Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Footballers' Wives The Musical

It's Johnny's last Fringe Festival Interview for 2025 and he takes you back to the year 2002.

We're delighted to be joined by Ceili O'Connor, AKA Tanya Turner, from Footballers' Wives, The Musical, that ends it's run this Sunday.

A new British musical based on the iconic TV series following the fall and rise of captain's wife Tanya Turner as she schemes to save her marriage and her husband's career. Go back to 23 years, Sven as the England manager, and the WAG scene was just kicking in. Premier League football was the new rock'n'roll – with the money, glamour and bad behaviour to match.

Johnny & Ceili talk about life back in 2002 (fashion, haircuts, big mobile phones) the impact the show had, and how each character was OTT, including how well Zöe Lucker played the original Tanya.

Ohh & look out for a great piece of knowledge from Ceili regarding the whole 'Wagatha Christie' saga.

Behind the scenes of this musical, has music and lyrics by Kath Gotts (Bad Girls The Musical), based on the book by Maureen Chadwick (original creator of Footballers' Wives, ITV; Bad Girls, ITV; Waterloo Road, BBC), and choreography by Dame Arlene Phillips. The show is directed by Anthony Banks.

Spoiler alert: Contains scenes of an adult nature, drug-taking, noughties fashion, attempted murder, coercion, offensive language, outmoded attitudes, sexual impropriety, drama, heartbreak, comedy, singing, dancing – and absolutely no football! '

Gloriously OTT sass with brains and heart' (Musicals Magazine)

Nominated for 'Musical Theatre Award - Best Musical Award'

Tickets: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/footballers-wives-the-musical

Online: www.fwmusical.com (bookmark to see what happens post Fringe Festival).

Footballers' Wives: The Musical

Music Hall at Assembly Rooms, New Town, Edinburgh.

Ends Sunday.

ITVX: Complete Footballers Wives original series available to stream now.

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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Alex Berr

A scientific life & personal one collide with Alex Berr's debut Fringe show .. 'How To Kill A Mouse'

The debut comedy show from a scientist reconciling her personal life with her professional one. Alex spent her adolescence studying a rare form of brain cancer; years later her mum was diagnosed with the same form of rare cancer.

Reflecting on a life dedicated to science, Alex uses humour to process her mum's death, whilst hoping for moral absolution for all the mouse casualties along the way. A deeply personal, funny and at times absurd look at grief and the human side of science.

Johnny also shares his own personal experience (about his Grandma) and how Alex's show has helped others showcase all angles of grief, it really is laugh or cry .. and finds time to chat 'Have I Got News For You USA', and the recent cancellation of the 'Late Show with Steven Colbert.'

Nominee: BBC New Comedy Awards 2024.

Get tickets:

Tickets: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/how-to-kill-a-mouse

Online: https://linktr.ee/alexberr

Show contains distressing or potentially triggering themes.

Alex Beer - How To Kill A Mouse

Just the Snifter Room at Just the Tonic @ The Mash House

Ends 24th Aug 2025

Refreshing Pod is a magazine style podcast, giving you ideas, interviews, big name guests, and guaranteed laughs along the way, with new content every month, now in it's 8th series.

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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Henry Naylor

With content of a sexual nature, & drug taking from the start, this is the story of the Fringe hit called 'Monstering The Rocketman' (winner of the Scotsman Fringe First award for 2025).

Hold The Front Page!

'EXCLUSIVE: ELTON IN VICE BOY SHAME'. When Elton John, 39, is falsely accused of having sex with prostitutes, he launches Britain's largest libel lawsuit.

Involving The Sun newspaper, it’s editor finds that sorry the hardest word, and tries bullying the Rocketman into submission with a blistering campaign of Media harassment.

Elton faces punch-ups, gangsters, bugged phone calls, a 10-million pound divorce suit and a pair of Devil Dogs. Based on a true story, it's a timely drama about press values and life in 1980's Britain.

Henry and Johnny also talk about his writing credits, including when we was putting pen to paper for comic's Griff Rhys Jones & Mel Smith, Spitting Image & Noel's House Party ... oh & those credit card adverts that helped inspire Johnny English.

Get tickets: Selling Fast (sold out until 20th Aug)

Tickets: edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/monstering-the-rocketman-by-henry-naylor

Insta: naylor.henry

Henry Naylor 'Monstering The Rocketman'

Ace Dome at Pleasance Dome

Ends 24th Aug 2025

Refreshing Pod is a magazine style podcast, giving you ideas, interviews, big name guests, and guaranteed laughs along the way, with new content every month, now in it's 8th series.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.