The Edinburgh Fringe Show, with Ewan Spence The Podcast Corner

For our second preview of the Edinburgh Fringe, Ewan Spence talks to Julie Lærkholm, the Community Engagement Officer at the Fringe Society to find out more about how the Fringe works with local communities, organisations, and schools, to make the Fringe more accessible to Edinburgh residents and the visiting audiences.



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It's our first full preview of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, as Ewan Spence meets Chris Grace to talk about his new solo show 'Sardines (A Comedy About Death)', how fringe theatre continues to be important to his career, and why the Edinburgh Fringe is such a magical time of year.



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Welcome to the twentieth season of the Edinburgh Fringe Show and our coverage of the largest arts festival in the world.



Before everything starts moving too fast, welcome to our prologue podcast. It's a chance for us to check everything is working on the tech side as the podcast feeds wake up from their slumber. If something's not quite right, we've time to fix it. The podcast also helps set the scene for what's to come in our weekly July preview shows before we get into the rush of August as the worlds of theatre, comedy, and music flood into Edinburgh.



Finally, it will come as no surprise that we have the music of Daniel Cainer as the troubadour reminds us what it's like to be in Edinburgh (his show Jewish Chronicles runs throughout the Fringe).



All right, Edinburgh. Let's start from the beginning one more time...

Reviews play a critical part in the Arts world, especially during the Edinburgh Festival. Who is reviewing you, did it read like a five-star, why is nobody turning up, and what can you do with them in September?



In this podcast, I'm joined by Scott Matthewman. He has been working as a theatre critic for nearly twenty years, sometimes as a part-time freelancer and at other times as a fully employed staff writer. We talk about the importance of reviews and reviewers in the Arts, how reviewing has changed over the years, and what can be done to improve the review landscape at Edinburgh and other Fringes around the world.

Ewan Spence is joined by theatre producer Fin Ross Russell (The Collie’s Shed) to look back at this year’s Fringe, the preparation required, what happens next, and plans for 2024.

What does it mean to bring a legend back into the light? That’s the challenge faced by Two Halves Productions in the delightful tongue-twisty Never Trouble Trouble, Until Trouble Troubles You.



Writer and performer Paul Beeson joins the podcast to talk about the life of Bobby Walker, and portraying the legend at the Edinburgh Fringe. Joining Heart of Midlothian Football Club in 1896, Walker became one of the first footballing superstars; before fading from the public eye. What responsibilities are there with a biography, how do you find the voice of someone born in the 19th century, and what is it like to perform in a museum full of the memories of the legend?



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