EP.275 - KATHY BURKE
Adam & Kathy, London, June 2026
Adam talks with English actor, comedian, writer and director Kathy Burke about her memoir A Mind Of My Own, including her relationship with her Dad, Punk, being a Two Tone skinhead, the comments that stoked Kathy's anxiety over her appearance and the kind words of Clash frontman Joe Strummer, the genesis of Kathy's character Perry, meeting Peter Cooke, frustrations on the set of Straight To Hell, plus thoughts on comfy trainers, painful bras and getting older.
The play Kathy loved so much was CAREDirected by Alexander Zeldin, starring Linda Bassett. Current run ends 11 July 2026 at The Young Vic.
Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 5 June, 2026
Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.