Canongate is working with a group of actors and musicians including Academy Award-winner Colin Firth on a multimedia project called The People Speak.
Alongside a book, the project will include a stage show which will bring to life the voices of British campaigners, dissidents and visionaries from the 12th century to the present day.
The idea began life in America, where performers such as Matt Damon and Bob Dylan supported the scheme. Author and editor Anthony Arnove has now brought the idea to the UK, where a cast including Ian McKellen and Rupert Everett will perform at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill, west London, on 16th September.
Canongate will publish an accompanying book, The People Speak, on 13th September priced at £17.99, compiled by Firth, Arnove and historian David Horspool, collecting a range of speeches, songs and letters from British history by writers including Emmeline Pankhurst and Oscar Wilde
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