The Stagey Place
Talking to those behind the scenes in the theatre industry, The Stagey Place delves into the background, career highlights, and future hopes and aspirations with a different guest each week, with the hope to inspire a future generation!
Talking to those behind the scenes in the theatre industry, The Stagey Place delves into the background, career highlights, and future hopes and aspirations with a different guest each week, with the hope to inspire a future generation!
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Episodes

Aug 12, 2025
Episode 202 I Birmingham Stage Company
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
14 min
Joining Eliott in the Stagey Studio this week is Neal Foster, a member of the Birmingham Stage Company, who are currently celebrating 20 years of Horrible Histories Live on Stage, with their current production, Barmy Britain: The Best Bits, delighting audiences in London's Apollo Theatre until 31st August.
To find out more about the show, and how to book your tickets, click here.
You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok.

Aug 10, 2025
STAGEY PLACE X ED FRINGE SERIES 4 EPISODE 3
Aug 10, 2025
Aug 10, 2025
41 min
The Festival Fringe is now in full swing, with shows selling out and Fringe Firsts being awarded, so it's only right that we bring you the penultimate episode of our 'Stagey Place X Ed Fringe' third season.
In Episode Three, we present to you -
Beth May; Writer and Performer of Beth Wants the D, playing at The Pleasance Courtyard - Baby Grand, until 24th August (13:45 - 14:45)
Flo Lace-Evans; Writer and one of the performers of Yes, We're Related, playing in Big Belly, Underbelly Cowgate, until 24th August (14:00 - 13:00).
Jack Parris; Writer and Performer of The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager, playing at Pleasance Courtyard - Above, until 25th August (17:20 - 18:20)
Jamie Walsh; Writer of The Uncrackable Case, playing at Pleasance Courtyard - Pleasance Two, until 25th August (13:30 - 14:40)
Be sure to also check us out on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok, as we'll be keeping you up to date on all things Edinburgh Fringe, as well as exclusive video interviews with even more companies heading up this August!

Aug 7, 2025
Episode 200 I A Celebration of PR
Aug 7, 2025
Aug 7, 2025
34 min
After 5 years and more guests than we can count, The Stagey Place reaches a milestone of 200 episodes, and to celebrate this landmark, we are speaking with Olivia O'Neill and Gee Carter, two publicists who work at Chloé Nelkin Consulting, an award-winning PR company who have worked tirelessly with emerging and established theatre companies the past 15 years, to bring their productions to life through creative press campaigns along the way.
To find out more about the work Chloé Nelkin Consulting do, then click here.
Be sure to also check us out on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok, as we're currently sharing exclusive content from across The Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

Aug 3, 2025
STAGEY PLACE X ED FRINGE SERIES 4 EPISODE 2
Aug 3, 2025
Aug 3, 2025
56 min
The Festival Fringe has officially begun after a few days of previews, and we are excited to be publishing the second episode in our 'Stagey Place X Ed Fringe' season, with this episode giving us a mix of Writers and Performers.
In Episode Two, we present to you -
Beth Paterson, Writer and Performer of Niusia, which is in The Former Ladies Locker Room at Summerhall, - 25th August (13:20 - 14:20).
Courtney McManus, Writer and one of the Performers in Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, which is playing at Assembly George Square Studios - Studio 1, - 25th August (16:15 - 17:15)
Callum Patrick Hughes, Writer and Performer of God is Dead (and I Killed Him), playing at Pleasance Courtyard - Bunker Two, - 25th August (13:45 - 14:45)
Guillaume Pigé, Writer, Director and one of the Performers in The Nature of Forgetting, playing at Pleasance Courtyard - Grand, 9th - 23rd August (13:15 - 14:30)
Be sure to also check us out on Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok, as we'll be keeping you up to date on all things Edinburgh Fringe, as well as exclusive video interviews with even more companies heading up this August!

Jul 27, 2025
STAGEY PLACE X ED FRINGE SERIES 4 EPISODE 1
Jul 27, 2025
Jul 27, 2025
44 min
With this year's Edinburgh Fringe kicking off in just a matter of days now, we are thrilled to be releasing our Stagey Place Edinburgh Fringe Specials once more, now in its fourth year, and to kick us off, we have a wonderful bunch of creatives, emerging and established, talking through their processes in taking up a show to Edinburgh!
In Episode One, we present to you -
Ryan Stewart, the Writer and Performer of Kinder, playing at Underbelly Cowgate (Big Belly), from 31st July - 24th August (18:40 - 19:40)
Smita Russell, Writer and Performer of Odds Are, playing at Assembly Roxy (RoxyBoxy), from 30th July - 25th August (14:55 - 15:55).
Josh Haberfield from Say It Again, Sorry?, who once again bringing their hilarious comedy ...Earnest?, this time to Underbelly George Square (Udderbelly), from 30th July - 25th August (15:20 - 16:30).
Alfie Jones, Writer and one of the Performers in from This Blighted Star, playing at Underbelly George Square (Buttercup), from 30th July - 24th August (15:45 - 16:45).
Be sure to also check us out on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok, as we'll be sharing all our thoughts on all these shows, and everything Fringe related, right throughout August.

Jul 9, 2025
Episode 197 I Alex Urwin and John Dinneen
Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
21 min
Joining Eliott in the Stagey Studio this week are Alex Urwin and John Dinneen, the Writer and Producer behind Brixton Calling, a show based off Simon Parkes' bestselling memoir ‘Live at the Brixton Academy’, which is being staged in The Little at The Southwark Playhouse, from 23rd July - 16th August 2025.
To find out more about the show, and how to book your tickets, click here.
To find out more about Kick It Anywhere, Alex and John's production company, click here.
You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok.

Jun 25, 2025
Episode 196 I Joseph Aldous
Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
19 min
Joining Eliott in the Stagey Studio this week is Joseph Aldous, Writer and Performer of Get Happy, which is being staged at The Omnibus Theatre, from 1st - 12th July 2025.
To find out more about the show, and how to book your tickets, click here.
You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok.

Jun 18, 2025
Episode 195 I Claudia Fielding
Jun 18, 2025
Jun 18, 2025
24 min
Joining Eliott in the Stagey Studio this week is Claudia Fielding, Writer and Performer of Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell, which first premiered at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, where Claudia was nominated for Best Solo Performance at The Stagey Place X Ed Fringe Awards.
The show is now transferring to The Glitch in London, and to find out more about the show, and how to book your tickets, click here.
You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok.

May 28, 2025
Episode 194 I Shaun McKenna
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
24 min
Joining Eliott in the Stagey Studio this week is Shaun McKenna, the stage adaptor of Picture You Dead, which is the current adaptation to stage from the Peter James series of books, and marks the seventh adaptation for Shaun, who has a long standing relationship to the series.
Picture You Dead is currently out on a UK Tour, and to find out more about where it is touring to and how to secure your tickets, click here.
You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok.

May 21, 2025
Episode 193 I David Shopland
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
33 min
Joining Eliott in the Stagey Studio this week is David Shopland, the Writer, Director, and Designer of Cul-De-Sac, which is coming to The Omnibus Theatre, from 27th May - 14th June 2025.
To find out more about Outpatient, and how book your tickets, click here.
You can follow The Stagey Place on Instagram and Tiktok.


