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Episode 14 – Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit, with Lisa Randall
This week, we turn the mics on ourselves! Join us as we discuss our…
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Episode 13 – Emma Smallman on Drum & Bass Aerobics, Festival Wellbeing and Finding Your Happy Bass
This week, we turn the mics on ourselves! Join us as we discuss our…
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Episode 12 – AI Campfire [Return], a Festivals Research Mention and an Ecoscenography Residency in Argentina
This week, we turn the mics on ourselves! Join us as we discuss our…
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Episode 11 – Chris Davis is The 40 year Old Ballerino
This is the big one. Episode 10 of Podcast 13, and Ian and Vanesa…
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2026, CCTA, Define Queerness, Drum and Bounce, Luscinia, Otuz Bir, Podcast, Return to [AI] Campfire, Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It, She/They, Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit, The 40 Year Old Ballerino, The Gas Station at the Edge of the Universe, Venue, Wellness 13, Wiener BeaconEpisode 10 – The Full Venue 13 2026 Programme + Here in the Long Now by Isla Cowan
This is the big one. Episode 10 of Podcast 13, and Ian and Vanesa…
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Episode 9 – A Hydrogen and Solar Vegan Food Trailer at the Fringe: How You Can Help Make It Happen + Undertow by Keith Barker
Venue 13 is joining forces with Soft Serve Cartel and Renewable Energy Vendors to…
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Episode 8 – Prague Quadrennial: Immersion, Infrastructure and the Scenography of the Unseen + Pond Life by Elyne Quan
Ian and Vanesa continue their UAE journey after World Stage Design 2025, reflecting on…
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Episode 7 – AI in Performance: From Malta to Toronto + The Project Hope by Catherine Banks
Ian and Vanesa return from two international conferences held at opposite ends of the…
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Episode 6 – We’re Back: Fringe Preparations, Cultural Futures and What’s Happening in Scotland This March + Laila and the Wolf by Hassan Abdulrazzak
After a brief winter hibernation, Podcast 13 is officially back in the studio! Ian and Vanesa…
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Episode 5 – A Venue 13 Carol: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future 13 + Appealing by Paula Cizmar
In this special end-of-year episode of Podcast 13, hosts Ian Garrett and Vanesa Kelly…
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Episode 4 – Inside the Theatre Green Book + So Beautiful Today, So Sunny by Marcus Youssef and Seth Klein
In this episode, Vanesa and Ian focus on sustainable theatre practice after Vanesa’s visit…
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Episode 3 – teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi and NYUAD + Earth Duet by E.M. Lewis
Ian and Vanesa continue their UAE journey after World Stage Design 2025, reflecting on…
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Episode 2 – Venue 13 at WSD2025 in Sharjah UAE + Space Cat by Lewis Hetherington
Ian and Vanesa take you inside World Stage Design 2025, sharing seasoned insight and…
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Tri-Nominal Futures: Performing AI, Nature, and Heritage in Symbiolene
On Monday, October 20, 2025 Venue 13 Directors Ian Garrett (Toasterlab) and Vanesa Kelly…
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Episode 1 – What Happens When Two People Decide to Have a Venue (and a Podcast)
In the first full episode of Podcast 13, Ian Garrett and Vanesa Kelly conclude…
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Introducing Podcast 13
Podcast 13 launches with a teaser episode completing Venue 13’s presentation of all fifty…
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CCTA at Venue 13: A Global Climate Theatre Movement Takes Root in Edinburgh
This August, Venue 13 becomes ground zero for one of the most urgent and…
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Venue 13 Returns — Stronger, Braver, and Ready for the Future
We’re thrilled to announce that Venue 13 Fringe Ltd is now an official company…
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Venue 13 Welcomes Climate Change Theatre Action 2025
As we announce the 2025 programme for Venue 13, we are especially proud to…
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Venue 13 Presents A.I. Campfire at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
As we prepare for another vibrant year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we’re pleased…