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Regrets, I've Had a FewPodcast Episode 51: Little SoldierThe wicked Queens unruly mirror, being chased by flaming torches and sharing the stage with the wild man of Billingham (aka our wonderful Idiot Stephen Harper). All of this and more is discussed in this month’s episode of Regrets I’ve Had A Few, featuring Mercè Ribot and Patrícia Rodriguez of award winning theatre company, Little Soldier.About Little SoldierLittle Soldier Productions is a London-based theatre company founded in 2010 by Patricia Rodríguez and Mercè Ribot. From the beginning, we wanted to create a platform to explore how clowning and physical comedy could be...
2025-10-3032 min
The Big Interviews with Graham WalkerBIG INTERVIEW: RISE for magical Bradford 2025 City Of Culture, says creative director Shanaz GulzarABRACA-Bradford! Prepare to be amazed as Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, pulls wonders out of the city's cultural hat to reveal the real magic of Bradford - its people and places.
RISE, a spectacular open air city centre event he has created, directed by Kirsty Housley, will blend professional artistry with the raw talent of 200 community performers to launch the year-long Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, on Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, 2025. For tickets see https://bradford2025.co.uk/event/rise/
Miracles, Steven's Christmas Sky TV special ,saw him return to his street magic roots as he d...
2025-01-0724 min
Front RowBradford UK City of Culture 2025As Bradford limbers up for its year as UK City of Culture, in a special edition of Front Row, Nick Ahad meets:Steven Frayne, the award-winning Bradford-born magician formerly known as Dynamo. Frayne's magic skills have brought him success in arenas and television studios worldwide and his biography Nothing is Impossible: My Story became a bestseller. He returns to Bradford in the ultimate homecoming gig as co-creator of RISE - the opening show for Bradford's year as UK City of Culture.The 2022 documentary film, A Bunch of Amateurs, charmed critics and audiences alike. This portrait...
2024-12-3042 min
The Radiophonic Travel AgencyScotland Before & After the Highland ClearancesTaking place in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Highland Clearances saw people from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland forced from their homes. Whole communities had to seek opportunities elsewhere. The clearances were sometimes violent, with houses being burned down, and led to famine, displacement and mass emigration. This fictional journey, based on a script by Kenneth Murray, travels through time. We hear Scotland from the 1700s to the present day from the point of view of different characters. The journey connects contemporary and historical social challenges, specifically what the writer calls “disposable places”, which existe...
2024-10-2930 minThe Radiophonic Travel AgencyScotland Before & After the Highland ClearancesTaking place in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Highland Clearances saw people from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland forced from their homes. Whole communities had to seek opportunities elsewhere. The clearances were sometimes violent, with houses being burned down, and led to famine, displacement and mass emigration. This fictional journey, based on a script by Kenneth Murray, travels through time. We hear Scotland from the 1700s to the present day from the point of view of different characters. The journey connects contemporary and historical social challenges, specifically what the writer calls “disposable places”, which existe...
2024-10-2930 min
Conversations with Sound DesignersS1 E1 - Conversations with Sound Designers - Melanie WilsonIn this first episode we talk to Melanie Wilson. Melanie is is a U.K. based multi-disciplinary performance maker. Her acclaimed work is founded on the contemporary interplay between sound art, experimental forms of composition, language and live performance. Melanie collaborates with artists and companies across theatre, film, opera and installation, creating highly crafted sound works at varying scale from main house auditoria to intimate podcasts. She is a long term collaborator with director Katie Mitchell.
Melanie is currently developing a choral work that uses AI to explore the human relationship with non-human species, as part of...
2022-10-061h 18
Theater Practice102: "Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran" by Javaad Alipoor, Co-created by Kirsty Housley/Latrice SmithListen to Latrice and Miriam dig into this complex, gripping theatrical event presented by Woolly Mammoth.
2022-01-3132 min
ThisGen PodcastBetween UK and Canada: Careers as Theatre-MakersThe role of mentorship is significant, especially for artists who face systemic barriers to access. In this episode with Nikki Shaffeeullah and Kirsty Housley, we examine their careers as theatre-makers while considering differences and similarities between the UK and Canada. We discuss useful advice, consider the challenges of mentorship, and think about collaborations, visions, and what’s important to pass on to the next generation of female artists.Support the show
2021-06-2428 min
Nothing ConcreteInspired with Kirsty Housley and Riwa SaabOur series of inspiring conversations returns with a twist as we hand over to our Barbican Young Creatives to interview the artists that inspire them as they being their careers in the arts in series two of ‘Inspired’ on Nothing Concrete, the Barbican podcast. In this first episode, Barbican Young Poets alum and interdisciplinary artist, Riwa Saab talks to director, writer and dramaturg, Kirsty Housley.Subscribe to Nothing Concrete on Acast, Spotify, iTunes or wherever you find your podcast.Show your support for the Barbican by making a donation and help i...
2021-02-0352 min
British Theatre Guide podcastMIF launch 2019Highlights of the launch event for the Manchester International Festival 2019, held in Manchester on 7 March 2019. Introduced by MIF artistic director John McGrath, this episode also features announcements from festival participants including Phelim McDermott of Improbable Theatre, Kwame Kwei-Armah of Young Vic Theatre, actors Maxine Peake and Juliet Stevenson, Leo Warner of 59 Productions, writer Lolita Chakrabarti, choreographer Claire Cunningham, Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC 6 Music and grime artist Skepta. Other artists appearing at the festival include Philip Glass, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson and David Lynch. Image from MIF launch: Michael Symmons Roberts, Emily...
2019-03-0935 min