1000 (Millennia)

We will only ever know our little sliver of it all, not the layers upon layers, not the before us, or the after us, the ghosts that linger only in a word heard on the wind, or the sign above a pub, or the name of a street.

A road cutting through a landscape. A road that changes its name — Gisla’s Hill, Upper Street, Coral Street, Slow Road. A refuge for a young murderess on the run. A sanctuary for a monk waiting for a vision. A drinking hole for a hangman and a landlady who ought to get a room. A meeting-place for doomsday preppers. A high-speed travelator for the hyper-efficient worker. A supper spot for a family wearing flippers. A place made from its people.

From a half-remembered past to a fantastical imagined future, 80 people from across the borough come together to create an epic myth of Islington. Written by Stephanie Bain (The Years), with creative direction by Dani Parr, 1000 (Millennia) is the third instalment of the Almeida’s ‘Islington Trilogy’, following 24 (Day) in 2023 and 81 (Life) in 2025.