Busker HoF 127 – Amelia Cadwallader

Back in March of this year, Magic Brian spoke with Amelia Cadwallader, aka Maple Staplegun as well as one half of Las Cossas Nostra. Amelia’s journey as a performer started out at thetender age of 5 as a dancer. She studied photography in University then headed off to Edinburgh which is where she discovered street theater. She talks about spending time in Tasmania and the big influence it had on her as a performer, being surrounded by opportunities to learn and watch circus and street. She talks about going to Spain to study clown where she met her future partner, Kiki (whose story you can listen to on Episode 108 of this podcast), and how they cut their teeth doing street shows in beach towns. We talk about her involvement in the Edinburgh Fringe and where she, along with Hazel Anderson, Matthew Keys and a handful of others have been advocating for the rights of the performers in the midst of the pandemic and for the future of street theater at the Fringe. If you’re not familiar with what’s going on check out the Facebook page dedicated to it called Edinburgh Fringe Street Performers and Buskers - Artist Led Feedback Group.