Speakers’ Corner

Speakers’ Corner seeks a response to the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade.

This performance explores the black British relationship to enslavement and emancipation asking whether we have moved on so far from the days of slavery and the middle passage.

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Rehearsals, Huddersfield 2007 shot by Leo. Click thumbnail below for image.

Lyricists, spoken-word artists and emcees examine the concept of slavery in multi-cultural Britain from the experience of political asylum through to the influence of hip hop’s bling culture, each writer will question what it means to be free.

Artists
Presented by
Don Letts
Directed & Choreographed by
Leo Kay
Beats by
Dobie
Band lead by
James Yard
Produced by
Amanda Roberts
Commissioned by
  • CNM
  • The Albany
  • Birmingham Rep

Nov–Dec 2007 UK Tour