Elaine chats with artistic director and performer Georgia Gegura of Yuck Circus in now till the 28th August @Assembly George Sq Gardens @4.20pm. We chat returning to the Edinburgh Festival, women in circus, creating her own circus company, passing your skills on t the next generation, the importance of community work, showing taboo subjects to open up much needed conversation but always with movement and fun and much more. Another brilliant episode with another incredible human. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/yuck-circus Yuck Circus YUCK are back with their sell-out show. High-flying acrobatics, absurd confessions and groovy dancing – all smashed together with their trademark ripper comedy. Winners of top-tier Fringe World Martin Sims Award, Best Circus at both Melbourne and Sydney Fringe, and Best Emerging Artist at Adelaide Fringe, get ready to witness a powerhouse of female circus performers kick art in the face. 'Flight of the Conchords meets Cirque du Soleil' ***** (Stage). 'One of the best and most inventive things I have seen for a long time' ***** (GetTheChance.Wales). 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with writer, comedian performer Sophie Zucker about her show Sophie Sucks Face which is on now until 28th August @Underbelly Bristo Sq @10.15pm. We chat the inspiration for the show, her writing jobs on The Daily show and Dickinson, making people laugh, enduring love and much more. Another brilliant episode with another brilliant human. https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/event/sophie-sucks-face Sophie Sucks Face From The Daily Show's Sophie Zucker comes a one-woman musical about love, death, and incest. When Sophie accidentally hooks up with her cousin, she must decide to shun him or seduce him at the next family gathering. Audiences have called the show a modern evolution of the greatest Jewish comediennes, invoking Barbra Streisand, Elaine May, and Gilda Radner. With an original score of all bops, like how radio stations used to play Grease, Sophie Sucks Face is a 'delightful showcase of Sophie's cornucopia of talents, but equally as important, it's very, very funny' (PasteMagazine.com). 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with writer/director Lucy Hayes about her new play Bitter Lemons on from now till 28th August @Pleasance Courtyard Beneath @2.20pm We also talk the themes of the play (brief mentions of abortion), to knowing what you want, moving from being an actor to a director, being bold, the disparity in pay in women’s football and much, much more. Another brilliant episode with another brilliant human. Bitter Lemons In the pressurised worlds of football and finance, two women carve their own path. After the loss of her dad, a goalkeeper prepares for the league final, while an ambitious banker battles her fears of being tokenised to secure a promotion. But as their pitches get closer, worlds collide as life shifts unexpectedly and in parallel. How do you face your biggest challenge yet? Winner of a Pleasance Edinburgh National Partnership Award and supported by Bristol Old Vic, Bitter Lemons is an explosive debut play tackling the pressures on women’s bodies and the power society holds over them. 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with actor/writer Peyvand Sadeghian about her show Dual دوگانه on from the 17th – 28th August @ Pleasance Dome @2.55pm. We chat about the inspiration for the show, Peyvand’s own life as a dual citizen of Britain and Iran, peoples preconceived ideas of Iran and dismantling them, the big training question and creating your own work. We also talk about how close we all live to ending up living in a dictatorship. We must fight the good fight. Another brilliant episode with another brilliant human. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/dual Dual دوگانه Dual دوگانه One woman, two passports, two names: Peyvand is British, Parisa, Iranian. As a child Peyvand visits Iran with her father. They're held by the Iranian government, unable to return to the UK. Spoiler: They did eventually return. But what of Parisa? An award-winning solo show made in collaboration with a multi-national team featuring drag, animation, and the voice of Pedar (if you know, you know). Peyvand and Parisa fracture and multiply to an Anglo-Persian pop soundtrack. They ask how they can be advocates for themselves and allies to each other. 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with comedian, writer, performer Kelly McCaughan about her show Catholic Guilt on now until the 27th August @Underbelly, Bristo Sq @10.15pm We chat the inspiration for the show, fancying Jesus, being a “sexy clown” and much more. Another great episode with another great human. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/kelly-mccaughan-catholic-guilt Catholic Guilt NYC/Philly-based comedian Kelly McCaughan (HBO, Apple TV+) presents Catholic Guilt. Does daddy Jesus's naked body on the cross make you wet? Spoiler alert: So will this show! (No, seriously, there's water). We dive into that and much more: Losing our virginity in the most holy way, abortion, a bowling experience that leads to impure behaviour, and the list goes on.... Through audience participation, cringy personal recounts, and stand-up adjacent clowny performance, Kelly's raw, dirty, hilarious show exposes the impossible standards of being Catholic. We will laugh. We will sin. Will we make it to hell together? 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with the wonderful Larisa Faber & Eugénie Pastor, the creator and co-performers of Stark Bollock Naked which is on now till the 28th August 2023 at Assembly Roxy (downstairs) @3.10pm. We talk the inspiration for the show, the biological clock and all that means, drama training – to train or not to train, the joy of finding people to collaborate with and Larisa speaks about her experience of living in a country that was communist and then how you navigate out of then when one day your country is no longer under a regime. A pack, inspiring episode. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stark-bollock-naked Stark Bollock Naked Is the motherhood question bugging you too? An international smash hit about our reproductive shelf life and what (not) to do with those (ageing) eggs. Featuring stunning video mapping, comedy-infused storytelling and a live score of gynaecological instruments, stark bollock naked is a multimedia show with a real naked body and an honest conversation about reproduction, abortion and the biological clock. Game Ovar-ies. ‘Winningly hilarious and visually enthralling’ (FringeBiscuit.co.uk). ‘A satirical homage to eggs. Perfect comic timing’ (Luxembourg Times). VAULT Festival Pick of the Week (Lyn Gardner). 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine chats with writer/performer Eva Lily about her new show I’ve Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest on from now until the the 28th August at Gilded Balloon Teviot @1.40pm. We chat boobs, the inspiration for the show, being a theatre kid, medical misogyny, our love of the NHS, the joy of the festival and the power of making your own work. A great chat with a great human. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/i-ve-got-some-things-to-get-off-my-chest I’ve Got Some Things to Get Off My Chest According to Google, Eva's boobs weigh the same as: two and a half bottles of tequila; two bricks; or the average new-born baby. Quite a weight on your back and finding bras off the rack for a rack that size is near impossible. Despite being an ideal candidate, misogynistic medical standards leave Eva feeling like a tit for asking for a boob reduction – will the whole thing be a bust? This one-woman, two-mega-boobed comedy explores the failings of women's healthcare – underfunded, under researched and, much like Eva's boobs, under-supported. 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with the brilliant Cora Bissett about her show What Girls Are Made Of on at Assembly Rooms – Music Hall from 3rd to 27th August 2023. We chat the show, the music industry, carving your own path and so much more. A brilliant, inspiring episode with a brilliant, inspiring human. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/what-girls-are-made-of What Girls Are Made Of In 1992 a schoolgirl from Fife was catapulted to a rock star life in an indie band. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur, she was living the dream. Until she wasn’t. Based on her teenage diaries, this is the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey from the girl she was to the woman she wanted to be. Performing with a live band, directed by Orla O’Loughlin, Cora celebrates life’s euphoric highs and epic shitstorms, asking what wisdom we should pass to the next generation and which glorious mistakes we should let them make. 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 – [email protected] 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/

Elaine and Louise chat with actor, writer, producer, filmmaker April Wish about her new show Wendy, My Darling on at the The Space @Surgeons Hall 4th -12th August 2023. We chat the creation of the show, Hollywood, being a mother in the industry, following your true self and much more. Get your tickets here: http://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/wendy-my-darling Wendy, My Darling Following her return from Neverland, Wendy Darling, now a certified Grown Up, moves to Hollywood to become a writer. This modern take on the classic story of Peter Pan features non-stop multimedia elements with celebrity video appearances by Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink, Two and a Half Men) and Busy Philipps (Freaks and Geeks, Girls5Eva). Wendy is a charming, potty-mouthed mother to a tweenager who finds herself stuck in a "creative death spiral" as she struggles to stay relevant in a fickle business. Topical, heartfelt and hilarious, Wendy, My Darling is "...a voice for all women who found out hard truths about the real world as they grew up." Orlando Sentinel Through the lens of a newly middle-aged (and truly darling) Wendy Darling, this not-so-solo show is a playful and laugh-out-loud-funny exploration of storytelling and fairy tales. Drawing on the personal experiences of the three creatives at the helm - solo artist April Wish, Emmy Award winning director Krysia Plonka and musician and television producer Tammy Glover - Wendy, My Darling examines the story of “the girl that grew up” through her journey in the Entertainment Industry as it progresses, regresses and stalls in search of gender equality. Collecting awards and delighting audiences all over Canada and the US, Wendy, My Darling is magical, timely and timeless and will be bringing some pixie-dust to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. No, really, you will leave with pixie dust. Second star to the right and straight on ‘till... Hollywood! "This is a beautifully written story about a deeply magical part of growing up..." (...) ...you would be certifiably insane not to see it!" NoHoArts 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 – [email protected] 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/

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2023 SERIES Elaine chats with performer Sian Clark about her new show Icon on at Summerhall from 2nd August till the 27th. We discuss the show, training, performance art, being a woman in stand-up, our mutual fear but love of horror, stage fright and our existential crisis. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/icon https://www.summerhall.co.uk/about/a-brief-history-of-summerhall/ iCON The world is in crisis and so is Sian Clarke. Never mind, it will probably be ok. Let's all just try to have a nice time. Welcome to iCON, a show where everything is probably fine. In a world that is crumbling, and thoughts are spiralling, and the void you used to scream into for sweet relief tells you to go f*ck yourself, Sian Clarke asks: can we all just try to have a nice time for once? A show about the world, a show about a breakdown, a show about... it doesn't f*cking matter at this point anyway. https://www.persistentandnasty.co.uk/ Ed Fringe Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ThclOdoZcCZC4-2WZJFkD1qC7Vzg44fPYDVYzal0tO1uyg/closedform Sign up to Newsletter: https://www.persistentandnasty.co.uk/get-involved Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – [email protected] 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/