<p><b>The Green Room with Nikki & Mik Allen</b><br><em>A safe backstage for people who make things.</em></p><p>Recorded on <b>Kaurna Country</b> on the Adelaide Plains, <em>The Green Room</em> is where married duo <b>Nikki Allen</b> and <b>Dr Michael (Mik) Allen</b> clock off from the show and talk about what a creative life is actually like.</p><p>Between them, they’ve racked up around <b>80 years in the arts</b> – acting, directing, teaching, dramaturgy, festivals, research, community work, youth arts, and a frankly ridiculous number of side-hustles and near-burnouts. They’ve tried to leave the industry more than once. It keeps dragging them back.</p><p>This isn’t a promo feed or a highlight reel. It’s the <b>green room</b>:<br>the staff room of theatre, where performers and makers swap stories, vent, compare scars, talk craft, politics, survival, and the quiet moments where the real lessons sink in.</p><p>Expect:</p><ul><li>honest, unpolished conversations</li><li>ADHD rambling and
