Our Public House: England's Open Mic

“Take a deep breath in, now think about the future you want”
Heidi in Cornwall. 


What do you want to change? What do you want politicians to
understand?


We’ve travelled over 3000 miles and asked these questions to over
120 people during speech writing workshops across the country.
The creative team at Dash Arts and our academic partners gather
to reflect on what we’ve learnt and what’s surprised us, and to
listen back to some of the incredible speeches from participants
who took part in Our Public House.


To hear more, book your tickets for Speak Out! -
a series of live evening events in Manchester; on Tuesday
21 November we discuss the ingredients of great speech
with classicist and cultural historian Edith
Hall, and former speechwriter to David Cameron,
Jessica Cunniffe. Plus academic
Henriette van der Blom and Artistic Director of
Dash Arts, Josephine Burton. 


On Wednesday 22 November we’ll explore activism
and how we speak out, with artist and stand-up comedian
Rinkoo Barpaga, alongside journalist and
academic Alan Finalyson and Josephine
Burton. This event will be BSL interpreted by
Winston Denerley and Samantha
Vanterpool. 


Then we travel to London on Thursday 23 November
where you can hear behind-the-scenes insights into the world of
politics and speechwriting with Philip Collins,
former chief speechwriter to Tony Blair, and Shareefa
Energy, poet and activist. They will be joined by
journalist and academic Alan Finlayson, and
Josephine Burton.


Coming in 2024, writer Jude Christian and
director Josephine Burton will create
Our Public House, a state-of-the-nation
theatre production, inspired by the speeches and writing
of our national participants.


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:


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 and residents of Mile Cross, through The
Common Lot, Norwich. 


Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash Arts


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


Henriette van der Blom - Reader in Ancient History at the
University of Birmingham


Cristina Catalina - Senior Producer of Dash Arts





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