Good Chance

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In a world of entrenching polarisation, Good Chance creates ground-breaking, heart-thumping 'theatre that shakes hands with the world' (Sunday Times) with displaced artists centre stage. Founded by playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, Good Chance established its first temporary Theatre of Hope, an 11-metre geodesic dome, in the heart of the 'Jungle' refugee and migrant camp in Calais in 2015, promoting freedom of expression, creativity and dignity for everyone.

Good Chance now creates powerful and provoking work including The Jungle, A Grain of Sand, Kyoto, and radical acts of solidarity like The Walk with Little Amal, Fly With Me and From Here On. Their work sparks new connections and conversations across divides, through surprise and spectacle, connecting communities through art and exploring the big issues of our time, including migration and the climate crisis, to make real change possible. Central to all of this is creating opportunities through their Stage Door and Good Chance Ensemble programmes for displaced creatives to become an integral part of the UK theatre ecosystem.

Good Chance has delivered 969 events globally, reached 1.2 million+ audience members and active participants, and given paid employment to over 940 artists, primarily those with lived experience of migration and displacement. The company are recipients of awards including the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre, an Obie, an Empty Space Peter Brook Award, the Michael Nyqvist Award and the Genesis Prize.

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2015

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Centre Pompidou (Paris); Rich Mix; St James Piccadilly; Migration Matters International Festival; Liverpool Arab Arts Festival; City of Sanctuary