819. Dani Vee and Andrew Upton - Krank Fuss, writing weird and moving from writing screenplays to a novel

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⭐️ Episode #819 - Dani Vee and Andrew Upton - Krank Fuss, writing weird and moving from writing screenplays to a novel. Published by Puncher and Wattman 🎉 Dear theatre loving listeners, In this episode I chat to the incredibly talented Andrew Upton about his wildly unique debut novel Krank Fuss and its important place in politics, fiction and philosophy. Of course, being a Sydneysider and theatre nerd, the Sydney Theatre Company has always been important to me, so I had to ask about how he and Cate Blanchett as Artistic Directors brought sustainability and theatre together. We nerded out about: ⭐️ The comparisons of Krank Fuss to Animal Farm ⭐️ The different process of writing screenplays and novels ⭐️ The inspiration behind the characters and setting ⭐️ Why George Eliot is the greatest writer of our time ⭐️ The collaborative nature of theatre vs the solitude of writing ⭐️ Why early readers of his draft manuscript were so important ⭐️ Why weird ideas can resonate with readers ⭐️ The helplessness of finding yourself in a political world you did not create This was one of the most fascinating chats I’ve had about writing, theatre and the state of the world 🩷 LISTEN NOW 🎤 🎧 Dani 💋

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