EP71 - JD Henshaw - Owner and founder of Sweet Venues - a podcast by Simon Caine

John-David (or JD as he prefers to be called) is the founder and artistic director at the Sweet Venues (@sweetvenues) that currently operate largely at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe. But in addition to that he runs a lot of other literary festivals as well as a horror festival. The Sweets recent move into taking on more comedy shows than ever marks an interesting development for them and the Fringe in general. I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues.

I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues including : 

• Discussion of the “problem of youth” in comedy and reality TV shows.
• Why the Sweets venue was started, what they’re looking for and what they are not.
• Do you find promoting comedy hard given his historical roots in theatre?
• The future of the Edinburgh Fringe as he sees it.
• Why he founded the Horror, Writers and Women's Festivals

 AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful for anyone who is thinking of taking a show the Edinburgh Fringe (comedy or otherwise) and wants to learn about a fun alternative venue that sits between the Big 4 and the Free Fringe.  

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JDHenshaw

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZIi6IOQTsJk 

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x  

Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!

Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.

Here are the links -

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943

Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw

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