“I feel like comedy is about healing others” | Kath Marvelley on what makes comedy integral to her life’s work

Tell us about your style of comedy. I think my style comes across as dry and cheerful but at my deepest heart of hearts, my comedy is incredibly silly. I mean if I could just do puns all day, I'd probably be quite happy. I think it's incredibly interesting how jokes work and what makes … Continue reading “I feel like comedy is about healing others” | Kath Marvelley on what makes comedy integral to her life’s work

“The politics come natural if you’re in an environment that says its all out to get you.” | Jono Murray drinking, crying and politics that fuel his furious post punk music

Tell us about your creative work. So I'm the front man to the spoken word post punk electro fusion band, Austerity Dogs. I started in comedy which I still partake in. Play and screen writer with a stage play out end of the year and multiple pilots that don't get further than “yeah sick, that”. … Continue reading “The politics come natural if you’re in an environment that says its all out to get you.” | Jono Murray drinking, crying and politics that fuel his furious post punk music

“We hope that all the artists that we work with feel like they complete their journeys with us” | The Pleasance Futures team talks funding the next generation of bold creative artists

Tell us about the artist development work carried out by Pleasance Futures. Pleasance Futures is our umbrella term for all the artist development initiatives that we run at Pleasance, acting as an incubator for bold new creatives to make their mark, presenting work at both our home in London and our home in Edinburgh. Our … Continue reading “We hope that all the artists that we work with feel like they complete their journeys with us” | The Pleasance Futures team talks funding the next generation of bold creative artists