The Soloist
The Soloist
Steve Greer
An occasional podcast series about solo performance and solo performers, created by Steve Greer.
The Soloist – Nic Green
Nic Green is a performance maker and Live Artist based in Glasgow, Scotland, whose work is characterised by collaborative and relational practices with people, place and material. Her most well-known shows include the multiple-award winning exploration of modern-day feminisms Trilogy (2009) and Cock and Bull (2015) which uses the repetitive rhetoric of Conservative Party conference […]
May 26, 2020
37 min
The Soloist – Ishbel McFarlane
Ishbel McFarlane is a performer, writer and theatre maker whose work focuses on social justice, feminism, place, history and language. She’s most widely known for her show O is for Hoolet – a solo show about the Scots language which led her to work with BSL and Gaelic specialists to provide training on Scotland’s minority […]
Feb 7, 2020
30 min
The Soloist – Christian Noelle Charles
Christian Noelle Charles is a Black female artist working through video, print-making and live performance - a New York native currently living and working in Glasgow, Scotland whose work takes inspiration from today's pop culture, modern performance techniques, and personal experiences.
Aug 20, 2018
34 min
The Soloist – Ewan Downie
A conversation with performer and director Ewan Downie about his time with Poland’s Song of the Goat, the work of his own laboratory theatre Company of Wolves – co-directed with Anna Porubcansky – and the creation of his new solo show, Achilles.
Aug 3, 2018
42 min
The Soloist – Kieran Hurley
A conversation with performer and playwright Kieran Hurley about gig theatre, storytelling from behind a desk, the long-missed Arches and the optimism of making shows about the end of the world.
Dec 19, 2017
37 min
The Soloist – Scottee
A chat with queer artist and theatre-maker Scottee about class, building an audience and the motivations for making solo work.
Sep 27, 2017
27 min
The Soloist – Jo Clifford
A conversation with prolific playwright Jo Clifford about her work as a performer, her life as a trans woman and her latest play, Eve.
Sep 5, 2017
32 min
The Soloist – Rachel Mars
A conversation with solo theatre-maker and comedian Rachel Mars about her collaborations with Greg Wohead and nat tarrab, and what (if anything) makes work 'queer enough'..
Aug 11, 2017
34 min
The Soloist – FK Alexander
Recorded in summer 2017 ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe, I chat with FK Alexander about I Could Go On Singing, a one-to-one performance in which she sings Judy Garland's Somewhere Over the Rainbow, over and over, while holding your hand.
Aug 11, 2017
30 min