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Birdy Man - Tim Bat
I often wondered who the guy was behind the bird whistling man who walked the streets of Brighton.
I recently had the pleasure of spending 50 minutes with him - and this is what I found…
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Kemptown Carnival 2012
A montage of people enjoying the Kemptown Carnival, Brighton, UK. Andy gets a custard pie in the face and finds out what a positive experience this can be…
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Dirty Scavenger - Hanging Gardens of Brighton - Brighton Fringe 2012
Dirty Scavenger chats about her music,
her life and performing at the Hanging Gardens of Brighton,
the finale party to the Brighton Fringe 2012.
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Rodrigo Kerr - King Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band - Hanging Gardens of Brighton - Brighton Fringe 2012
Rodrigo Kerr of King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Dance Band
talks about his band and performing at the Hanging Gardens of Brighton, the
finale party to the Brighton Fringe 2012.
Film by Andy White
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An Interview with Jonathan Brown, The Last Lunch - Best New Play - Brighton Fringe 2012
We recently spent a pleasant and some what hilarious afternoon chatting and
drinking tea with Jonathan Brown
in his garden.
We talked about him receiving the New Writing South/Brighton Fringe 2012 Best
New Play Award. We went on to discussed his winning play, The Last Lunch, the
inspiration behind it and his theatre group, Something Underground Theatre Company.
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Trouser Wearing Characters - Rose Collis - Brighton Fringe 2012
Rose Collis talks about her latest
production, Trouser Wearing Characters, and the history behind it.
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Final Week - Brighton Fringe 2012
We talk to Julian Caddy, Brighton Fringe MD at the Hendrick’s Library of
Delightfully Peculiar Writings and Damian Barr, Curator and Host of the venue,
then we take a look at all the Cultural Olympiad’s
Dip Your Toe project and all its
bathing machines.
This video was 3 of 3 that appeared on the Independent Newspaper website.
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For Families - Week 2 - Brighton Fringe 2012
We chat to Julian Caddy about the hundreds of shows for families at Brighton
Fringe 2012, before having a look at The Hurly Burly - Brighton Fringe’s first
ever family dedicated venue.
This video was 2 of 3 that appeared on the Independent Newspaper website.
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Week One - Brighton Fringe 2012
We speak to Brighton Fringe managing director Julian Caddy about the first week
of Brighton Fringe, take a look at some exciting new performance spaces and
take in the atmosphere at Fringe City.
This video was 1 of 3 that appeared on the Independent Newspaper website.
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Kissing The Gunner's Daughter - Grist To The Mill, Dip Your Toe - Brighton Fringe 2012
Dorothy Max Prior and Isobel Smith talk about Grist To The Mill’s production,
Kissing The Gunner’s Daughter. This production was performed in one of the
Victorian style bathing machines for Dip Your Toe during the Brighton Fringe 2012.
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The Marlborough Theatre - Brighton Fringe 2012
Tarik Elmoutawaki and David Sheppeard chat about the
Marlborough Theatre,
it’s programme for the Brighton Fringe 2012 and the
Dip Your Toe project.
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All Fingers and Thumbs - Brighton Fringe 2012
David Weedall
talks about his black comedy and we get a sneak of one of the scenes from the play.
Music by David Weedall
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Headcase - Touched Theatre - Brighton Fringe 2012
Andy chatted with Beccy Smith and Darren East of Touched Theatre about their
production, Headcase. It’s the first time anyone’s given a name to my furry
microphone wind cover - from now on, it shall be kown as Gordon (more likely
Brown, not the gofer).
From the headcase website:
Combining tabletop puppetry and object theatre with powerful dance and visual
theatre, Headcase shares the real experiences of a made up, mixed up teenager
as she struggles to come to terms with what’s going on inside her own head.
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The Department of Unreliable Memoirs - Stillpoint Theatre, Dip Your Toe - Brighton Fringe 2012
Emma Kilbey of Stillpoint Theatre told us about The Department of Unreliable
Memoirs. This production was created and performed by Emma and Rachel Blackman
in one of the Victorian style bathing machines for Dip Your Toe during the
Brighton Fringe 2012.
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Puppet Paramour and Sock Puppet Side Show - Boogaloo Stu, Dip Your Toe - Brighton Fringe 2012
Boogaloo Stu explains all about his Puppet Paramour and Sock Puppet Side Show,
which took place in one of Dip Your Toe’s six Victorian style bathing machines.
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Dip Your Toe - Bathing Machine Build - Brighton Festival Fringe 2012
Steven Brett, Artistic Director of the
Nightingale talks about Dip Your Toe, a large scale arts event, produced by
the Nightingale with Brighton Fringe and The Marlborough Theatre, that took take place
in the streets of Brighton to celebrate the Maiden Voyage of Lone Twin’s,
The Boat Project.
This spectacular
event saw the creation of six bespoke Victorian style bathing machines,
which acted as intimate new Brighton Fringe venues, in prime locations
across the city in May 2012. We filmed one of the bathing machines being built
on a foggy morning on Brighton beach.
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Knock Knock - Antik - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
We talked with Rosalind Georgeson and Clare Halstead, of Antik about the
premiere of their first production Knock Knock.
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#22: Acampada Brighton
I first noticed an encampment on the Old Stein yesterday.
Today I spoke to Carlos Genova, a resident of the camp, about what it’s all about. It goes under several names including Spanish Revolution and Global Revolution - but I like the Twitter tag - #AcampadaBrighton (apparently this is going on in many countries across the world so you can just substitute Brighton with many other cities). In essence - it’s all about peace, giving and environmental responsibility.
I wish them the very best of luck.
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The Cock & Tail Inn - Driftwood Productions - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Nick Green and John Scott Cobb of
Driftwood Productions chatted to us on the set of their 70’s themed pub
comedy, “The Cock & Tail Inn”.
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The King's Face - Iambic Arts Theatre - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
I spoke to Steven Young (Director), Graham Rowe and David Trosko of The King’s
Face playing in the Fringe at the Iambic Arts Theatre. A lively interaction
ensued that gives us some splendid insights into story behind the play.
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Jessica Fostekew - Luxury Tramp - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
We spoke to comedian
Jessica Fostekew before the first performance of her show, Luxury Tramp at
the Quadrant this Fringe. Jessica talked about performing in this years Fringe
and the inspiration behind her latest show.
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Melvin Brown - Soul To Soul - Komedia - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Melvin Brown gave a
preview of his show, Soul To Soul (I have a dream), at Fringe city. We caught
up with him after his performance and asked him about his show at the
Komedia and
found out a bit about the man himself.
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The World's Biggest Pompom - Brighton Fashion Week - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Brighton Fashion Week breaks the record for the World’s biggest pompom in
Jubilee Square, Brighton.
Music by
The Morning Orchestra.
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Duncan Sibbald - Keep Taking the Tablets - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
I chatted to Duncan Sibbald who wrote and produced Keep Taking the Tablets
a moving and funny play about mental health and mental health services.
Duncan told me about the story and inspiration behind the play which is based
on his mother’s mental illness and the challenges he faced looking after her.
Profits from the show are being donated to the charity
Mind.
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Mark Restuccia - Kiss Yourself - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Comedian, Mark
Restuccia chats to Andy about performing his latest show, Kiss
Yourself, in the Fringe, and the inspiration behind it.
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Kevin Shepherd - Caronicle - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Comedian Kevin Shepherd talks to
Andy White about the inspiration behind his latest show, Caronicle.
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Kemble's Riot - Adrian Bunting - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
I speak to Adrian Bunting - playwrite and author of Kembles’s Riot which played
at the Old Court House as part of the 2011 Fringe.
On December 20, 1808, the original Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by a fire. The cost of
constructing and furnishing the new building, however, was so high that the
management was forced to raise the prices. On the opening night, riots broke
out during a performance of Macbeth and continued throughout the play…
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Matthew Highton's Shadowed Vagary - Quadrant - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
We spoke to comedian
Matthew Highton after his first performance of Shadowed Vagary at the Quadrant.
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Underbling And Vow - 'Ave A Banana - Marlborough Theatre - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
A preview/review of
Underbling and Vow performing their Music Hall time travellers knees up at the Marlborough Theatre.
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Preview - The Importance of Being Ernest at the Iambic Arts Theatre - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Highlights of a scene performed by the Barefoot Players of Oscar Wilde’s, The Importance of Being Ernest, from the preview at the Iambic Arts Theatre
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Neil By Mouth - Neil Cole - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Neil Cole talks to Andy White about performing his latest show, “Neil By Mouth”, for this years Fringe. Neil also reminisces about a past Fringe performance and gives his unique view on comedy.
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The Spy and the Femme Fatale - David Weedall - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
David Weedall talks
about his latest production and we get a sneak preview of one of the scenes from the play.
Music by David Weedall.
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Youth Arts Festival launch - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
I spoke to Sarah Pain and others at the launch party of the Youth Arts Festival at the Jubilee Library in Brighton.
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Chi Kung in the Community - Ele Denman - Brighton Fringe Festival
Ele Denman explains all about Chi Kung and how she is bringing it into the Community for the Brighton Festival Fringe.
Music by We are Swift
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#21: Jon Barrenechea of the Duke of York's Cinema
Andy speaks to Jon Barrenechea, manager of the Duke of York’s Cinema in
Brighton, who tells us about the history of the cinema, the ledgend of the roof
legs, and how to join the cinema.
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#20: Sam Chara - street opera performer
I met Sam on New Road last year - I was attracted by her superb opera style
singing (which I could hear several streets away). I made the first part of the
recording last year, and the second part of her singing just a few weeks ago in
March 2011.
I loved it - enjoy!
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Marlborough Theatre - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
A chance to look inside the Marlborough Theatre, one of the Brighton Fringe Festival venues, and hear Manager, Tarik Elmoutawaki, talk about the theatre and it’s history.
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The Importance of being Earnest - Iambic Arts Theatre - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Andy White talks to The Barefoot Players, the cast of The Importance of being Earnest showing at the Iambic Theatre in May. The performance is a sexy modern update of Oscar Wilde’s classic social satire for Brighton Fringe Festival 2011 <– lifted straight from The Barefoot Player’s Facebook page, hope you don’t mind guys.
The cast, in order of appearance:
Sarah King plays the formidable Lady Bracknell
Sam Black plays Jack or is it Ernest Worthing? He's also a muscian/musical director and has composed a score
James Davies the director
Eleanor Conlon, she plays Gwendolen and doesn't laugh at her own jokes but laughs at dentist jokes from Sam and Andy (I think I have that right)
Andy Mansell - Algernon Moncrieff who apparently plays piano badly and in real life can design websites
Steven Bollschweiler - Algernon Moncrieff's butler
Katie Sommers - Cecily Cardue - Jack's niece - she's a bit mad, not in real life though
Edward Johnson - Dr. Chasuble - the village vicar - he's doing the set in real life
The Importance of being Earnest, 7-9 May 2011 Brighton Festival Fringe
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Anima - The Karavan Ensemble - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
What have a load of missing lamps from Hollingdean got to do with the Big Lemon Bus and a facinating light and dance performance? Sarah Chambers talks to Yael Karavan and Claire Wearn, of the Karavan Ensemble to get some answers.
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The Nonsense - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Imagine working out continuously for 50 minutes while talking very loud, oh, and in front od an audience. Andrew Kazamia will be doing just this in The Nonsense, a play directed by his son, Dino Kamazia. This will be performed no less than 6 times at the Komedia throughout May.
In this lively interview, Andrew and Dino gave some terrific insights into the story behind the play, and you can enjoy me struggling to pronounce Andrew’s surname too.
Photo: Tilley Harris
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Launch Party - Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
The party was excellent! I met and spoke to:
Mike Bedingfield - the new Director of the Fringe
Alex and Tricia of the Dean’s Festival
Tarik Elmoutawaki of The Marlborough Theatre
Chris Parkinson, Minister of Web and Marketing Assistant for the Fringe
Damian Barr of the Hendrick’s Horseless Carriage
Featuring musical interludes by Cosmo Sheldrake
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#19: Richard Stamp - developer of the iFringe app
I spent some time with Richard Stamp in Pavilion Gardens Cafe. Richard and his team developed the iFringe app for the iPhone. He talks about his passion for fringe festivals and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in particular. Richard also has a fringe festival information and reviews website.
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#18: Brighton Marathon
Yikes! Brighton’s first marathon.
So in my usual style I sauntered through the relevant streets soaking in the atmosphere of this historic event. The actual winner was Mongolian Ser-od Ba-otochir - well done son.
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#17: Giovanni sings Elvis
I was in one of my favourite cafes this morning, La Gigo Gi, and found Giovanni, the owner, playing guitar and singing away - and he was good! I’ve known him for a few months now and recently recorded one of our Social Media White Noise podcasts there - where he made a brief appearance. By the way - his meatballs with pasta is one of the best I’ve ever tasted.
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#16: Youth Arts Fringe Launch Night
I take a walk around the Youth Arts Fringe Launch Night at
The Old
Market Place, Hove. Many thanks to Sarah Pain and crew and to all the young
artists and exhibitors who participated in the show.
Find out more about the
Youth Arts Fringe.
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#15: Nelly Mystic Warrior plays the Sitar
Yes, I know I’m always hanging around Pavilion gardens and the last episode was from Pavilion Gardens but I’ve been trying to interview this guy for ages. Sitar Man, also know as Nelly Mystic Warrior has been playing the sitar since about 2005, after a trip to India. He also has a new project, Wavehead, featuring Electronica Dance Music. Entrancing!
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#14: Trance Music in Pavilion Gardens
Another mesmerising treat here with Didgeridoo, Hang Drum and Drums played to
perfection. We are so lucky to have folks like this performing publicly and
freely in Brighton.
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#13: Starting Over Show
The Starting Over Show took place on Sunday 15th March 2009 at the Ship Hotel in Brighton. Here I talk to Suzy Miller, the lady behind the show, a number of exhibitors, and Tankus the Henge, the band playing at the show.
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#12: Stop Starbucks!
I speak with Louis Loizou who is heading a weekly protest against Starbucks
who opened in St. James Street, Kemptown despite the council turning their
application down.
See also the
Stop Starbucks from Opening on St James Street group on Facebook.
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#11: Anston House Protesters
In June 2007, to the anger of many Brighton residents, developers arrived on
land next to Anston House, Preston Road, Brighton and bulldozed about ten
mature oaks and copper beeches which had Tree Protection Orders.
Soon afterwards, protesters set up camp on the land. I spoke to Colin West and
Sandra Dunne, 2 of the protesters, to get their views.
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#10: Brighton Earthship
Mischa Hewitt of The Low Carbon Network takes
Andy on a tour of the Brighton Earthship.
Imagine a building that heats itself during the winter, cools itself during the
summer, deals with it’s own waste, collects all the water it needs from the
environment, is made from old car tyres, and looks beautiful - that’s an
earthship.
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#9: Pride 2007
Andy does his best to get a feel for Pride even though he arranged to go visit
his in-laws on the day - Wooooops!
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#8: Ingenious at the University of Sussex
Meet a guy who regularly performs a three point turn - with an atom! Learn how
to measure the charge separation in a neutron - and change the course of String
Theory. Hear about a technology that could fly you from Tokyo to New York in
under two hours.
All this happened at the University of Sussex in their Ingenious event where
the exciting world of science and research was opened for all to see.
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#7: Hang Drum and Didgeridoo Music
Strolling along Gardiner Street in the North Laines, I heard these two guys
producing an amazing sound, they were Danny and Matias, who call themselves
Rishikesh. I just had to record them for the show. Matias was playing the
didgeridoo and Danny had what looked like an up-side-down wok - actually a
hang drum. Enjoy.
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#6: Brighton Festival Reviews 2007
Opinions and thoughts on some of the acts in the Brighton Festival from two of
our reviewers Jo in Brighton and Lee in Shoreham. Listen in to see what they
thought of Dr Ivor Hairy Bum and Dr Willy Wee, Cirque Surreal, He Said She Said,
Slaughterhouse, Ida Barr and The Caesar Twins.
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#5: Greedy and The Pros from Dover at the Udderbelly
The Udderbelly is a big, blue, up-side-down cow that tours the country attending
various festivals including our very own Brighton Fringe Festival.
I had the pleasure of sitting in the Udderbelly bar (actually a tent) and
chatting with two comedy sketch teams who were playing there,
Greedy
(Louie Bayliss, Felicity Wren,
Rachel Egan, Alan Freestone and
James Wren)
and The Pros from Dover
(Neil Cole,
Phil Whelans
and Richard
Glover).
Learn all about bowel gas problems, accidents that only rich people can have
and what it’s like to be kissed on the head by Jodie Kidd, what Rick Mayall is
really like and how to succeed in cow tipping.
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#4: The Streets of Brighton
The Streets of Brighton took place on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th May.
Enjoy an outdoor period drama, giant prawns doing a striptease, lively outdoor
music from a group of frogmen, blokes in pubs, an incredible gong shower, a
hydraulic caravan and some splendid, pulsating tree lights.
Artists featured/mentioned/could be heard in background:-
Swervy World - were the Deep Sea Jivers
Tantrum Theatre - were The Prawns
Spiral Flight - performed Caravan of Desires
Ramshacklicious - (pictured) performed The Road to Nowhere
Paka the Uncredible - performed Flogging a dead horse
Orkestra Del Sol - performed Fanfare
Hoodwink - performed Pleasure Garden
Aswarm - Gather (The lights in the trees)
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#3: Queens Park - May Day in Albion
On the first Sunday every May, Queens Park in Brighton becomes host to a bunch
of May Day celebrations from green-clad nymphettes doing fertility dances
around a maypole, to live theatre, to folk bands. Despite cool, grey skies,
there was plenty happening - I’m glad I went!
Mentioned in this show:-
Bloodstone Arts
Suffolk Howlers
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#2: Fringe City
With mike in hand, I venture into Jubilee Square to capture the essence of
Fringe City. I meet a man wearing a judge’s wig, a man with giant cardboard
ears and a man making funny sounds with a guitar, a laptop and lots of wires.
I also meet lots of lovely people who promise to review the performances they
see during the festival - horah!
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#1: Children's Parade
The children’s parade opens the festival every year. This year the theme was inventors and inventions and over 70 schools from in and around Brighton took part.
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