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