{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e7cdc72b97e6e8864816e86/699586a408b58c2f933e648d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"ALBION: CAROLINE LUCAS ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e7cdc72b97e6e8864816e86/1771344930637-f1180498-b3e9-435b-ba6d-3930c25ea1ea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to <em>Albion</em> - our exploration of what it means to be English, and what we mean by England.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of <em>OffScript</em>, Dash Arts’ Artistic Director Josephine Burton is joined by <strong>Caroline Lucas</strong> for a thoughtful and urgent conversation about Englishness - beyond flags and nostalgia.</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing on her book <strong>Another England</strong>, Caroline shares her thoughts on how land, belonging and identity shape our politics and our culture; how England’s stories have been constructed and contested; and why reclaiming a generous, complex vision of England matters now.</p><p><br></p><p>Since 2022, Dash Arts has been digging into landscape and language - from reimagining <strong>Middlemarch </strong>by <strong>G</strong>eorge Eliot in 1980s Coventry, to running speech-making workshops with more than 600 people across the country. We’ve been listening to who we are — and who we could be.</p><p>Join us as we ask: what does Englishness mean to you?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Albion</em> will culminate in 2026 with our new touring theatre production, <strong>Our Public House</strong>. Get your tickets and to find out more on the Dash Arts website : <a href=\"https://www.dasharts.org.uk/our-public-house\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.dasharts.org.uk/our-public-house</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by <a href=\"https://www.maroufmajidi.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marouf Majidi</a> </p>","author_name":"Dash Arts"}