Persistent And Nasty

Here we are bringing you a bumpy, funky, trying-to-be-upbeat podcast during these confusing, stressful and downright shitty times. Misha and Elaine are having a go at remote podcasting (harder than we imagined) sharing information about the brilliant community initiatives coming out of this madness and putting some Nasty Action Plans in place. We're really keen to find ways to support you and boost morale over this coming time in isolation. If you have any better ideas than the ones mentioned then please give us a shout. Sending all our love and strength to you and your families. Stay Strong, stay Creative and stay Nasty. We teamed up with Meghan Tyler to launch a community fundraiser for Scottish creatives struggling through C****-19 - And we are overwhelmed by the response we've had in just over 48 hours... Details of the Wan Mair Tune Fund.. If you've had a good year or a sexy salary, consider donating. If you've lost gigs and you're feeling the stress, drop us an email persistentandnasty@gmail.com for

In today’s episode Elaine, Louise and Misha chat about International Women’s Day 2020. We are pretty tired this week so not our usual energetic banter but stick with it for laughs and important words. Be a strong trans ally, support one another and keep fighting the good fight. Please send your suggestions for the celebration of the womxn who inspire you, who you admire and who bring you joy. They will be shared throughout the month of March for Women’s History Month. All suggestions will be shared on all our social media platforms and you can DM or email us (persistentandnasty@gmail.com). Have a great week and celebrate on Sunday the wonderful gift of being a womxn. Big Love We hope you all enjoy todays episode and remember to Stay Nasty. You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh bas

In today’s episode we chat with the amazing Scottish Screenwriter and Director Raisah Ahamed. During the episode we discuss everything from being a woman and a Muslim woman in film to giving up caffeine. It is a wonderful discussion and Raisah is a total inspiration. We have serious woman crush going on. Raisah entered the industry through an apprenticeship scheme called Second Light, run by First Light and supported by Creative Scotland, Pinewood Studios and Barbara Broccoli. Her first short as a writer, ‘Last Order’, was commissioned through Second Light, her first short as writer/director, ‘Meet Me By The Water’, was commissioned by the Scottish Film Talent Network as part of New Talent Shorts 2015 and premiered in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016. The Feature Script for ‘Meet Me By The Water’ was developed through Screenwriting residencies with Playwrights Studio Scotland and Binger Labs Amsterdam in 2011, under mentorship of Olivia Stewart, it was shortlisted for the Sundanc

In today’s episode Elaine chats to Scottish actress Katrina Bryan. We discuss Katrina’s career from leaving drama school, being truthful to your own voice, the women we admire and what happens when you are a freelancer and find yourself ill. Really important episode and one we all need to hear. Katrina has worked on various stage and screen productions. She can currently be seen in Emmerdale (ITV) as Social Worker Eloise. Other work includes Molly and Mack, Taggart, Nina and the Neurons to mention a few. Twitter: @katrina_bryan We hope you all enjoy todays episode and remember to Stay Nasty. You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addre

It may be Valentine’s but we are celebrating Galentine’s Day on this week’s episode. To all of you amazing females/femmes/non-binary beauties out there. Love yourself and each other. Celebrate the beauty and power of close friendship. It’s another episode with the three of us together so as always expect lots of laughter, bouncing around from topic to topic and of course Elaine’s obligatory swearing. With love from your Nasty Gals Elaine, Louise and Misha xxx You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addresses issues of inequality and injustice. You can find out more about the Persistent and Nasty project and all the work that Civil Disobedien

In today’s episode Louise, Elaine and Misha are all together, having a good old laugh and rant about all thing’s awards ceremony. There are Oscar predictions, chats about what needs to change and quite a lot of swearing... Elaine suggests something stronger than a cuppa for this episode. So, crack open your favourite tipple and listen to some nasty women. You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addresses issues of inequality and injustice. You can find out more about the Persistent and Nasty project and all the work that Civil Disobedience do by visiting wearecivildisobedience.com. You can also find us on all the usual social media platforms

In today’s episode Elaine chats to the wonderful Scottish, BAFTA award winning actress Shauna MacDonald. They discuss Shauna's introduction to drama and acting through youth theatre at PACE going on to drama school and then working in Film, Television and theatre. They talk the highs and lows of being a female in the industry and all that that entails. Lots of laughter, frustration and even some realisations. A great woman giving amazing advice and it’s pretty safe to say that we at P&N have a super big crush on this gorgeous human. Shauna is currently in rehearsals for the International tour of Kieran Hurley’s play Mouthpiece. It will be at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and Tron Theatre Glasgow before it heads out into the international scene. Mouthpiece co-stars Angus Taylor and is directed by Orla O’Loughlin. Get tickets at: https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/mouthpiece-1 You can also catch Shauna on BBC Iplayer in the pilot episode of The Scotts a new Scottish comedy. IMDB: https://www.imdb.

Elaine gives you a wee teaser for our upcoming episode. Next batch of Persistent and Nasty chats incoming 1st February 2020. Get it in the diary, see you there and stay nasty!

It's our 2019 final episode. Lots of laughs, fun and a few swear words. Thank you for supporting us this year and we can't wait for 2020. Wishing you all the very best of years. With love from your Nasty Gals Elaine, Louise and Misha xxx We hope you all enjoy todays episode and remember to Stay Nasty. You can support Persistent & Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Twitter: @PersistentNasty Instagram: @PersistentandNasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addresses issues of inequality and injustice. You can find out more about the Persistent and Nasty project and all the work that Civil Disobedience do by visiting wearecivildisobedience.com. You can also find us on all the usual social media platforms. On Twitter @weareohsocivil On Instagram @wearec

No full episode this week as it’s holiday time. However, we do have a wee heads up for you all. We wish you all the loveliest of time over the festive holidays however you are spending it and whatever your traditions are enjoy! Be safe and have fun. With love from your Nasty Gals Elaine, Louise and Misha xxx You can support Persistent and Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience is committed to creating and supporting queer work and theatre and art that addresses issues of inequality and injustice. You can find out more about the Persistent and Nasty project and all the work that Civil Disobedience do by visiting wearecivildisobedience.com. You can also find us on all the usual social media platforms. On Twitter @weareohsocivil On Instagram @wearecivildisobedience And on Facebook at Facebook.com/we

In today’s episode Elaine chats to Scots actress Alexandra Laurence. Alex trained at The Central School for speech and Drama in London. Gaining a degree in Musical Theatre. In this episode we discuss body image and the pressures put on actors by the industry and themselves. We also talk about the mental health of our performers an what we can do to support and make changes to the way deal with mental health during training and beyond. Alex also discusses her own eating disorder and who she is navigating her way through this. In 2018 Alex co-founded the https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/beyourownbeachbody/ which involved art activism and events for people to take part in the celebration of all shapes and sizes. Twitter: @alexandralaur Instagram: @alexandra.laurence You can support Persistent and Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts productio

After a little bit of podcast hiatus we welcome back our super busy co-founder Louise Oliver. This week Louise sits down with the hilarious and very lovely Karen Bartke. Karen Bartke is a Scottish actor from Glasgow. Appearing on stage from an early age, Karen first found her feet as a member of Glasgow Schools Youth Theatre, before studying for a degree in archaeology. The lure of the stage was strong, however, and in recent years Karen has converted her long-held passion for performing into a successful stage and screen career. Karen is probably best known as Desk Sgt Karen Ann Miller (Officer Karen) in BBC One mockumentary Scot Squad for the Comedy Unit. She was recently seen in Planet Hogmanay on BBC Scotland, contributing alongside Darren Connell, Billy Kirkwood, Alex Norton, Sanjeev Kohli. She has also appeared in Fakers for Aficionado Films; in a series of comedy sponsorship idents for the ITV talent search show Superstar and in Episode 1 of The Kronicles of Kirk, a series of Comedy Blaps for Channe

This week Misha talks to Sarah Schlesinger, a professional actor, fight choreographer, and VO artist from New York City. Her eclectic career has spanned across America, Scotland, and South Korea; but even more impressive than her resume is her dedication to intersectional feminism. Listen in as she talks about her decision to be surgically sterilized at age 23, the hurdles she had to overcome to do so, and the personal and practical aftermath of her decision. Today, launch day, Sarah is doing a TEDx Talk at the Woosong University in South Korea. We will be sure to share the links of the live recording of her performance when they are online. You can find Sarah on Twitter @Sarschlesinger on Instagram @Schlehehe or check out her website www.sarahschlesingertalent.com You can support Persistent and Nasty and receive exclusive members only content by subscribing to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/persistentandnasty Persistent and Nasty is produced in association with Edinburgh based live-arts production house C

In todays Episode Elaine chats with Co-Artistic Director Jo Rush of Braw Fox. Jo was in London for her recent production with Coreth Arts Ivory Wings at Drayton Arms Theatre. Jo is co-artistic director of new writing company Braw Fox Theatre. As a director she has premiered new work at the Edinburgh Fringe including Mary the Last Farewell (Cutting Edge Theatre), The Society of Ethical Cat Burglars (Foolproof Theatre), and Hide & Seek, based on the short stories of Carol Ann Duffy. With Braw Fox she is currently developing a new play about fire supported by the University of Edinburgh. As an associate director she has most recently worked on the premiere and tour of Fringe First Award winning production Stand By with Utter Theatre Company. As an assistant director she has worked at Dundee Rep on Death of a Salesman and The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil, at the Traverse Theatre on Bloody Trams and The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society and at the Royal Lyceum on Dark Road. Jo has a BA Hons de

In this episode Elaine sat down with the wonderful Kahleen Crawford of Kahleen Crawford casting. This episode is honest, funny and genuine. With Kahleen giving great tips for actors when it comes to castings. Once again, we at P&N are bowled over by the incredible women we continue to talk to. Kahleen is an inspiration. Enjoy episode 34 and as always Stay Nasty! KCC casts for a broad range of film, television and advertising. In the UK and internationally. Most recent work includes: His Dark Materials (which can be currently seen on BBC 1 on Sunday evening and HBO on Monday evenings). Sorry we missed you (in UK Cinema’s from the 1st November 2019). The North Water (2019), The Outlaw King (2018), Wild Rose (2018) Kahleen’s childhood love of black and white films and the actors in them, and obsession with Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave and Trainspotting, were the start of what led her graduate from Glasgow University with a degree in film and television with theatre studies. After graduation, she moved to Londo

Today’s episode we are joined by the incredible female that is Polly Kemp. Actress, Co-founder of the wonderful ERA50:50 campaign and amazing human. ERA (Equal Representation for Actresses) is a movement of actresses in the UK set up in 2015 by actresses Lizzie Berrington and Polly Kemp. It was set up in response to the Geena Davis Institute publication ‘Gender Bias Without Borders’ report on gender in the media revealing the staggering ratio of 2:1 actors to every actress and an average of 17% female representation in crowd scenes in films The first meeting was attended by a fabulous and diverse range of women of all ages and profile. As a result, Polly and Lizzie felt they had a mandate to create and pursue this campaign. Most of 2016 was spent pounding the streets making as many contacts as possible and honing what and where the problem lay and developing solutions. Early on Polly and Lizzie enlisted the help of designer and project manager Karin Paynter who designed the badges and communications and quick

Well this is it. The final #WomenOfFringe Nasty Pod of Fringe 2019 and it is a firecracker. Misha talks all things pussy power - from the art of female gaze pornography to using comedy and performance to process trauma with the enchanting Crystal Tassels and electric Liliana Velásquez. And as an extra special Fringe Finale treat we've included their smash hit song, featured in their show A Pussy Powered Protest, about our expectations for a modern day lover boy: 'Trashboy'. Listen to their own podcast Two Lips at https://twolips-podcast.com/ Find Shameless Showcase FB: /ShamelessShowcase/ IG: @ShamelessShowcase Liliana: FB: /freudianslipsclub/ Crystal: IG: @CrystalTassels

In today’s episode we chat to the lovely Kaleigh Wilkie-Smith of Pinwheel Productions. Kaleigh discusses being a female director at the beginning of her career. What she hopes to achieve in the industry and the work she wants to create. Kaleigh has a wonderful, infectious energy and wisdom beyond her years she is a force to be reckoned with. A director to definitely watch. Australia Director, performer and producer, Kaleigh started her career as a musical theatre performer, receiving BA in musical theatre from Australian Institute of Music. She set up Pinwheel Productions with partner Alex Giles. Their latest show, Switch Witchetty’s Almanac of Everything, is an adventure story for all the family. Giving us beautiful messages about friendship, love and saving our world. ABOUT THE SHOW The Almanac has been destroyed. Stories of inconvenient love, outrageous adventure and implausible piracy could be lost forever, unless Switch Witchetty (an ambitious fool) can chronicle every story ever told. This Austral

This week we’re talking about women of horror, creating low budget theatre and the challenges that come with fake blood on stage. Ahead of their London Horror Fest debut, with their smash hit show Serial Killer Cabaret, the spooks of Nevermore Theatre are sharing an insight into their horror theatre making process in a growing horror community whilst eating biscuits and digressing only briefly to discuss covens (this is now a running Nasty theme, get on board y’all witches). Listen till the end for a discount code for Serial Killer Cabaret on 15th October at Pleasance Islington. ABOUT THE SHOW Our fascination with serial killers has never been greater but what if the infamous turned their ‘talents’ towards legitimate forms of entertainment? ‘Serial Killer Cabaret’ satirises the celebrity of undesirables, taking a stab at separating fame from infamy - all through song and dance of course! Book tickets online at: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/london-horror-festival-serial-killer-cabaret/performances

ABOUT THE SHOW PINK HOUSE Peri is fifteen when her adopted mother dies. In losing a parent, she also loses her carefree way of life when her adoptive grandmother moves in. The two have never met before but now share a tiny, cluttered house. They share meals. They share Jewish holidays. To Peri, Shira seems relentless and cruel. To Shira, Peri seems unhinged and uneducated, much like her daughter was. Meanwhile, this messy house seems to wake up spirits from her past. Taking place across two hopelessly interwoven timelines, the play examines the meaning of heritage and belonging. ABOUT PARADIGM LAB Paradigm Lab is a young theatre company based in Edinburgh, committed to creating engaging contemporary shows and providing a platform to experiment with all aspects of theatre, from new writing to stagecraft and tech. Twitter: @paradigm_lab_ IG: @paradigmlabtheatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paradigmlabtheatre/