At the Fringe

Language: eng
Episodes: 13
Last: 2 Sep 2016

At the Fringe is The List's podcast from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world, as it takes over the city for the month of August. Hosted by theatre editor and critic Gareth K Vile, we welcome guest performers, directors and writers into The List's attic recording studio to talk theatre and share insider tips of what's going on at the Fringe.

Episodes (13)

At the Fringe # 13 | Fringe finale

At the Fringe # 13 | Fringe finale

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Published: 2 Sep 2016 Duration: n/a

It's over and done with, it's over and done with. That's it folks, another August, another Fringe wrapped up. The Circus tent is long gone, the purple cow has been sent out to pasture and the menagerie of artists, comedians and clowns from ... Read more →

It's over and done with, it's over and done with. That's it folks, another August, another Fringe wrapped up. The Circus tent is long gone, the purple cow has been sent out to pasture and the menagerie of artists, comedians and clowns from ... Read more →
At the Fringe # 12 | Triple Threat and Diary of a Madman

At the Fringe # 12 | Triple Threat and Diary of a Madman

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Published: 31 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Joining Theatre Editor Gareth K Vile for episode 12 is rising star Lucy McCormick to discuss her latest work, Triple Threat, and show that melds the New Testament with pop culture as it explores fame-chasing. C Venues press officer Jacana B... Read more →

Joining Theatre Editor Gareth K Vile for episode 12 is rising star Lucy McCormick to discuss her latest work, Triple Threat, and show that melds the New Testament with pop culture as it explores fame-chasing. C Venues press officer Jacana B... Read more →
At the Fringe # 11 | Go back to where you came from

At the Fringe # 11 | Go back to where you came from

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Published: 26 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

As we near the end of the Fringe, host Gareth K Vile welcomes two guests whose plays have melded hot button social and political subjects of the day with humour, playfulness and a dash of punk. Writer Afsaneh Gray's satire, Octopus, tackles... Read more →

As we near the end of the Fringe, host Gareth K Vile welcomes two guests whose plays have melded hot button social and political subjects of the day with humour, playfulness and a dash of punk. Writer Afsaneh Gray's satire, Octopus, tackles... Read more →
At the Fringe # 10 | Gutter trash rap in queer performance and how to get a unicorn on stage

At the Fringe # 10 | Gutter trash rap in queer performance and how to get a unicorn on stage

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Published: 25 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Once again Gareth K Vile struggles to keep up with the artists in our latest At the Fringe podcast: the performer behind Christeene, Paul Soileau, talks about the theatricality of queer performance and manages to make Vile stomp off when he... Read more →

Once again Gareth K Vile struggles to keep up with the artists in our latest At the Fringe podcast: the performer behind Christeene, Paul Soileau, talks about the theatricality of queer performance and manages to make Vile stomp off when he... Read more →
At the Fringe # 9 | Dive: the weirdest, queerest, best party in town

At the Fringe # 9 | Dive: the weirdest, queerest, best party in town

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Published: 24 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Having recently had difficulty choosing which queer cabaret night to go to in Glasgow, Gareth K Vile moves out of his comfort zone for episode nine of At the Fringe to talk clubbing with Dive's two Annabels, arch dissectors of gender norms ... Read more →

Having recently had difficulty choosing which queer cabaret night to go to in Glasgow, Gareth K Vile moves out of his comfort zone for episode nine of At the Fringe to talk clubbing with Dive's two Annabels, arch dissectors of gender norms ... Read more →
At the Fringe # 8 | Absurdist theatre from Turkey and Northern England

At the Fringe # 8 | Absurdist theatre from Turkey and Northern England

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Published: 22 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Gareth K Vile takes a trip to the French side At the Fringe, via a Turkish production of an absurdist classic The Empire Builders showing at Institut Français d'Écosse. He is then visited by The List's Research Manager Rowena McIntosh for a... Read more →

Gareth K Vile takes a trip to the French side At the Fringe, via a Turkish production of an absurdist classic The Empire Builders showing at Institut Français d'Écosse. He is then visited by The List's Research Manager Rowena McIntosh for a... Read more →
At the Fringe # 7 | Fringe First winners World Without Us and Us / Them

At the Fringe # 7 | Fringe First winners World Without Us and Us / Them

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Published: 19 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Critics are supposed to be heard and not seen, but Gareth K Vile got involved in a show a few years ago: in this episode of At the Fringe, Alexander Devriendt, the director of Ontroerend Goed, confronts the critic who threw a shoe at his pe... Read more →

Critics are supposed to be heard and not seen, but Gareth K Vile got involved in a show a few years ago: in this episode of At the Fringe, Alexander Devriendt, the director of Ontroerend Goed, confronts the critic who threw a shoe at his pe... Read more →
At the Fringe # 6 | Teatro Delusio takes off the mask

At the Fringe # 6 | Teatro Delusio takes off the mask

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Published: 18 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

After the intensity of the previous episode, At the Fringe covers its face and discusses mask theatre with actor Thomas van Ouwerkerk and production manager Gianni Bettucci of the Familie Flöz company, currently winning plaudits and stars f... Read more →

After the intensity of the previous episode, At the Fringe covers its face and discusses mask theatre with actor Thomas van Ouwerkerk and production manager Gianni Bettucci of the Familie Flöz company, currently winning plaudits and stars f... Read more →
At the Fringe # 5 | From Tbilisi with love

At the Fringe # 5 | From Tbilisi with love

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Published: 17 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

At the Fringe continues to travel the world from the safety of Edinburgh. First up is a visitor from England, James Grieve of Paines Plough, a company who have their own venue in Summerhall and a fast-growing reputation. Next we enjoy Festi... Read more →

At the Fringe continues to travel the world from the safety of Edinburgh. First up is a visitor from England, James Grieve of Paines Plough, a company who have their own venue in Summerhall and a fast-growing reputation. Next we enjoy Festi... Read more →
At the Fringe # 4 | The Vaudevillains: murder at the Empire Theatre

At the Fringe # 4 | The Vaudevillains: murder at the Empire Theatre

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Published: 15 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

At the Fringe keeps going strong into episode 4, with James Seager from theatre company Les Enfants Terribles talking about their latest show, The Vaudevillains and sharing 15 years worth of Fringe memories, with host Gareth K Vile. Playwri... Read more →

At the Fringe keeps going strong into episode 4, with James Seager from theatre company Les Enfants Terribles talking about their latest show, The Vaudevillains and sharing 15 years worth of Fringe memories, with host Gareth K Vile. Playwri... Read more →
At the Fringe # 3 | A dramaturgical guide to the galaxy

At the Fringe # 3 | A dramaturgical guide to the galaxy

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Published: 12 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

For the third episode of At The Fringe, host Gareth K Vile invites Alex Kelly down from Summerhall to talk about 600 People and his disappointment at the thought of no alien life, and Adura Onashile, who has recently won a Fringe First for ... Read more →

For the third episode of At The Fringe, host Gareth K Vile invites Alex Kelly down from Summerhall to talk about 600 People and his disappointment at the thought of no alien life, and Adura Onashile, who has recently won a Fringe First for ... Read more →
At the Fringe # 2 | Do strippers dream of techno glitter penguins?

At the Fringe # 2 | Do strippers dream of techno glitter penguins?

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Published: 11 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

In episode two of At The Fringe, host Gareth K Vile talks to comedian, writer and actress Nicole Henriksen, who has two much buzzed about shows in Edinburgh (Makin it Rain and Techno Glitter Penguins), musician and performer Elyssa Vulpes d... Read more →

In episode two of At The Fringe, host Gareth K Vile talks to comedian, writer and actress Nicole Henriksen, who has two much buzzed about shows in Edinburgh (Makin it Rain and Techno Glitter Penguins), musician and performer Elyssa Vulpes d... Read more →
At the Fringe # 1 | In Fidelity and 5 things to see

At the Fringe # 1 | In Fidelity and 5 things to see

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Published: 9 Aug 2016 Duration: n/a

Welcome to The List's Edinburgh Festivals podcast, At the Fringe. In this first episode, host and Theatre Editor Gareth K Vile is joined by the Traverse playwright and performer Rob Drummond, whose In Fidelity is 'equal parts TED Talk and t... Read more →

Welcome to The List's Edinburgh Festivals podcast, At the Fringe. In this first episode, host and Theatre Editor Gareth K Vile is joined by the Traverse playwright and performer Rob Drummond, whose In Fidelity is 'equal parts TED Talk and t... Read more →