The Allusionist Live on Tour
We're excited to be presenting a brand new live show edition of Helen Zaltzman's hit podcast
The award winning podcast The Allusionist hits the road across the UK later this month, and into September, with a brand new show and we’re delighted to be presenting it here at The Cosmic Shambles Network. Tickets for all dates are on sale now and listed below.
The Allusionist is a multi award winning pioneering podcast written and presented by Helen Zaltzman. It’s a show about language: how and why we humans use it the ways we do, the funny and frustrating ways it shapes our words, thoughts, and lives - and how, just when we think we can tame it and ride it around, like a rodeo beast, it throws us defiantly into the sawdust.
Aside from The Allusionist Helen also co-founded Answer Me This, in 2007, one of Britain's most beloved and successful independent podcasts, running for 400 episodes and nearly 15 years. In her podcast Veronica Mars Investigations with Jenny Owen Youngs, she recapped the entirety of the TV show Veronica Mars, plus two versions of Pride and Prejudice. She has appeared regularly on Radios 2, 4 and 5 Live, as well as on podcasts including The Bugle, Bullseye, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, 99% Invisible, The Infinite Monkey Cage, Book Shambles, No Such Thing as a Fish, and many more. She has co-written two books and you’ve almost certainly seen her on stage at a Shambles show over the years be it Robin’s Book Club, Nine Lessons or some other incarnation of our silliness.
The Allusionist has previously made hit stage shows about speed-typing champions, protest cakes and the history of the word ‘Ms'. Now celebrating its tenth year, the Allusionist presents a brand new live show, Souvenirs, telling the story of a friendship torn apart by… a font.
A font? Look, font-related emotions can get VERY heated. Now, An Allusionist live show isn't just watching Helen make the normal podcast on stage, it's a SHOW show and features live music from the incredible Martin Austwick
Martin Austwick is a podcaster, musician and singer-songwriter, and has released albums as Pale Bird. He has performed live for Answer Me This!, The Allusionist, 99% Invisible, The Bugle, and Radiotopia Live, and has created music for tons of podcasts. You’ve probably seen him on stage with Helen at Nine Lessons too.
Tour Dates
Sunday 25th August
The Stand NEWCASTLE
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Monday 26th August
The Stand GLASGOW
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Thursday 29th August
Contact MANCHESTER
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Saturday 31st August
The Junction CAMBRIDGE
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Thursday 5th September
Venue: Watershed Arts BRISTOL
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Sunday 9th September
Kings Place LONDON
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Wednesday 11th September
Venue: MAC BIRMINGHAM
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Sunday 15th September
The Stand EDINBURGH
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Friday 20th September
The Old Firehouse OXFORD
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