Bechdel Theatre Podcast

Matilda Ibini [https://matildaibini.com/] is a playwright and screen-writer from East London. She is the writer of Little Miss Burden, a five-star-reviewed coming-of-age tale that smashes together 90s nostalgia, Nigerian family, East London and Sailor Moon to tell the sometimes tricky, often funny truth about growing up with a physical impairment. Matilda also recently worked as dramaturg on Eve Leigh’s Midnight Movie, a new play exploring what it is like to have a digital body, when your physical body is always glitching and letting you down. Little Miss Burden [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/little-miss-burden] is at The Bunker until Dec 21 Midnight Movie [https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/midnightmovie/] is at The Royal Court until Dec 21 Matilda’s #FeministFaves were Triple Cripples [https://twitter.com/triplecripples] podcast Crutchesandspice.com [https://crutchesandspice.com/] by American activist Imani Barbarin Jillian Macardo [https://twitter.com/jilly_peppa] - model and actor (currently in the new series of The L Word [https://www.sho.com/the-l-word-generation-q]) Kelechi Okafor [https://twitter.com/kelechnekoff] - actor, pole/twerking teacher and her podcast Say Your Mind [https://www.kelechiokafor.com/] Danielle Dash [https://twitter.com/DanielleDASH] - writer and TV executive. Pippa’s #FeministFaves were YouTubers - Jessica Kellgren-Fozard [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdi0yUyGW1PKzYXaIACnuA] & Molly Burke [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwf9TcLyS5KDoLRLjke41Hg]. Beth’s #FeministFave was the podcast Dolly Parton’s America [https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america]. More recommendations... The Girl With Glitter In Her Eye [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/the-girl-with-glitter-in-her-eye/about] The Bunker Jan 12 -13, 19 - 20, 26 - 27 Scenes With Girls [https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/sceneswithgirls/] The Royal Court Jan 15 - Feb 22 The Undefinable [https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/the-undefinable/] Camden People’s Theatre Dec 10 – 21 Pecsmas [https://theyardtheatre.co.uk/theatre/events/pecsmas-by-pecs-drag-kings/] The Yard until Dec 20 The Family Jewels NYE Y2K House Party [https://www.outsavvy.com/event/3857/the-family-jewels-y2k-tickets] DIY Space Dec 31 Fairview [https://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/fairview] Young Vic until Jan 23 Christmas At The Snowglobe [https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/christmas-at-the-snow-globe-2019/] Shakespeare’s Globe Dec 19 - 23 Swive [https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/swive-elizabeth/] Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Dec 7 - Feb 15

Madiha Ansari specialises in cultural engagement, specifically for communities of South Asian women. She is the founder and director of arts-based social enterprise The Cultural Ecology Project which aims to make art accessible to those in the most deprived and vulnerable areas of society. You can contact her at madiha@lungtheatre.co.uk [madiha@lungtheatre.co.ukor]or follow her at @AnsariMadiha. [https://twitter.com/AnsariMadiha] Madiha's #feministfaves were the Muslim Women’s Council, [http://www.muslimwomenscouncil.org.uk] Cate Blanchet and the Pakistani movie Cake. [https://www.shondaland.com/live/a26433278/adnan-malik-pakistan-film-cake/] Pippa’s is Leslie Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues. [https://www.lesliefeinberg.net] Beth's is Samira Ahmed. [https://twitter.com/SamiraAhmedUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] More recommendations... And So The Choir Gathers [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/and-so-the-choir-gathers]The Bunker Nov 17 & 18 i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/i-will-still-be-whole/book-now] & Before I Was A Bear [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/before-i-was-a-bear/book-now] is on until 23rd November. Use ticket discount BECHDEL10 [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/before-i-was-a-bear/book-now] to join us for our audience discussion on Thursday 21 November. Little Miss Burden [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/little-miss-burden/about] The Bunker Dec 4 - 21 Midnight Movie [https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/midnightmovie/] Royal Court Nov 27 - Dec 21 Post Popular [https://sohotheatre.com/shows/lucy-mccormick-post-popular/] Soho Theatre Dec 3 - 14 Bitch on Heat [https://sohotheatre.com/shows/btch-on-heat/] Soho Theatre Dec 5 - 14 Venus [https://sohotheatre.com/shows/sophie-duker-venus/] Soho Theatre Jan 13 - 18 Three Sisters [https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/three-sisters] National Theatre Dec 3 - Feb 19 OH YES OH NO [https://www.bac.org.uk/content/45509/whats_on/whats_on/shows/oh_yes_oh_no] Battersea Arts Centre until Nov 23 EASY [http://www.blueelephanttheatre.co.uk/easy] Blue Elephant until Nov 23 Aladdin and the Feast of Wonders [ttps://www.thevaults.london/aladdin-and-the-feast-of-wonders] The Vaults until Jan 15

Porscha Present [https://www.instagram.com/porschaspresent/] is a singer, pianist, performer, and tutor currently playing Mermaid, Baba Yaga in Red Palace. Camilla Harding [https://twitter.com/thisismilly_h] is a performer, actor, and drag-dabbler currently playing Prince, Wolf, and an unnamed mystery character in Red Palace. Red Palace [https://www.thevaults.london/red-palace] is a Shotgun Carousel production, written by Cressida Peever and directed by Celine Lowenthal. It’s running at The Vaults until January 12. Porscha’s #FeministFaves are femmes with facial hair, the Gurls Talk [https://www.gurlstalk.com/] online community founded by Adwoa Aboah, and the model Sophia Hadjipanteli [https://www.instagram.com/sophiahadjipanteli/?hl=en]. Milly’s #FeministFave is the tattoo artist Mani.Tattoo [https://www.instagram.com/mani.tattoo/] who focuses on tattooing as a sacred and ancient art, and often tattoos darker skin and people of colour. Beth’s #FeministFaves are the apocalyptic zombie movie The Girl With All The Gifts netflix [https://www.netflix.com/nl-en/title/80142100], and the documentary about women running for congress Knock Down The House netflix [https://www.netflix.com/title/81080637]. Pippa’s #FeministFaves are lesbian activist singer-songwriter Grace Petrie [https://gracepetrie.com/] and her song Black Tie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzU7aIk1dGI], plus a series of articles about Butch identities recently published on Refinery29: Butch Is Beautiful [http://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/butch-is-beautiful], and A Butch Dandy & A Trans Man Get Real About The Intersection Of Their Identities [https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/butch-trans-l-with-the-t]. More recommendations... The Pleasance Theatre’s Best of Edinburgh Fringe including: Bible John [https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/bible-john-0#overview] & Honeybee [https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/honeybee-0#overview] Nov 2 - 3 Madame Ovary [https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/madame-ovary-0#overview] Nov 8 - 10 A History of Water In The Middle East [https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/ahistoryofwater/] The Royal Court until Nov 16 i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) bunker [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/i-will-still-be-whole] The Bunker Nov 12 - 23 (Read Pippa’s blog [https://bechdeltheatre.com/2019/03/04/embedded-criticism-for-i-will-still-be-whole-when-you-rip-me-in-half/] response to i will still be whole, and listen to our podcast episode with writer Ava Wong Davies [https://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/live-at-vault-2019-with-ava-wong-davies-and-lyn-gardner]) Before I Was A Bear [https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/before-i-was-a-bear] The Bunker Nov 12 - 23 (Use the discount code BECHDEL10 for a cheap ticket and join us for a post-show audience conversation about Before I Was A Bear on Thurs Nov 21) Girl From Nowhere [http://girlfromnowhereplay.com] at The Bedford Nov 13 - 14 I’m A Phoenix, Bitch [https://homemcr.org/production/im-a-phoenix-bitch/] at HOME Manchester Nov 26 - 30 Plant Fetish [https://homemcr.org/production/plant-fetish/] at HOME Manchester Nov 27 - 30 Abortion Rights Abortion Cabaret [https://twitter.com/Abortion_Rights/status/1178785925708599296] at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club on Nov 6. Fokin’ Bring It On Lads [https://www.rosemarybranchtheatre.co.uk/event/fokin-bring-it-on-lads/] at Rosemary Branch Nov 6 - 9 [Blank] [https://www.cleanbreak.org.uk/productions/blank-donmar/] The Donmar Warehouse until Nov 30. Burgerz [https://www.hackneyshowroom.com/burgerz/] on tour, tickets available in Warwick, Birmingham, Bristol, and Cambridge, until Dec 1. (Listen to our podcast episode with Travis Alabanza [http://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/burgerz-with-travis-alabanza]) Queens of Sheba [https://www.omnibus-clapham.org/queens-of-sheba-on-tour/] touring to Bristol, Warwick, Battersea, Essex & Leicester. Until Nov 29. (Listen to our podcast episode talking about Queens of Sheba [https://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/ep-8-feminist-witches-with-the-famous-lauren-barri-holstein]) Trojan Horse [http://lungtheatre.co.uk/current-work/] touring to Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Halifax, Liverpool, Huddersfield, Doncaster, Hull, Lancaster, Norwich, Mold, Bradford, London, and Birmingham. Until Nov 21. It’s True, It’s True, It’s True [https://www.breachtheatre.com/copy-of-the-drill] touring to Manchester, Doncaster, Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle, East Riding, Warwick, Salisbury York, Plymouth, Oxford, Halifax and Leeds. Until Nov 23. Desiree’s Coming Early [https://sohotheatre.com/shows/desiree-burch/] Soho Theatre Nov 11 – 23 Since U Been Gone [https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/since-u-been-gone/] Camden People’s Theatre Nov 19 – 20 (Listen to our podcast episode with Teddy Lamb [http://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/the-queer-house-double-bill-with-mika-johnson-teddy-lamb]) I, AmDram [https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/i-amdram/] Camden People’s Theatre Nov 26 – 30.

This is the fourth episode in a series of podcasts covering Edinburgh Fringe 2019. Listen back to the previous episodes with Mika Johnson & Teddy Lamb [http://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/the-queer-house-double-bill-with-mika-johnson-teddy-lamb], Travis Alabanza [http://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/burgerz-with-travis-alabanza], and Emily Aboud & Charlotte Dowding [http://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/splintered-with-emily-aboud-charlotte-dowding], and look out on our social media for tour dates to see their shows. You can now support Bechdel Theatre on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bechdeltheatre] with a monthly donation of $1. Brigitte Aphrodite [https://www.brigitteaphrodite.co.uk/] is a punk poet, musician, writer, theatre maker and feminist showgirl. Brigitte is the writer of Parakeet, and performs as a parakeet underscoring the show. Michelle Tiwo [https://twitter.com/chelleot] is an actor, poet and model, and the lead performer in Parakeet. Brigitte’s #FeministFaves are… Music: Pink Suits [https://www.pinksuits.band/], Self Esteem [https://www.selfesteem.love/], Big Joanie [https://bigjoanie.bandcamp.com/], The Tuts [https://thetuts.bandcamp.com/], Dream Wife [https://dreamwife.co/], Kate Nash [https://katenash.com/], Lunatraktors [https://www.musicglue.com/lunatraktors/] Books: Period Power by Maisie Hill [https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/period-power-9781472963611/], Laura Dockrill [http://www.lauradockrill.co.uk/]’s books for children & young adults. Poet: Neelam Saredia-Brayley [https://twitter.com/neelam_saredia] Michelle’s #FeministFaves are... Travis Alabanza & their writing about Edinburgh Fringe [https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/19/edinburgh-fringe-race-problem-10593387/] Ruth Sutoye [https://www.instagram.com/ruthsutoye/] & Bald Black Girls Tobi Kyeremateng [http://tobikyere.com/] & The Black Ticket Project Poetry & art from: Touching Bass [https://touching-bass.bandcamp.com/], Steam Down [https://www.steamdown.co.uk], Andrea Phillips [https://soundcloud.com/and-is-phi], Vanessa Kisuule [https://www.vanessakisuule.com/], Rachael Young [http://www.rachaelyoung.net], Theresa Lola [https://www.theresalola.com/], The Rap Party [https://www.therandpevents.com], Belinda Zhawi [https://twitter.com/mamoyobornfree] & Born::Free [https://twitter.com/bornfreeLDN] Michelle & Brigitte’s Edinburgh show recommendations... Pink Lemonade by Mika Johnson [https://www.thequeerhouse.com/productions] How To Be Brave by Dirty Protest [http://www.dirtyprotesttheatre.co.uk/now-on-how-to-be-brave] Out by Rachael Young [http://www.rachaelyoung.net/dates/] Splintered by Emily Aboud [https://twitter.com/lagahootheatre] Burgerz by Travis Alabanza [https://www.hackneyshowroom.com/burgerz/] (Autumn tour includes: Dublin, Newcastle, Glasgow, Warwick, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge & London) The End & One by Bert & Nasi [https://bertandnasi.com/] (One is coming to Battersea Arts Centre [https://www.bac.org.uk/content/45512/whats_on/whats_on/shows/one] in October) Civilization by Antler Theatre [https://twitter.com/antlertheatre] Class [https://www.scottee.co.uk/single-post/ScotteeClass] & Fat Blokes [https://www.scottee.co.uk/single-post/FatBlokesEdinburgh] By Scottee (Class is coming to Home in Manchester [https://homemcr.org/production/scottee-class/] in Oct & touring in 2020) Hearty by Emma Frankland [https://www.notyetarobot.co.uk/pacific-tavern]

Emily Aboud [https://www.emilyaboud.com/] is the director and writer ofSplintered. [https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/splintered] Charlotte Dowding [https://www.spotlight.com/3811-6754-9615] is one of the three performers in Splintered. Splintered is a Lagahoo Theatre [https://twitter.com/lagahootheatre] production which uses cabaret, carnival, and recorded interviews with LGBTQ+ people in Trinidad and Tobago to tell the stories of Queer people in the Caribbean. It’s on every night during Edinburgh Fringe, at Bedlam Theatre 21:30. [https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/splintered] Emily’s #FeministFaves are soca artist Nailah Blackman [http://nailahblackman.com/] & dancehall artist Shenseea [https://www.instagram.com/shenseea/]. Charlotte’s #FeministFave is The Slumflower [http://www.theslumflower.com/], and her book What A Time To Be Alone [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LMY3swEACAAJ&dq=the+slumflower+book&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiluZKd5_PjAhXeRBUIHSjEAuwQ6AEILjAB]. Other #EdFringe shows mentioned in this episode... Girl Scouts vs Aliens [https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/girl-scouts-vs-aliens] at Assembly George Square at 12:10 Pink Lemonade [https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/pink-lemonade]at Assembly Roxy at 15:45 every other day (listen to our previous episode featuring Pink Lemonade writer/performer Mika Johnson [http://bechdeltheatre.libsyn.com/the-queer-house-double-bill-with-mika-johnson-teddy-lamb]) Typical [https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/typical] at Pleasance Courtyard 16:30