writer of Parakeet, and performs as a parakeet underscoring the show.
 
Michelle Tiwo is an actor, poet and model, and the lead performer in Parakeet.


Brigitte’s #FeministFaves are…
 
Music: Pink Suits, Self Esteem, Big Joanie, The Tuts, Dream Wife, Kate Nash, Lunatraktors
Books: Period Power by Maisie Hill, Laura Dockrill’s books for children & young adults.
Poet: Neelam Saredia-Brayley


Michelle’s #FeministFaves are...
Travis Alabanza & their writing about Edinburgh Fringe
Ruth Sutoye & Bald Black Girls
Tobi Kyeremateng & The Black Ticket Project
Poetry & art from: Touching Bass, Steam Down, Andrea Phillips, Vanessa Kisuule, Rachael Young, Theresa Lola, The Rap Party, Belinda Zhawi & Born::Free


Michelle & Brigitte’s Edinburgh show recommendations...
Pink Lemonade by Mika Johnson
How To Be Brave by Dirty Protest 
Out by Rachael Young
Splintered by Emily Aboud
Burgerz by Travis Alabanza (Autumn tour includes: Dublin, Newcastle, Glasgow, Warwick, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge & London)
The End & One by Bert & Nasi (One is coming to Battersea Arts Centre in October)
Civilization by Antler Theatre
Class & Fat Blokes By Scottee (Class is coming to Home in Manchester in Oct & touring in 2020)
Hearty by Emma Frankland