Few performers arrive at the Edinburgh Fringe with a journey quite like Josh Pickar's. A former death penalty defence lawyer turned comedian and storyteller, Pickar brings Getting Off to the Fringe with a unique blend of humour, vulnerability and lived experience. I caught up with Josh Pickar to discuss his remarkable career change, finding comedy in unexpected places, and using theatre to explore some of life's most complex questions. How was your journey from death penalty

In 1809, teenage genius Thomasina Coverly races ahead of her time, pushing at the edges of mathematics, nature and the human heart with dazzling instinct and dangerous curiosity. In the present day, writer Hannah Jarvis searches for the truth behind a literary mystery, determined to separate fact from fantasy, even as the past begins to blur and shimmer around her. As the years fold into one another, Arcadia becomes something unforgettable: on what it means to be alive, to lo

Lee Papa and Biz Lyon are the writer and star of Midnight in Nashville, a moving new play with live music that makes its London premiere at The Glitch this August. Following a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2025, the production tells the story of a country singer released from prison after twenty years as she attempts to reclaim both her voice and her future. Ahead of the London run, Lee and Biz discuss creating the show, bringing authentic country music to the stage, t