Persistent and Nasty is a script-reading, debate and art as activism initiative for women and gender minorities in the stage and screen industries. We are committed to an intersectional approach and aim to use the space we’ve created to provide a platform for the spectrum of marginalised voices in our culture. Through a series of script readings, live debates and a regular podcast series, we aim to amplify the unrepresented voices in theatre and film. Our goal is to create a project that is ...
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Episode 241: The 19th Floor a True Story from Harry Mould
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Spooky Season is back. Spoky season is a mixture of audio plays/scripts and true stories Today is a real life spooky tale from writer artist, wellbeing facilitator, and EDI consultant Harry Mould. Voice Actor:Louise Oliver Harry Mould Harry (they/she) is a queer, mixed-heritage writer, artist, wellbeing facilitator, and EDI consultant. Their critic…
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Episode 240: The Revival by Corinne Salisbury
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Spooky Season is back. We have a week of brilliant audio drama coming your way. Today is The Revival by Corinne Sailsbury Voice Actors:Alex – Fergus John McCann Iona – Elaine StirratCorinne SailsburyCorinne Salisbury is an Edinburgh-based playwright. She's had plays produced at the Traverse Theatre and the Scottish Storytelling Centre (both commiss…
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Episode 239: Inedia by Lucy Wilson
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Spooky Season is back. We have a week of brilliant audio drama coming your way. Today is Inedia by Lucy Wilson. Content warnings to be aware of themes of blood, surgery and body dysmorphia.Voice Actor:Shawny McAloonLucy Wilson Lucy is a writer from Lanarkshire. Normally more of a comedy writer, this is her first foray into anything resembling horro…
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Spooky Season is back. We have a week of brilliant audio drama coming your way. First up we have Cull by Cara Watson. This is two extracts from Cara’s script, and we hope it gives you a sense of the story. Content warnings to be aware of themes of blood, violence and animal hunting, although not fully explored in the extracts.Our voice actors in th…
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In this episode Elaine chats to Canadian theatre maker Claire Love Wilson. We talk about their show Morag You’re a Long Time Died. Which is touring Scotland/Ireland/England this month after a successful month at the Edinburgh Festival. We chat about the show, generational relationships and much more. Tickets here: http://clairelovewilson.com/morag-…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 - Ep 236: The State Of Grace
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor and singer Michaela Burger about her show The State Of Grace. We chat the inspiration for the show, care when you are telling the stories of those who have been brave enough to share their stories, sex work and the outdated narratives around this and much more. The State of Grace Dates: 1st -24th August@7.05p…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Ep - 235: The Disappeared
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In this episode Elaine chats to non-binary writer, actor, activist and burlesque performer Novaduh. We chat about their show The Disappeared the inspiration for it, the importance of using your voice for those who can’t use theirs, the joy and wonderous expression of burlesque and much more. The Disappeared - Summerhall Dates 1st-26th August@1.45pm…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 - Ep 234: Batshit
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In this episode Elaine chats with Australian performance artist and dancer Leah Shelton about her show Batshit. We chat the inspiration for the show, her grandmother’s story and the narrative of the “Cray” woman. Batshit - Traverse Theatre Dates: 1st -25th August@ Various Times Get Tickets Here: https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/batshit-fes…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 - Ep 233: Nina Rose Carlin: Seeking Representation
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In this episode Elaine chats with writer and performer Nina Rose Carling about her show Seeking Representation. We chat the inspiration for the show, working for famous celebrities, the fringe experience and much more. Nina Rose Carlin : Seeking Representation - theSpace @Surgeons Hall Dates 12th- 24th August@11.35am Tickets Here: https://tickets.e…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024- Ep232: I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor and writer Emma Howell about her show This will make you happy. We talk the inspiration for the show, not feeling like theatre was ever an option for you because of your background, multi-marketing and much more. I really Do Think This Will Change Your Life - Pleasence Dome Dates 1st-26th August@12.20pmTicket…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024- Ep232: ShowTime!
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In this episode Elaine chats with writer, musician and actor Em Hoggett about her show. Showtime! We chat the inspiration for the show, being a young female musician in the music industry and much more. Showtime! - C ARTS | C venues | C auroraDates: 1st to 25th August @7.45pm Tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on - q=Showtime!Showtime…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 - Ep 231: Mary Queen Of Rock
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor, writer and co-founder of Pretty Knickers Productions Mhairi McCall. We chat the inspiration for the show, songwriting, self-producing, not having to mould yourself to a ridiculous unattainable standard and some fabulous nail art. Mary Queen of Rock! - Assembly Rooms - BallroomDates: 1st-25th August@9.20pm Ti…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 - Ep 230: Six Chick Flicks...Are Back
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In this episode Elaine the joys that are Kerry Ipema and KK Apple chatting about Sic Chick Flicks...or a Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Danced on the Beaches while writing a Notebook on the Titanic). We chat being back at the festival, their UK tour and our favourite Chick Flicks. Sick Chick FLicks - Underbelly Bristo Square - Cowbarn Dates: 31s…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 - Ep 229: Cyrano
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor, Virginia Gay. We talk about Virginia’s Fringe First award winning show Cyrano. We talk talking old stories and bringing them to new audiences without repeating the same story but bringing a fresh perspective to it and how vital that is for us all. We talk about the wonderful tool that is comedy that let’s us…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Seres 2024 - Ep 228: Wyld Woman: Legend of Shy Girl
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor, writer Isabel Renner about her show Wyld Woman- Legend of Shy Girl. The inspiration for the show, graduating in 2020 and the pros and cons of that, growing out of your shyness and bringing your first show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Wyld Woman: Legend Shy Girl - Assembly Rooms - Drawing Rooms Dates: 2n…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 227: Abrasion
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor, writer Meg Rose Dixon about her new show Abrasion. We chat the inspiration of the show, graduating at the height of the pandemic and bond over being endo sisters. Abrasion - Gilded Balloon Patter House - Bothie Dates: 1st-26th August@ 9.20pmTickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/abrasi…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 - Ep 226: How To Mate A ED xxx Talk
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In this episode Elaine chats with actor, writer, comedian and Drag King Daisy Doris May about How To Mate The Ted XXX Talk. We chat the inspiration of the show and the characters, embracing call yourself what you, the drag world and much more.HOW TO MATE - Assembly Roxy - Upstairs Dates: 1st-24th August@ 9.45pmTickets available here:https://tickets…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 225: Party Girl
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In this episode Elaine chats with Australian actor/writer/musician Lucy Heffernan about her Party Girl. We chat the inspiration for the show, song writing, mythical beings and much more. Party Girl - SummerhallDates: 1st-26th August@ 9.20pmTickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/party-girlParty GirlFairy Sprinkles isn't your a…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 224: WTF Happened to Love and Hope
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Today Elaine chats to young Edinburgh writer and performer Olivia McGeachy about her show What The Fuck Happened to Love and Hope. We talk about finding your way in the industry, the development of the show and the premise of the show (trigger Warning as this play is about the culture of spiking and assault). We also chat about being young and a pr…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 223: Joik
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Today Elaine chats to comedian, writer and actor Elaine Malcolmson about her new show Joik. We chat the inspiration for the show, how you can find yourself lost after something huge happens in your life and you are dealing with grief, we take the fringe experience and much more, Joik- Gilded Balloon, Patter House - The PennyDates: 31st July- 24th A…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 222: River Time
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Today Elaine chats to poet and Storyteller Laura Thurlow about her new show River Time. We talk about the inspiration for the show, how women aren’t allowed to grow old and still be beautiful as well as touching on discovering something about yourself that changes everything. River Time- Greenside@Riddles Court - Picles StudioDates: 9th - 24th Augu…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 221: Selena Mersey Madonna/Whore
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Today Elaine chats to musical comedian Selena Mersey new show Madonna/Whore. We chat the inspiration for the show, how we face a new situation and how that challenges us, how society pts roles on us and how we fight against it and much more. Selena Mersey: Madonna/Whore - Underbelly Cowgate Dates: 13th - 25th August@ 6.40 pmTickets available here: …
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 220 : Failure Project
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Today Elaine chats with writer/performer Yolanda Mercy about her new show Failure Project. We chat the meta- ness of the show, being an independent artist, the importance of care and how we need to implement that more and how vital it is that we all evolve and understand when we have made a mistake and acknowledge that mistake and apologies. Failur…
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep219: Jobsworth
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Today Elaine chats with Isley Lynn and Libby Rodliffe the co-writers and performer of Jobsworth. We chat the inspiration for the show, shame around debt and our lack of honestly when it comes to finical maters, the comedy of bad bosses and we have a great laugh. Jobsworth - Pleasence Courtyard - Upstairs Dates: 31st July - 26th AUGUST (not 14th) @ …
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Edinburgh Festival Series 2024 - Ep218: Isabelle Farah - Nebuchadnezzar
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Today Elaine chats with writer/performer Isabelle Farah about her new show, looking back at history, retelling stories, standing against all forms of right-wing terrorism and much more. Isabelle Farah: Nebuchadnezzar- Assembly George Square Studios Dates: 31st JULY - 25th AUGUST (not 12, 19, 20 August)@ 3.10 pmTickets available here: https://ticket…
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Edinburgh Festival Series 2024 - Ep 217: Singing I'm No A. Billie She’s A Tim
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Today Elaine chats the performers of Singin I’m No a Billie She’s A Tim - Dionne Frati, Jade McDonald and Rachel Ogilvy. We chat taking a show that was origiinaly written for male actors and transforming it and updating it for women and for 2024. We talk the importance of the language we use and how we need to actively challenge outdated language i…
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Edinburgh Festival Series 2024- Ep 216: Catafalque
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Today Elaine chats with Stephanie Katie Hunter, theatre maker and Artistic Director of Scissor Kick about one of the 3 shows they are producing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Catafalque, which is written and performed by Amy Conway is on at Summerhall until the 11th August before going out on tour across Scotland. We talk the creation of…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 216: Mary: A Gig Theatre Show
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Today Elaine chats with Scottish based artist Katie Slater and Rona Johnston about their new show Mary: A GIG Theatre Show. They talk about finding other creatives you click with, their passion for music and theatre and their joy at discovering the marrying of the two in Gig Theatre. We also talk the inspiration for the show and there is a little u…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 215: ALOK - HAIRY SITUATION
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Today Elaine and Louise chat with Comedian, poet, public speaker and actor ALOK. We talk about their recent short film ALOK which premiered at Sundance and was directed by Alex Hedison and produced by Jodie Foster. We also chat about Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda on Netflix. Being soft with ourselves and each other, their new show Hairy SITUATION, …
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 214: Beverly Live!
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Today Elaine chats with writer, producer Jamie Denbo about Jamie’s show Beverly Live. We chat the inspiration for the show, writing for Grey’s Anatomy and much more. Beverly Live! - Gilded Balloon Patter House - The Other Yin Dates: 31st July-12th August @ 7:30 pmTickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jamie-denbo-beverly-live…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 213: Sarah Hester Ross is What?
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Today Elaine chats with Musical Comedian and Tiktok star Sarah Hester Ross about her show Sarah Hester Ross is What? We chat the inspiration for the show, finding your passion at a young age and being able to sustain a career doing what you love, as well as being able to use your platform for to support others. Sarah Hester Ross is What? - Just the…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 212: Hyper
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In our second episode of today. Elaine chats with theatre maker, writer and performer Ois O’Donoghue about her show HYPER. We chat the creation of the show, what inspired it and the importance of having the conversation round how Trans folks feel when it comes to the sound of their voice, the joy of relating to charcter on stage and much more. Hype…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 211: Sell Me: I am From North Korea
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Today Elaine chats with writer and performer Sora Baek about her play Sell Me: I Am From North Korea the true stories of incredibly courageous North Korean women defectors. We chat the creation of the play, the importance of keeping your creativity while being a mother and much more. Sell Me: I am From North Korea - Pleasance Courtyard - Below31 Ju…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 210: PALS
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Today Elaine chats with writer and performer Mirren Wilson about her new play PALS which is a Scottish female adventure comedy making it’s debut at the Edinburgh Festival 2024. We chat the creation of the play, finding th balance of surviving financially and being a creative and much more. PALS - Gilded Balloon, Patter House - 31st July - 26th Augu…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series- Ep 209: Son Of A Bitch
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Today Elaine chats with Anna Morris an award-winning comedian, actress and writer, who has written about her experience as a partially deaf performer for the Guardian newspaper. We chat about Anna’s debut play Son Of A Bitch which she is bringing to the Edinburgh Festival 2024. We discuss the inspiration for the show, society’s relationship with mo…
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Edinburgh Festival 24 Series -Ep 208: Anatomy For Accounts
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In todays episode Elaine chats with New Zealand performer and choreographer Sacha Copland about her new show Anatomy for Accounts. We chat the creation of the show, what we are actually worth, how amazing our bodies are and the work that we need to do as white people to break down misogyny, racism, homophobia and so much more and how we do this wit…
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Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series - Ep 207: You're Needy (sounds frustrating)
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In today’s episode Elaine chat with 2 thirds of tasteinuourmouth theatre company Laoise Murray and Grace Morgan. We chat making work as a new company, women in theatre & indeed the world. How capitalism and the wellness industry uses us yet we buy in to it and much more.You’re Needy (sounds frustrating) is on from the 1st -26th August at Buccleugh …
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Edinburgh Festival Series 2024 - Ep 206: Gracie And The Start Of The End Of The World (again)
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In today’s episode Elaine chats with writer and Performer of Gracie Zoë Bullock and Director Alice Langley.We chat their careers, the show and how to raise shame free women.Gracie and the Start of The End of The World (again) is on at Assembly Roxy Outside from 1st to 26th August.There will be no shows 13th, 20th, 21st,22ndTickets here: https://tic…
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A clever, funny, existential play about philosophy and childbirth – with a touch of dubstep, karate, and slagging Socrates off.An overnight smash-hit success in Norway with an ever-growing cult following and Finalist for the Hedda Award 2023 as Best Theatre Play, award-winning Det Andre Teatret brings their hilarious and existential theatre show Go…
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Today Elaine chats with Alison Cleland the co-creator of Hen Night Horror. We chat about the show, the importance of comedy and music and making theatre for everyone. Hen Night Horror is touring Scotland right now tickets available below. https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/hen-night-horrorhttps://thegaiety.co.uk/events/hen-night-horror/https…
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Episode 203: the Astrolo-J Monologues with Jordy Joans
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Today Elaine chats with Jordy Joans about their new show Astrolo-J Monologues which has its premier on the 29th June at The Storytelling Centre Edinburgh at 7.30pm. This is the Queer Vagina Monologues we’ve all been waiting for. https://scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:5376/913:22284/To help support this project please donate…
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Ed Fringe 2024 Podcast Series Details
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Today Elaine is giving you all the details you need on how to be a guest on the Persistent and Nasty Podcast at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. If you are a woman, non-binary, or LGBTQ+ creative presenting your work at the Festival this year and want to amplify your voice, signal boost your work and generally have a casual chat about smashing t…
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Today Elaine chats with playwright Maureen Lennon about her new show Dead Girls Rising, the importance of regional theatre, the power to art and artist have to ask the difficult questions and much more. Ticket details for Dead Girls Raising: https://www.silentuproarproductions.co.uk/coming-soonMaureen LennonMaureen is a Hull based writer, a graduat…
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Today Elaine and Louise chat with the inaugural interim CEO of CIISA the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority about why they were set-up, how they will work, what their mission is and much more.https://ciisa.org.uk/ - topCIISAThe purpose of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) is to uphold and improve stand…
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Today Elaine chats with dancer, performer, choreographer Charlotte McLean about her career, the power of dance and the everything that surrounds menstrual health and the womb and Charlotte’s new work Futuristic Folktales. Which was co-created by an exciting multi-disciplinary creative team including Helen McIntosh, Nelly Kelly, Malin Lewis, Astro S…
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A surprise extra episode this week. Elaine chats with writer Claire S Duffy. We chat everything from screen writing, Old Hollywood, first dates and her book event on the 13th April 2024 at St Enoch Centre Glasgow for her series Shadow City. Where Claire will be joined by actress Kirsty Strain for a Q&A. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-author-…
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Episode 197: P&N & Short Circuit Collab - Women in Film
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We’re back and it’s a special episode we have for you. It’s our first live podcast panel event. Which was in collaboration with Short Circuit. We are over the moon with this collab as it’s allowed us the bring you The Women In Film: Braking Barriers and Changing Narratives panel discussion with three incredible women. Nikki Parrott, Raisah Ahmed an…
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WE WILL BE BACK IN 2024 UNTIL THEN #STAYNASTYIn our last episode of the year. Elaine and Louise chat about the growth of Persistent and Nasty their individual achievements and what they’re looking forward to for 2024. HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.ukPersistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero MembershipSupport In …
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Today Elaine and Louise chat with the brilliant artist Jordy Joans. We chat Jordy’s path into the industry, music, drag, wring your own material, the struggle of autobiographical performance and so, so much more. Jory will be putting a callout out in January/February 2024 for their final Drag show in June of 2024 so please follow all of Jordy’s soc…
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Episode 194: Jo Rush & Natasha Jenkins talk UGLY! A Cinderella Story
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Today Elaine and Louise chat with director and designer of UGLY! A Cinderella Story which is on now until the 30th December at Cumbernauld Theatre. The show it was written by Gary McNair with original songs by Brian James O’Sullivan. We chat being women in theatre, breaking out of the box you’ve been placed in. Dismantling the outdated gender norms…
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