It’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 seriesElaine chats with creator and performer of I’m Ready to Talk Now Oliver Ayres. I’m Ready To Talk Now Traverse Theatre Now– 24th August Time: Various times I’m Ready to Talk Now Presented by SKINT and Quiet RIOT The artist tells his story of being diagnosed with a rare, severe and chronic immune condition - in his very first year of starting testosterone. A radical act of connection, exploring chronic illness and identity, experienced by one audience member at a time, across eight performances each day. Set inside of a hospital room, audiences experience the work one at a time, alone with the artist, as he tells the story of being diagnosed with a rare, severe and chronic immune condition - in his very first year of starting testosterone. Through music, projection, and physical theatre, this radical act of connection blurs the lines between audience and performer, theatre and installation art, and stands boldly outside of ordinary theatrical conventions. With access as its core guiding principle, each performance can be spontaneously altered: offering relaxed performances, tactile tours, audio description and captioning on demand. Audience members can leave the space at any time.TICKET LINK HERE - Returns only 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