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

⭐️ 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 💋