Edinburgh Festival Fringe Series 2024 - Ep 225: Party Girl

Persistent and Nasty

In this episode Elaine chats with Australian actor/writer/musician Lucy Heffernan about her Party Girl. We chat the inspiration for the show, song writing, mythical beings and much more. Party Girl - Summerhall Dates: 1st-26th August @ 9.20pm Tickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/party-girl Party Girl Fairy Sprinkles isn't your average fairy... In this award winning rock'n'roll monologue from Lucy Heffernan, all the glitzy hell of a kid's birthday party explodes out on stage to rip apart class, challenge traditional feminine behaviour and explore the impact of mental illness on family. Telling stories from Heffernan's time as a Party Fairy, and featuring five original rock songs – don't miss this intimate, funny and deeply moving work. Winner: 2023 Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award for Best Theatre / Physical Theatre. Lucy Heffernan Lucy is an actor, writer, and theatre-with-music- maker. Lucy studied a Bachelor of Performance degree at the University of Wollongong. Lucy’s one-woman rock ’n’ roll monologue PARTY GIRL won the Week 4 Award for Best Theatre/ Physical Theatre at the 2023 Adelaide Fringe and was re-mounted at KXT on Broadway to critical acclaim. As an actor, her most recent theatre credits include: Embellishment (KXT), The Midnight Gang (CDP), Luna Gale (Ensemble), Lost Boys (Merrigong Theatre Company), Single Asian Female (Belvoir St/La Boîte) and 4:48 Psychosis (Redline/ Workhorse productions). As a playwright/composer, Lucy has previously presented PARTY GIRL (MerrigongX and Crack Theatre Festival), The Fool (The University of Wollongong) andYeah, Nah! (UOW). Lucy has co-directed musicals Teen Angst and Tender for Shopfront Arts Co-op. Lucy is also the creator of Stay at Home with Sprinkles, a musical web series made during Sydney’s 2021 lockdown. Lucy also works as a teaching artist, running drama, music and storytelling workshops, a role which she loves. She is a proud dog mum.  HIPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership 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