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The Janice Forsyth Show: Edi Stark sits in: John Hegley, Travels with My Aunt and Pinocchio

Edi Stark sits in

26/04/2017

Edi Stark sits in: John Hegley, Travels with My Aunt and Pinocchio

BBC Radio Scotland - The Janice Forsyth Show, Edi Stark sits in: John Hegley, Travels with My Aunt and Pinocchio

Edi Stark sits in and talks to poet, comedian, musician and songwriter John Hegley.

Edi Stark sits in for Janice Forsyth and talks to performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter John Hegley, plus she hears about a new dance adaptation of Pinocchio.

John Hegley: the performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter looks forward to coming to Glasgow this week with his Heart and Sole show.

Travels with my Aunt- the adaptation of Graham Green's novel returns to The Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow next week, which is where it first was shown in 1989. Director Philip Breen joins Edi to discuss the charms of this very funny play.

Pinocchio: the stunning adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic tale by Israeli-born choreographer, dancer and artistic director Jasmin Vardimon reaches Scotland on its UK tour and Jasmin gives us a preview of how they create their incredible effects.

Winner of the 2015 Saltire Society First Book prize for her flash fiction collection On the Edges of Vision, writer Helen McClory talks about her debut novel Flesh of the Peach which deals with themes of grief and nostalgia by means of the classic American road trip.

Nasty Women is a new collection of essays and accounts about what it is to be a woman in the 21st century. It's made quite a splash, being hailed by Margaret Atwood as " an essential window into many of the hazard-strewn worlds younger women are living in right now." The women behind it, Laura Jones and Heather McDaid, tell us more.

Andlast October we did a call out for people aged 50 or over who wanted to be part of a cabaret celebrating LGBT History Month in February. The call was answered, 12 people signed up and worked with professionals to explore their own personal stories, LGBT history and of course, develop their performance skills. The resulting cabaret at the Tron in Glasgow was a sell out. It was so good in fact that they're doing it again on Sunday at the Traverse Bar in Edinburgh. Edi hears more.

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