Our Public House: Speak Out!

“Grasp the subject, the words will follow.” Attributed to
Cato The Elder 


Artistic Director, Josephine Burton and Podcast Producer, Marie
Horner regroup in the studio to reflect on a series of live
events in Manchester and London that were the 2023 culmination of
this year’s Public House project. We heard from speechwriters,
activists and academics as we explored the ingredients of a great
speech, the power of activism and words, and their ability to
change people’s minds and lives, along with passionate speeches
given directly by some of our extraordinary cohort of individuals
from communities across England.


Coming in 2024, we’ll be creating Our
Public House, a state-of-the-nation theatre
production, inspired by the speeches and writing of
participants from across the country.


Our HUGE thanks to all the participants from Underground Lights,
Coventry; St Hilda’s Community Centre, Tower Hamlets; HMP Styal;
The Writers' Block, Redruth; Citizens UK, Brighton; Arbourthorne
Men’s Social Club, Sheffield; Manchester Deaf Centre and Deaf
Explorer; Banbury and Bicester College, Bicester; individuals
through Theatre Royal Stratford East, Newham, St Hilda’s
Community Centre in Tower Hamlets, and residents of Mile Cross,
through The Common Lot, Norwich.


Our Public House is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research
Council (AHRC), Arts Council England, Three Monkies Trust, and
individual giving.


In the podcast we’re grateful to hear from:


Kayleigh Roach - Participant and Speech Writer


Maral Mamaghanizadeh - Participant and Speech Writer


Charlie Caine- Participant and Speech Writer


Edith Hall - Professor of Classics, University of Durham


Rinkoo Barpaga - Artist and Stand-up comedian 


Zara Manoehoetoe - Youth worker and community activist


Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts


Marie Horner - Podcast Producer, Dash Arts


Alan Finlayson - Professor of Political and Social Theory at the
University of East Anglia


Cristina Catalina - Senior Producer. Dash Arts


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