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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 42 MIN

Ah-Ma | Edinburgh Fringe Preview #375

from The Martin Talk Show · host Martin Colton

“Memory is the thread that weaves love through time — even when the fabric begins to fray.” 🌸🕊️In this powerful live episode of The Martin Talk Show, I’m joined by the remarkable Cathy Lam — a Hong Kong-born director and playwright whose artistry dares to remember, reclaim, and reimagine. 🎭✨ Now based in Los Angeles, Cathy brings her deeply personal and universally resonant new play AH-MA to the Edinburgh Fringe — a lyrical reflection on loss, legacy, and love.AH-MA isn’t just a play — it’s a tender act of remembrance. 💭🔥 Cathy reflects on her experience of displacement during the Eaton Canyon fire, interwoven with memories of her grandmother’s dementia journey. What happens when the world around you burns and the people you love begin to forget? What remains when memory fades?Through rich storytelling and emotional depth, Cathy invites us into a world where language, heritage, and humanity intersect. 💬🌏 Her story honors the silent strength of grandmothers, the resilience born of hardship, and the power of theatre to illuminate the fragility — and ferocity — of the human spirit.Join us as we dive deep into Cathy’s creative process, her unique vision as a director and writer, and the healing power of storytelling in fractured times. 🎤💡 This episode is an ode to forgotten stories, unspoken pain, and the quiet beauty of rediscovery.👁️‍🗨️ “AH-MA, if one day you forget everything, please try not to forget love.”Let this conversation move you, ground you, and remind you of the invisible threads that connect us all. 💞🧵As always, connect with Martin via: www.themartintalkshow.comTickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/ah-ma#TheMartinTalkShow #CathyLam #AHMA #EdinburghFringe2025 #TheatreMakers #DementiaAwareness #CulturalIdentity #AsianVoicesMatter #MemoryAndHealing #FringePreview #LivePodcast #WomenInTheatre #PlaywrightSpotlight #HongKongArtists #ResilienceThroughArt #PersonalStorytelling #CreativeHealing #DiasporaVoices #ArtistsOfColour #IndependentTheatre #FireAndMemory #TheatreForChange #HumanConnection #CreativeProcess #AmplifyingVoices #TheatrePodcast #LyricalTheatre #IntergenerationalLove #FringeFirstWinner #StorytellingMatters #MartinColtonLive

“Memory is the thread that weaves love through time — even when the fabric begins to fray.” 🌸🕊️In this powerful live episode of The Martin Talk Show, I’m joined by the remarkable Cathy Lam — a Hong Kong-born director and playwright whose artistry dares to remember, reclaim, and reimagine. 🎭✨ Now based in Los Angeles, Cathy brings her deeply personal and universally resonant new play AH-MA to the Edinburgh Fringe — a lyrical reflection on loss, legacy, and love.AH-MA isn’t just a play — it’s a tender act of remembrance. 💭🔥 Cathy reflects on her experience of displacement during the Eaton Canyon fire, interwoven with memories of her grandmother’s dementia journey. What happens when the world around you burns and the people you love begin to forget? What remains when memory fades?Through rich storytelling and emotional depth, Cathy invites us into a world where language, heritage, and humanity intersect. 💬🌏 Her story honors the silent strength of grandmothers, the resilience born of hardship, and the power of theatre to illuminate the fragility — and ferocity — of the human spirit.Join us as we dive deep into Cathy’s creative process, her unique vision as a director and writer, and the healing power of storytelling in fractured times. 🎤💡 This episode is an ode to forgotten stories, unspoken pain, and the quiet beauty of rediscovery.👁️‍🗨️ “AH-MA, if one day you forget everything, please try not to forget love.”Let this conversation move you, ground you, and remind you of the invisible threads that connect us all. 💞🧵As always, connect with Martin via: www.themartintalkshow.comTickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/ah-ma#TheMartinTalkShow #CathyLam #AHMA #EdinburghFringe2025 #TheatreMakers #DementiaAwareness #CulturalIdentity #AsianVoicesMatter #MemoryAndHealing #FringePreview #LivePodcast #WomenInTheatre #PlaywrightSpotlight #HongKongArtists #ResilienceThroughArt #PersonalStorytelling #CreativeHealing #DiasporaVoices #ArtistsOfColour #IndependentTheatre #FireAndMemory #TheatreForChange #HumanConnection #CreativeProcess #AmplifyingVoices #TheatrePodcast #LyricalTheatre #IntergenerationalLove #FringeFirstWinner #StorytellingMatters #MartinColtonLive

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