Our Public House: Unlocking Voices

How can the arts help us to encounter others?


In December 2024, we were part of a fantastic live discussion at
the RSA (Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
discussing how the arts can unlock unheard voices. This podcast
brings you some highlights from the event with some extra
insights and updates from our Dash Arts Artistic Director
Josephine Burton.


Hosted by Tom Stratton (Chief of Staff at RSA),
our Artistic Director and Chief Executive Josephine
Burton was joined on stage by Alan
Finlayson (Professor of Political & Social Theory,
University of East Anglia), Alecky Blythe
(Playwright), and Dawid Konotey-Ahulu
(co-founder of Redington, Mallowstreet, and 10,000 Interns).
Sue Agyakwa whom we met in a speech-making
workshop in Newham earlier in 2024, also, kindly, shared her
speech live.


Josephine and Alan shared what they've learnt from their 18 month
long speech making workshop programme across the country that
will culminate in Dash Arts’ 'state of the nation' theatre
production, Our Public House, in 2026.


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


You can watch the full event by visiting the RSA’s website or
their YouTube Channel.


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