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• Find out more about 2Tone Taxi - the ultimate Coventry cab.

  

• What鈥檚 it like to be a Coventry cabbie? We put Phil to the test.

  

• Local musicians celebrate Coventry music as part of the 2Tone Taxi project.

  

• Special Of The Day

  Nominations of your Coventry specials - people, places and hidden gems.

  

• 2 Tone Taxi Tours

  A tiny insight into the 2Tone Taxi Tour experience and the reaction it got.

  Duration: 1:11

• 大象传媒 Director General Tony Hall talking about his journey in the 2Tone Taxi

  大象传媒 Director General Tony Hall talking about his journey in the 2Tone Taxi.

  Duration: 0:48

• The Coventry cab

  Meet the ultimate Coventry cab that tells the story of our city.

  Duration: 2:11

• 2Tone Taxi Tours: The story of Coventry, its stories, its people.

  Theatre Absolute told us what you can expect if you step inside our 2Tone Taxi Tours.

  Duration: 4:24
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• The 2Tone Taxi rides again!

• The reveal event

• 2Tone Taxi photos

• The artwork on our Coventry Cab, inspired by your suggestions, created by artist Ian Cook.
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• 2Tone Taxi Tour Team

  The 2Tone Taxi cab and tour has been devised by 大象传媒 Coventry & Warwickshire.听 We have commissioned the听artwork created by Ian Cook from and worked alongside to create the experience in the back of the taxi with

  The audio has been curated and gathered from 大象传媒 archives and 大象传媒 Coventry & Warwickshire workshops during the 2Tone Taxi project.听

  Your guide:听Paul Nolan听

  Paul is an actor, theatre director and writer based in Coventry.听听听He was a director and actor with the award winning Tic Toc Theatre Company and appeared in all of their national and community touring productions including the Fringe First winning play Hooligans which was transferred to the Donmar Warehouse and later filmed for television.听听He appeared in the 2004 BAFTA Winning short film Brown Paper Bag by Geoff Thomson.听听He went to to form The Cheeky Chappies with his co-writer and collaborator Robert Wilkinson. Works including: The Tale of Tommy Atkins, The Cheeky Chappies Coventry Caper, The Cheeky Chappies and was given a writing commission from the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry; The Cheeky Chappies Christmas Cracker; The New and Improved Cheeky Chappies Christmas Cracker.听

  Paul has worked with many other companies including Theatre Absolute as part of the creative team for Zero by Chris O'Connell, Ego Perf. Co, Talking Birds, Birmingham Rep, and has directed Tom Murphy's Whistle in the Dark for The Albany Theatre. His new play The Window is in pre-production at the moment. He鈥檚 really looking forward to working with Theatre Absolute and the 大象传媒 on this very exciting and unique 2Tone Taxi Tour -听straight on driver!

  Your driver: Faisal Riaz听

  Faisal has been a Coventry Cabbie for 17 years. He is very much looking forward to taking people on tours of the city and experiencing something totally different.听

  大象传媒 Coventry & Warwickshire's 2Tone Taxi project has been supported by the 大象传媒's Creative Kicker.听2Tone Taxi听Tours听are听supported by and the

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• Creating the 'Specials'

  大象传媒 Coventry & Warwickshire is attempting to create the ultimate Coventry cab. We've been asking for your 'Coventry Specials', the special places, people or hidden gems. 听

  Some of the 'specials' are being turned into works of art. Created by (and sometimes with) Ian Cook from 听听Ian is an artist who has replaced paintbrushes with toy cars and wheels. His unusual work has taken him all over the world to create striking works of art created in his unique way, landing him a Guinness World Record title in the process.听听

  Ian recently moved to Coventry to live and work and is enjoying finding out more about the city he now calls home on this 2Tone Taxi journey. 听By using toy cars, remote control cars and wheels, Ian has already created some of Coventry鈥檚 iconic places to take their place on our 2Tone Taxi.听 He鈥檚 also worked with groups and individuals to turn some of their suggestions to art.听 All of the works of art will be put together and put on one working iconic London Black taxi.听

  

• 2Tone Taxi Tours

  Inspired by the stories, places and people who we鈥檝e been told about, our newly wrapped London cab will take people on 2Tone Taxi Tours of Coventry.听
  
  Our 2Tone Taxi tours are听designed by the people who know here, live here and love here.

  Brought to life by recordings from 大象传媒 Coventry & Warwickshire, will help create an immersive experience where visitors will enter the taxi and be driven around a special and interactive route around the city. The tours will run for a limited period. Tickets will be free but must be booked in advance.听 听