Alissening Show
The Alissening Show hosted by Alissa Finn covers theatre, arts, classical music and the poetry scene in London.
Episodes
50 episodes
The Little Mermaid - Watermill Theatre (Featuring Amie Parsons)
In conversation with Amie Parsons, from the Folk band True Foxes, who wrote the music and lyrics to The Watermill Theatre’s production of The Little Mermaid. Based on the story by Hans Christian Anders...
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Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt 2B - Arcola Theatre (Featuring Lucy Farrett and Simona Brown)
Ready to solve a mystery? It was an utter joy to chat with actors Lucy Farrett and Simona Brown, who play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Joan Watson in Kate Hamill’s Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt 2B. A reimagined v...
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21:37
FANTASIA ORCHESTRA (Featuring Millie Ashton)
I have some exciting news to share with you. The Fantastia Orchestra (previously seen at the BBC Proms in 2024) launches residency at Smith Square Hall with Lucy Crowe OBE on Sunday, the 23rd of November,...
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15:46
Gwenda's Garage (Featuring Eva Scott)
From the theatre company that brought you Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Standing at the Sky's Edge, I am thrilled to be interviewing Eva Scott from Out of the Archive’s production in association with Sheffield The...
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KENREX (Featuring Ed Stambollouian)
Join theatre/comedy director and writer Ed Stambollouian in conversation as he discusses co-writing with Jack Holden and directing the critically acclaimed production KENREX. The true crime thriller KENREX returns to Lo...
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24:46
THE WANDERERS - Featuring Katerina Tannenbaum, and Eddie Toll
In conversation with actors Katerina Tannenbaum and Eddie Toll for the UK premiere of Anna Ziegler's THE WANDERERS, playing at the Marylebone Theatre from Friday, the 17th of October - Saturday...
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ROHTKO - Featuring Lukasz Twarkowski
It's always a pleasure to chat with award-winning Polish director Lukasz Twarkowski. Following his sold-out run at the Southbank Centre with The Employees, Lukasz is bringing his production, ROHTKO, to the Bar...
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13:56
Dance Umbrella - Freddie Opoku-Addaie (Artistic Director)
In conversation with Freddie Opoku-Addaie, award-winning dancer, choreographer, Artistic Director, and Co-Chief Executive of Dance Umbrella —London’s international dance festival celebrating its 47th year, showcasin...
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16:08
Eireann - A Taste of Ireland (Featuring Cian Walsh)
In conversation with Cian Walsh, one of the dancers in Eireann A Taste of Ireland, blending traditional Irish dance, stagecraft, music, and an exploration of Irish History running at the Peacock theatre from the...
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Episode 41
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16:51
Greenwich+Docklands International Festival - Artistic Director Bradley Hemmings (MBE)
In conversation with Bradley Hemmings, the Artistic Director of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, celebrating 30 Years showcasing world-class outdoor theatre, circus and dance FOR FREE, running fr...
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Episode 40
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27:01
EDINBURGH FRINGE - The City for Incurable Women (Charlotte McBurney)
It was incredibly insightful to chat with Charlotte McBurney from The City for Incurable Women, a devised production by the company, Fish in a Dress, uncovering the history of diagnosed hysteria played through differing p...
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Episode 39
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8:25
EDINBURGH FRINGE - Surreally Good (Scott Turnball)
It was great to chat with Scott Turnball @smogdog2000 about his production, Surreally Good, a wonderfully silly comedy featuring everything from projection art to clowning, po...
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Episode 38
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5:19
EDINBURGH FRINGE - Falling in Love with Mr.Dellamort (Featuring Robert Tripolino)
What an illustrious chat with Robert Tripolino, who plays Mr. Dellamort in the mysterious gothic musical, Falling in Love with Mr.Dellamort at the Edinburgh Fringe running at the C ARTS | C aquila (temple...
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Episode 37
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8:17
EDINBURGH FRINGE - The Family Copoli (Liv Licursi)
In conversation with Liv Licursi, director, actor, and producer of the new post-apocalyptic burlesque musical, THE FAMILY COPOLI, which is playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at the Lower Theatre at theSpace @ Nid...
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Episode 36
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14:59
EDINBURGH FRINGE - CONSUMED (Andrea Irvine and Muireann Ní Fhaogáin)
In conversation with Andrea Irvine and Muireann Ní Fhaogáin from the Paines Plough production, Consumed, written by Karis Kelly, playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Traverse Theatre till the 2...
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Episode 35
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15:52
(EDINBURGH FRINGE) Copla: A Spanish Cabaret featuring Alejandro Postigo
In conversation with theatre maker, performer, and senior lecturer in Musical Theatre at the London College of Music, Alejandro Postigo, to chat about Alejandro’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut of Copla: A Spanish Cabaret.
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Episode 34
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19:55
FRENZY at Edinburgh Fringe featuring Kit Loyd
Too many laughs were shared in conversation with award-winning actor, writer, and comedian, Kit Loyd, whose production, Frenzy, a brilliant example of physical skit comedy, plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Assembly Roxy Down...
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Episode 33
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35:08
SUMMER EXTRAS - Featuring DJ Siobhan Bell
Siobhan Bell, the London-born DJ and producer known for her work with Megan Thee Stallion, Skepta, Nike, Karl Lagerfeld, and others, joined me on the Alissening Show to chat about her recent collaboration with AMIRI and Native Instrume...
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Episode 32
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11:52
Alice in Wonderland (Marylebone Theatre) with Nate Bertone
In conversation with Nate Bertone, a NYC-based theatrical storyteller who is the Director and Designer for the UK Premiere of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, adapted by Penny Farrow, playing at the Marylebo...
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Episode 31
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22:18
The Daughter of Time - Charing Cross Theatre (M. Kilburg Reedy)
Josephine Tey’s infamous novel, The Daughter of Time, is brought to life at the Charing Cross Theatre this summer, and I am fortunate to be sitting with the award-winning playwright, M Kilburg Reedy, to uncover insight surroundi...
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Episode 30
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22:58
Nature Theater of Oklahoma: No President (Southbank Centre with Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška)
In conversation with creatives, Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška from the NY-based company Nature Theater of Oklahoma, presenting their story ballet, No President: A Story Ballet of Enlightenment...
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Episode 29
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34:20
London Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composers Presents, "Debut Sounds: Memory Palace" (Zach Reading, Johanna Gibson)
In conversation with composer Zach Reading and poet Johanna Gibson to discuss the upcoming London Philharmonic Orchestras Young Composers, Debut Sounds: Memory Palace. This year’s Debut Sounds cohort is team...
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Episode 28
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23:45
This Bitter Earth (Soho Theatre - Harrison David Rivers)
I am so excited to chat with award-winning playwright, librettist, and television writer Harrison David Rivers, bringing his play, This Bitter Earth, directed by three-time Tony Award winner, Billy Porter, starring...
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Episode 27
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22:47
Alissening Show x Estuary Festival - Vessels 2025 (Thea Behrman)
In conversation with Thea Behrman, the Artistic Director, and CEO of the Estuary Festival Vessels, celebrating the stories, places, and people of the Thames Estuary in North Kent and South Essex running from the 21st-2...
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Episode 26
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