Live from the Edinburgh Festival with Henning Wehn, Frances Poet, Fara and Arusa Qureshi
Live from the Edinburgh festivals, with comedian Henning Wehn, playwright Frances Poet, writer Arusa Qureshi and Orkney folk band Fara.
The Edinburgh Festival is a much more pared-down event this year because of Covid, but despite this there is still plenty on offer.
Comedian Henning Wehn is filling the Edinburgh Corn Exchange and he'll be discussing the challenge of preparing for a festival with all live comedy events cancelled for so many months.
Playwright Frances Poet discusses the world premiere of her unsettling play Still at the Traverse Theatre. Edinburgh-based writer Arusa Qureshi will being us her observations of how the festival city is different this year. And the Orkney four-piece folk band will be performing live from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's outdoor stage.
Presenter Kirsty Lang
Producer Jerome Weatherald
Last on
Henning Wehn
His show  It’ll All Come Out in the Wash runs at the from 19 - 29 Aug
Frances Poet
Still is
at the Traverse, EdinburghΒ until 22 Aug and will stream on demand from late August
Sophia
is on Sound Stage, 27 - 29 AugΒ Β in conjunction with and the
Fara
Photo credit:Β Β© Euan Robertson
appear at the Edinburgh International Festival on Wed 18 Aug
Broadcast
- Tue 17 Aug 2021 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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