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In My Shoes is an ever expanding library of over 130 first-person, documentary style interactive performances, which use story, touch, taste and smell to guide participants through the beautiful, the challenging, the mundane and the surreal aspects of being human, it is a fusion of documentary, education and theatre.

In 2007 I had a brain injury, I lost the ability to walk and talk. I relearnt how to talk, but not how to communicate. I began to use audio as an alternative method of communication, this moved on to video goggles, 360 film and virtual reality. Using this format to connect with my friends, family and medical team had a huge impact on my quality of life.

I have since collaborated with over 130 different people to use audio and audio visual experiences, touch, taste and smell to share their experiences in the same way. In My Shoes was officially founded in 2009, it is an internationally recognised empathy project - yielding a library of over 100 interactive audio and visual experiences seen by 32,000 audience members in Europe, The US, Australia & Asia. 

The rights to the In My Shoes experiences belong to the people whose stories they are. Here are a few examples of the pieces which have been made publicly available:

  • In My Shoes: Dancing with Myself

    Interactive Theatre & 360 Film

    I dare you to dance with me. The piece will be choreographed by a monster whom neither of us can see nor hear.

    Passers by might believe that we are just ordinary people who are sitting opposite each other in a restaurant. Below the surface we are walking the tightrope between the conscious and the unconscious.

    To survive you might need to accept that you are a puppet, use your imagination and wholeheartedly trust in the kindness of strangers.

    This is my experience of living with epilepsy.

    Take my hand?

  • In My Shoes: Intimacy

    Interactive Theatre & 360 Film

    Put aside your inhibitions, sit down with a stranger and look into their eyes. You must trust them whilst they guide you through a series of impromptu, unconventional and intense moments of intimacy.

    Intimacy is a first-person documentary designed for two people to experience three encounters from six very different perspectives. It tells the stories of two strangers, two comrades and two lovers. It explores the importance of intimacy in survival, relationships and sexuality from a first-person perspective.

  • In My Shoes: Suck it up

    Interactive Audio

    Suck it up is designed to be done in a restaurant. It is a piece about one man’s experience of PTSD. 

    He went to bootcamp because he wanted to fight for his country. He found himself in Fallujah fighting for the person standing next to him. He came home fighting to feel like part of his community.  

  • In My Shoes: Waking in Slough

    In My Shoes is an ever expanding library of over 130 audio, interactive audio and audio visual experiences.

    In 2007 I had a brain injury, I lost the ability to walk and talk. I began to use audio as an alternative method of communication, this moved on to video goggles, 360 film and virtual reality. Using this format to connect with my friends, family and medical team had a huge impact on my quality of life.

    I have since collaborated with over 130 different people to use audio and audio visual experiences, touch, taste and smell to share their experiences in the same way.

  • In My Shoes: The Kindness of Strangers

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