It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 seriesElaine chats with performer and co-creator Maria Teresa Creasey and Rebecca Reeves director and co-creator of Degenerate. Degenerate – Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker One)30 July - 23 August (not 5, 12, 19)Time: She is style, she is grace, she has blood dripping from her face: she’s Degenerate.DegenerateMaria just wants to perform for you - but the voice in the room is keeping her captive. Made to reenact an onslaught of famous horror scenes, will she make it out alive? Why does the voice seem hell-bent on keeping her here? And in a world where social worth is placed upon beauty and youth, who wouldn’t want to live forever? A high-octane, biting satire, Degenerate holds a mirror up to ageing and society, with Maria Teresa Creasey being the manic-pixie-scream-girl we’ve waited a lifetime for. Crammed with horror references, tap dancing and the queen of all vampires (Shania Twain, obviously. Seriously, how does she look like that? Still?), this is the mother of late-night comedies at the Fringe. A comedy so raw, so sexy, so deranged it’ll make you rethink your skincare routine.TICKET LINK HERE OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.ukPersistent and Nasty join the CEC community to create a safe space & build a community for those who are marginalised in any way in the arts.Link for our Zoom meeting with Creative Entrepreneurs Clubhttps://creativeentrepreneursclub.co.uk/MAIL BAG – you can write and ask us industry related questions or general questions or maybe you have a hot take you want to chare, some tea you want to spill or a topic you want discussed on the podcast. To be included in the Mail Bag podcast email [email protected] with subject line MAIL BAG or slide into the DM’s. IPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES Equity Toolkit: Link Stellar Quines: LinkPersistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero MembershipEmail – [email protected]Instagram - @persistentandnastyTwitter - @PersistentNastyCoffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EEResourcesSamaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UKArtsMinds - BAPAMFreelancers Make Theatre WorkStonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATEABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE