Establishing a national theatre, Comedy about mental health, Edinburgh flyering tips
Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including rap inspired by William Blake's poetry, establishing a national theatre, and how performers are addressing mental health in their shows.
In a devolved Britain, how many national theatres do we need? John McGrath of the National Theatre of Wales and Laurie Sansom of the National Theatre of Scotland discuss the pros and cons of running theatres without buildings.
Many shows at the Edinburgh Festivals this year are tackling issues of mental health. Performers Bryony Kimmings, Tim Grayburn and Brigitte Aphrodite discuss how to turn this challenging and sometimes taboo subject matter into entertainment.
Every year thousands of performers attempt to sell their Edinburgh shows by flyering on the Royal Mile. One theatre group, at the festival for the first time with their show, UKIP The Musical, give Kirsty a lesson in flyering at the Edinburgh Fringe.
And award winning beat boxer and rapper Testament talks about why he's devised a show based on the poetry of William Blake.
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Comedy and Mental Health
Duration: 08:48
The art of Flyering
Duration: 05:02
Establishing a National Theatre
Duration: 08:25
Blake Remixed
Duration: 05:13
Establishing a National Theatre
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Kirsty Lang talks to Laurie Sansom from the and to John McGrath from the
Images by Warren Orchard and Mike Hamilton
Comedy and mental health
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Fake It 'til you Make It isΒ playing at the Β from 18-23 August and 25-30 August.
Photo: Richard Davenport
Flyering at the Edinburgh Fringe
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UKIP! The Musical is running atΒ @Surgeon's HallΒ at 3.10pm on 17 and 19-29 August.
Rap music inspired by poetry
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Blake Remixed is playing at the at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 6-29 August followed by a
Photo: Richard Davenport
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Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Lang Interviewed Guest John McGrath Interviewed Guest Laurie Sansom Interviewed Guest Brigitte Aphrodite Interviewed Guest Bryony Kimmings Interviewed Guest Tim Grayburn Interviewed Guest Jessica Williams Interviewed Guest Testament Producer Olivia Skinner Broadcast
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