6.8K
Downloads
18
Episodes
The Fizzy Sherbet Podcast is an international platform for women writers and directors. In each episode we present a new short play, an interview with the playwright and a further interview with a special guest. Our mission is to create a global network of artists. To enable plays and voices to travel across borders and to open up a more directly accessible way of distributing new plays and playwrights and for audiences - from theatre makers, artistic directors, theatre lovers to podcast lovers - to get to know contemporary playwrights in different countries. We also have Fizzy Chats with theatre makers and artists from around the world, who are working tirelessly to instigate change, cross borders and create exciting new work.
Episodes
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
The first episode of our Season 1 presents the play The Diagnosis by Athena Stevens, directed by Anna Girvan, and performed by Lizzie Annis and Cara Ballingall, with sound design by Keegan J Curran.
After the play we talk to writer Athena Stevens and our special guest Sophie Williams.
In The Diagnosis, when a London Underground worker wakes up with the ability to see the date in which each person she meets will become disabled, she starts to wonder if she is complicit or if the reality is inevitable.
The episode is hosted by Josephine Starte & Tamara von Werthern, edited by Lily McLeish, with intro music by Jane Dickson. Cover art by Alice Müller.
Fizzy Sherbet is produced by Steph J Weller for Playwell Productions and Ameena Hamid Productions.
This episode was recorded live at The Bush Theatre, London and was only possible thanks to the kind support of the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Sainsbury Foundation and the Bush Theatre.
Thanks also to our anonymous supporters - you know who you are.
You can find out more about Fizzy Sherbet on fizzysherbetplays.com.
If you enjoyed this episode, please like follow subscribe and review.
Time codes:
Podcast starts: 00:00
The Play: 08:20
Interview with Athena Stevens: 40:54
Interview with Sophie Williams: 01:05:43
Comments (0)
To leave or reply to comments, please download free Podbean or
No Comments
To leave or reply to comments,
please download free Podbean App.