Emma Plotkin – FringeReview: Recent Episodes
Emma Plotkin talks to Grainne O Carroll founding member of the group Dance Among Other Things. Their newest play is called The PeopleSway. O Carroll delves into the process of creating a promenade show, the importance of bringing communities together and why art is needed in Dublin now, more than ever. “A devised, immersive movement-theatre piece […]
Emma Plotkin talks to creator and performer Fionnuala Gygax about Kiss Kiss Slap Slap. Gygax Addresses politics, the #MeToo movement, feminism and making this content accessible. “A dressing room. Three women invite you in. A multifaceted performance about the Ireland we live in. About the Ireland we could live in. #MeToo has happened. The game […]
Emma Plotkin talks to Nicola Murphy, a member of On the Quays and director of Stop/Over. Stop/Over is a show exploring the tumultuous relationship of two Irish women in New York City. Murphy talks about the choice to use the whole third floor of the Chocolate Factory, casting choices and working with playwright Garry Duggan. […]
Emma Plotkin talks to Billie Aken-Tyers about Your Alice. An imaginative and intimate exploration of Alice, Wonderland, and the people behind the characters, Billie talks about the processing of developing a show seven years in the making. “On the Golden Afternoon, Charles Dodgson (pen name Lewis Carroll) tells his child muse, Alice, her favourite story […]
Emma Plotkin talks to Nikki Muller and Jason Rosario about developing Definition of Man “A sexier, more violent Waiting for Godot, Definition of Man is a physicalised post-apocalyptic decreation myth that won Best in Dance and Physical Theatre and Ripest Show at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe. Drawing from Kenneth Burke’s essay of the same name, the show […]
Emma Plotkin talks to with Abigail Zealey Bess, director of Leviticus about developing and bringing their show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “Leviticus It is the mid-90s, the dot-com millionaires are kings… Austin and his wife Jess host a dinner party to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of friends Robert and Stacia. Austin and Robert are estranged […]
Emma Plotkin talks to David Graham philanthropist, Fringe patron and founder of the SIT-UP awards. “The SIT-UP Awards is a new award being launched at the Edinburgh Fringe to reward and support theatre to achieve greater social impact. It is an initiative of the UK registered charity Changing Ideas Limited” Listen to our interview with David […]
15th of August 2018 Binaural Audio: A Poetic Immersive Landscape Suspend your disbelief beyond the confines of four black walls, become immersed in a world so all-consuming you forget time and space. Become present in someone else’s head. This is the aim of Living Record Production’s, Thrown by Jodi Gray – “how do you stage […]