▁infl ux ▁of ▁fund ing ▁to ▁improve ▁housing ▁and ▁social ▁amen ities . ▁▁▁ ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁Lisa ▁Gold man ▁and ▁her ▁team ▁spent ▁periods ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁interview ing ▁residents ▁of ▁Ho xt on ▁housing ▁est ates ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁just ▁what ▁has ▁changed ▁for ▁them . ▁Their ▁answers ▁and ▁pers pect ives ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁Ho xt on ▁Story . ▁Gold man ▁also ▁took ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁William ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁the ▁Ho xt on ▁area . ▁Shakespeare ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁Ho xt on ▁resident ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁est ates ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁characters ▁in ▁his ▁plays ; ▁the ▁sub - plot ▁of ▁Ho xt on ▁Story ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet . ▁ ▁The ▁Production ▁Ho xt on ▁Story ▁was ▁an ▁int imate ▁site - specific ▁walk about ▁performance ▁through ▁a ▁reg ener ated ▁London ▁community . ▁A ▁visual ▁and ▁a ural ▁mont age ▁of ▁facts , ▁fict ions ▁and ▁verb at im ▁testim ony ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁sound ▁and ▁video ▁install ations ▁around ▁Ho xt on , ▁an ▁interactive ▁website , ▁on - the - street ▁performances , ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁an ▁interview ▁archive . ▁ ▁Besides ▁writer ▁and ▁director ▁Lisa ▁Gold man , ▁the ▁team ▁included ▁set ▁designer ▁Jon ▁B aus or , ▁contemporary ▁artist ▁Leo ▁As em ota , ▁light ing ▁designer ▁Jen ny ▁K agan , ▁sound ▁designer ▁Kate