Talkaoke is teaming up with St Helena's Hospice to join the Clacton Pride! Clacton Pride work all year round on small, local LGBTQIA+ events to help support the gay community of Essex, such as collaborating with Essex Trans Social and having a yearly Christmas party. In 2022 Clacton Pride held its first pride event and received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to help run the pride festival. There will be live music, comedy acts and more. Stalls, fun…

Pete The Monkey Festival is three days of partying, live music, workshops and Talkaoke near the sea... Originally inspired by a dish-washing chimp turned viral YouTube sensation, Pete the Monkey is a non-profit environmental and solidarity initiative. Pete the Monkey supports CIWY, a Bolivian charity fighting against deforestation and wild animal trafficking in the Amazon. Talkaoke is our flagship pop-up talk show where participants decide on the direction of the conversation. At Pete the Monkey things get humorous, deep and…

Never heard of Talkaoke? Here's why it might be exactly what you didn't know you needed. So you've got no idea what Talkaoke is. That's fine - most people don't, until they've sat around one. Picture a doughnut-shaped table with a mic in the middle, like a chat show set, except there's no host telling you what to think and no script deciding what's "on topic." Whoever's holding the mic steers the conversation. People rotate in and out. Strangers end…

Free Film Screening and a Talkaoke discussion on Climate and Nature - National Risks and Local Action. When science-based evidence of national risk is available, we need to be informed. This powerful film, introduced by Chris Packham, features leading experts explaining the national implications of climate and nature breakdown. It outlines the threats to our economy, infrastructure, public services, health and natural environment, alongside credible, positive and achievable solutions. Book your free tickets via this link Talkaoke is a pop-up…

Talkaoke is a pop-up talk show unlike anything else – a glowing round table, a host in the middle, and people sitting around the outside edge. 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. You are welcome to join our glowing ‘doughnut of chat’ for 5 mins or…

You are warmly invited to the Launch of Estate Talks - an afternoon of community conversations at Haggerston Community Centre on Sunday 20th September, 3:30-6:30pm (free event). The event will be an interactive and fun community get together for all ages, taking place around the Talkaoke table - a talk show format by The People Speak in collaboration with the Haggerston Estate Resident's Collective. We will have refreshments for all, so grab a cuppa and meet your neighbours - old friends and new…