It’s All About The Road by Dan Thompson

Following the culmination of his yearlong residency in London Road with Appetite community hub Second Look Stoke, hear social artist and writer Dan Thompson reading from his new book Its All About the Road at Roundabout.

What connects Northern Soul, the artist Augustus Pugin, the most reproduced work of art in the history of the world, a vampire, a forgotten canal, the whale that swallowed Jonah, and a million lost golf balls? The history of Stoke, from the Ice Age to 30 years in the future, told through stories collected from London Road. Starting with glacial boulders, following one road and ending with the story of how we still make things in England.

Hear extracts from this fascinating new book from the writer himself.

Date: Saturday 17 October
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Albion Square, City Centre, Hanley

Tickets

Tickets are free but must be booked.

Tickets to It’s All About The Road can be booked HERE

Dan is the founder and director of Revolutionary Arts and author of Pop Up Business For Dummies. In 2012, he was included in the Time Out and Hospital Club’s Culture 100, a list of the most inspiring and influential people in the UK’s creative industries. You can find out more about artist Dan’s work here and about his residency in Stoke-on-Trent here.

Roundabout by Paines Plough is the world’s first pop-up, plug and play theatre and it’s coming to Stoke-on-Trent!  ​Roundabout presents outstanding plays by some of the nation’s finest writers, along with fantastic guest companies and one-off performances and events. ​ Roundabout will be popping up in Albion Square, City Centre from 15-18 October with a programme of both brand new plays and local performances. See the full programme here.