Clare Pointing
- Actor
Press clippings
Clare Pointing interview
With Child is a solo show - six different women, one thing in common. Inspired by society's expectations and the pressures on women to be maternal, kind, considerate individuals.
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 17th August 2019The inspiration for With Child
When I first started writing this show pregnancy was on my mind, lots of friends were having children and I really wanted to have a baby myself.
Clare Pointing, Female First, 30th July 2019Edinburgh Festivals: light in dark times
Everything sucks. Everything's...mucked up. We live in difficult, polarised times, with people and institutions exposed as flawed and failing. The festivals are no exception, but is there light in the darkness? Fest finds out.
Fest Mag, 23rd July 2019+3 interview: With Child
"When I first started writing this show pregnancy was on my mind, friends were having children and I really wanted to have a baby myself."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 20th July 2019Interview with Clare Pointing
"I think social media can get quite aggressive, some people feel indestructible behind their device and some pretty horrible stuff gets spouted."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 18th July 2019Clare Pointing: With Child Q&A
We caught up with Clare to talk about her "warts and all" portrayal of six different characters...
Funny Women, 15th July 2019Edinburgh interview: Clare Pointing on With Child
Clare Pointing was one of the founding members of theatre company The River People.
Theatre Weekly, 6th July 2019Preview: Clare Pointing: With Child
Clare Pointing ("a tour-de-force" *****- The Upcoming) brings her bold and thought-provoking solo show With Child to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, introducing six very different women with just one thing in common.
Theatre Weekly, 16th June 2019