Public re-enactment to mark 200th anniversary of Peterloo massacre
by Jade Hammond from on (#4KRC2)
Free tickets issued on Thursday for 16 August event including 3,000 members of the public
More than 3,000 members of the public will play a part in marking the Peterloo massacre on the 200th anniversary of the bloody protest for parliamentary reform and political representation at St Peter's Field in Manchester.
There will be no passive spectators at From the Crowd, an immersive experience which will weave together eyewitness accounts of those present at Peterloo in 1819 and the words of contemporary protesters and poets.
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