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A Black Cab Company production

Hoxton Street.

Our home.

We are part of the history of this street, but who else’s history is here?

We worked with local artist Dustin O’Hara to co-create a performative guided walk down Hoxton Street. Together we studied the rich history of the area, looking at its social and cultural make up, and brought learning disabled people to the front.

Did you know, the Gunpowder Plot was uncovered on Hoxton Street?

Me You Hoxton Too asked the audience to look again at a street they might or might not know to see the stories, often hidden in plain sight. What is obvious to one person, that might not be seen by another?

The walk ended at PEER gallery where an exhibition shared the story of our creative process.

You can read more about how Dustin met Access All Areas here and see the project on his website here.

See more pictures on the PEER gallery website.

Date and Venue

Various outdoor locations, Hoxton, East London | 2012

Creatives and Crew

  • Artistic Director
    Dustin O’Hara
  • Artistic Director
    Ciara Brennan
  • Artistic Director
    Nick Llewellyn
  • Theatre Director
    Ciara Brennan
  • Film Director
    Nathan Theys
  • PEER Gallery Manager
    Gemma Lloyd

Cast

Head Tour Guide | Dustin O’Hara
Tour Guide | Nick Llewellyn
Tour Guide | Ciara Brennan
Laurent LeReel, the Actor | Jehrius Shepherd Whyte
Nicholas Bloggs, the Bouncer |  Michael O’Connor
Rebecca Northfield, the Door Woman | Leslie-Anne Orlans
Raina Richie, Young Girl | Raina Marfo
Celia Smith, Young Girl | Katrina Orlans
Bob, Couple with the role of carpet | Kieron Wild
Millie Cooper | Millie Cooper
Camera man | Nathan Theys
Sarah, Girl in the Blackout | Jolene Sampson
Susan, Girl in the Blackout | Jade Wallace
Margaret, Lady in the Blackout and Bomb Crater | Karen Robinson
Laura, Lady in the Blackout and Bomb Crater | Belita Marfo
Beverley, Elizabethan Actress | Jenelle Marfo
Gertrude, Elizabethan Actress | Imogen Roberts
Sgt Dt Marcus, Policeman | Dayo Koleosho

Trailer

A PEER Participate project with Dustin O’Hara in partnership with Access All Areas’ Black Cab Company

The Me You Hoxton Too project was generously supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund.

The project was made possible thanks to the stories and generosity of: Sue at Hayes & English, Sonia & Jesse, Mark Brooks of Brooks’ flower stall, Ibkun, Elsie Pilbeam, Linda Anderson, W. Lawrence Carpets, Hoxton Hall and The Laundry Rooms.