Edinburgh Festival 2024 Series- Ep 209: Son Of A Bitch

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Today Elaine chats with Anna Morris an award-winning comedian, actress and writer, who has written about her experience as a partially deaf performer for the Guardian newspaper. We chat about Anna’s debut play Son Of A Bitch which she is bringing to the Edinburgh Festival 2024. We discuss the inspiration for the show, society’s relationship with motherhood, writing process and much more. Son Of A Bitch is on at Summerhall - 1st to 26th August (no shows 12th, 19th) @6.10pm Tickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/son-of-a-bitch Son Of A Bitch Son of a Bitch is the debut play from award-winning comedian, writer and actor Anna Morris. A solo performance, Morris takes audiences through a darkly comic monologue that explores themes of motherhood, mental health, perimenopause, and what happens when your darkest moment goes viral on social media. Caught in a moment of air-rage, on a delayed flight from Dubai to London, Marnie does the worst thing she possibly could: she calls her four-year-old son Charlie a C*nt. Anna Morris Anna Morris is an award-winning comedian, actress and writer. She recently played Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh in Channel 4’s The Windsors and starred as Pippa in Channel 4’s comedy-drama Lee and Dean. She’s also featured in BBC sitcoms: Outnumbered, Count Arthur Strong, The First Team and ITV’s comedy entertainment show Bad Bridesmaid, which she also wrote. For the stage, she’s written five one-woman character comedies which have received critical acclaim and had sell-out runs in the UK and Australia: Dolly Mixture, Would Like to Thank, It’s Got to be Perfect and most recently Bitchelors and Bombastic which both ran at the Soho Theatre. Anna is partially deaf and has written about her experience in The Guardian. Her BBC Radio 4 comedy special Kid-Life Crisis aired and became a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Son of a Bitch is her debut play. EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2024 PODCAST & BLOG CALL OUT https://forms.gle/6obqxzCCWyY9aVSS6 10 slots for Scottish Based Artist - There will be 10 episodes dedicated to artist based in Scotland who are taking work to the festival in 2024. Sell Your Show Slots - We will be holiday 2 full day where there will be 10-minute slots to come and chat about your show. The first date will be in the first week of the festival and will be available to be in person or via Zoom. The second date will be in person at a venue in Edinburgh. All details of which will be given closer to the time. Please Note: podcast slots are not assigned on a "first come, first serve" basis. We select podcast guests based on relevance to our listenership. HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – [e-mail] Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/