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Talkaoke Workshop x Galeria Miejska Arsenał Poznań, PL
ENGLSH VERSION: Creative Communication Workshops using Talkaoke Workshop in Polish (with a posibility of translation into English) The People Speak is an art collective from East London. For almost thirty years we have been hosting conversations, animating communities and collaborating with organisations in the UK and Europe: museums, universities, cultural institutions and civic groups. It all starts with Talkaoke, our iconic talk show, created in 1997. A round, glowing table, a host in the centre, and you decide what we talk…
Find out more »Talkaoke x Galeria Miejska Arsenał Poznań, PL
ENGLISH: Next on our Polish tour is Poznań. Talkaoke is honoured to pop up at the Stary Rynek in collaboration with the Arsenal Municipal Gallery. This public session will be hosted in Polish (16:30-18:00) and English (18:00-19:30). POLISH: Następny przystanek na naszej polskiej trasie to Poznań! Talkaoke we współpracy z Galerią Miejską Arsenał pojawi się na Starym Rynku. Sesja odbędzie się w dwu językcah: po polsku (16:30 - 18:00) i po angielsku (18:00-19:30). ENGLISH VERSION: WHAT TO EXPECT Talkaoke is a pop-up talk show unlike…
Find out more »90s Talkaoke in Manchester
We are joining the 90s Family Fun Dayin Clayton Park, Manchester! Talkaoke is a pop-up talk show unlike anything else – a glowing round table, a host in the middle, and you driving the conversation. No agenda. No script. It’s up to you to decide on the direction of the chat. Grab the mic and take the conversation somewhere nobody expected. It can get funny, philosophical, political, surreal or all of the above. Every voice matters. Every idea is welcome. On…
Find out more »Talkaoke Host Training Programme #3 (in person & online) and a social
Welcome to SERIES 2 of Talkaoke Host Training Programme taking place in person and online. Our Talkaoke Host Training Programme draws on our flagship talk show format - Talkaoke. Talkaoke is a television-style talk show. It’s up to the participants to decide on the topics of conversation. Each chat is a journey from one unexpected subject to another. It can be topical, funny, deep, surreal, or something else. The participants generate the subjects and the host in the middle keeps…
Find out more »New European Bauhaus – Brussels, BE
We are making our debute at New European Bauhaus Festival! Talkaoke is The People Speak's flagship television-style talk show. It’s up to the participants to decide on the topics of conversation. Each chat is a journey from one unexpected subject to another. It can be topical, funny, deep, surreal, or something else. The participants generate the subjects and the host in the middle keeps everybody engaged. The format is simple: the host sits in the middle of an illuminated round table, and…
Find out more »Talkaoke x Brain Trippers Youth Climate Action Project – West Coast, Belgium
We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with KAPOW, a Ghent-based "open playground" for urban culture. As a vibrant melting pot of skating, art, and music, KAPOW provides a space where young talent, makers, and the local community can grow together. From April to September, KAPOW is launching Brain Trippers, an initiative calling on young people (ages 14–30) from the Belgian West Coast to take the lead. The mission is to foster community building in a safe space while tackling…
Find out more »Talkaoke and Quacktion Time at Pendle Festval of Culture 2026
The People Speak are bringing their new format Quacktion Time to Festival of Culture in Pendle. Inspired by Stewart Lee's quote “Satire is the same as here but with animals in it” we would like to get people to embody different animals with masks, and join our "Question Time" style format with those animals representing various characters from current media. You can also join the Festival classic - Talkaoke, our flagship live, television-style talk show! It's up to the participants to…
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