#20 - Linus Karp

The podcast is back! 
After nearly a year away, we're back. After visiting the Edinburgh Fringe in the summer, I emailed my absolute favourite creatives to see if I could have a quick chat - thankfully, my absolute favs said yes! 
First up is Linus Karp - writer and star of "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story". 

Linus is a theatre maker, actor, and all round icon. He is the artistic director and founder of Awkward productions, currently starring in his fabulous show ‘Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story’ touring the UK, which tells the story of Princess Diana if her life had panned out… rather differently. It’s hilarious, outrageous, and chaotic - it even has a  a monster version of Camilla .  Basically a hoot of a night out at the theatre. 

Linus has also received massive acclaim for his show ‘How to live a Jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical Cats’. Despite the movie 'Cats'  being hated by pretty much everyone, Linus maintains its legendary, and we all have lessons to learn from it…. It was named the 4th best reviewed show at this year’s Fringe, and is also magnificent.  

Linus and I chatted about a mind boggling range of things, from the hilarity of performing  to ‘4 people in Leicester’ to a fast-paced this or that game, and more serious topics such as  the disgusting  manner this government treats the LGBTQIA + community. It must be said this was recorded a few weeks before Rishi Sunak made  repulsive transphobic comments at the conservative conference 2023, but this element of the discussion feels very poignant at the time of release. 

Hopefully the interview should be entertaining and interesting - I certainly adored interviewing Linus. 

You can find Linus' production company 'Awkward productions' @awkwardprods on Instagram. 
'Diana: The untold and untrue story' is currently touring the UK, and I STRONGLY recommend getting tickets. It's a joy to watch.