“I couldn’t get enough of reading about them.” | Harriet Braine on the women of science that inspired Les Admirables

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival, Les Admirables. It’s my third hour of comedy songs, but instead of being about dead men (see previous shows Total Eclipse of the Art, about famous artists, i.e. men, and Apocalibrary, about a library during an apocalypse caused by men), it’s about dead women … Continue reading “I couldn’t get enough of reading about them.” | Harriet Braine on the women of science that inspired Les Admirables

“I can feel like I’m protesting even when I have no energy.” | Lydia Wright on the subtle rebellion of Political Patches

Tell us about your Etsy store, Political Patches. I called it Political Patches because that seems to be the product of mine that people like best (and the catchiest name that wasn’t already taken), but I also cater to other kinds of patches, cross stitch and plushies. I set it up after I had a … Continue reading “I can feel like I’m protesting even when I have no energy.” | Lydia Wright on the subtle rebellion of Political Patches

“People are never more honest than in their Google search bars.” | Eleanor Colville on exploring the sinister and the social in Google Me

Tell us about your show, Google Me. Google Me is the comedy show I imagine a piece of Artificial Intelligence would write about me if I gave it access to all my Google searches and online data. It’s a mix of stand up, character comedy and musical comedy all about growing up with MSN and … Continue reading “People are never more honest than in their Google search bars.” | Eleanor Colville on exploring the sinister and the social in Google Me