OUR IMPACT
1.1M
651
EVENTS IN THE UK, EUROPE
AND NORTH AMERICA
REACHED AS IN-
PERSON AUDIENCES
ARTISTS FROM REFUGEE AND
MIGRANT BACKGROUNDS EMPLOYED
750
ACROSS 3 THEATRE PRODUCTIONS (The Jungle, Kyoto, Discretion),
3 PUBLIC ARTWORKS (The Walk, Fly With Me, From Here On),
11 GOOD CHANCE DOMES and 5 ONGOING COMMUNITY AND ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (Stage Door, BackStage Door, Behind the Scenes, Change the Word, Good Chance Socials).
“I have never seen a theatre piece like this. I wish every person would get a chance to experience it. What a testament to the moving power of the arts.”
- The Jungle audience member
Nine years of Good Chance.
In 2015 two British playwrights built a theatre in the middle of a refugee camp in Calais, alongside many residents of the Jungle from across the world. Since then, the world has been through so much - but in the midst of what can often feel like chaos and hopelessness, it’s important to take time and reflect on what can be achieved when a group of ordinary people come together and create something truly extraordinary. With an ever-growing family of artists, volunteers, supporters, partners and other friends, we have forged new connections and sparked new artistic creations that have changed minds and hearts across the world.
We're working to make BIG change possible.
Transformative change for displaced artists.
Since 2015, we've supported 150+ artists from refugee backgrounds and offered employment and training opportunities to 750+ artists primarily from refugee backgrounds. Our long-term writing programme Change the Word has offered professional creative development opportunities and new social connections. Our Stage Door and BackStage Door programmes have provided fast-track access for young people from refugee backgrounds to gain paid work experience, skills and professional connections. And our Good Chance Socials offer newly arrived people a social network and invitations to nights out at the theatre.
Cultural change for the theatre industry.
Our award-winning productions The Jungle and The Walk with Little Amal were created alongside and performed by people with lived experience of displacement. These works have revolutionised the way theatre is made, reaching over 1 million people directly through cutting-edge, innovative storytelling.
Narrative shift on the most pressing issues of our times.
We tell radical stories of hope that challenge negative perceptions around migration and climate change. The Jungle, The Walk with Little Amal and Fly With Me have already collectively captured the hearts and minds of over 500 million people digitally and 297,000+ in-person audiences around the world, inspiring compassion and action through positive stories that re-humanise the refugee experience. Our ground-breaking new play Kyoto is a political thriller already transforming the narrative around global agreement and the climate crisis.
87%
OF PEOPLE TOOK ACTION TO SUPPORT REFUGEES AFTER WATCHING THE JUNGLE
82%
OF PEOPLE WHO SAW THE WALK WITH AMAL SAID IT CHALLENGED THEIR NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF REFUGEES
90%
OF CHANGE THE WORD POETS FELT MORE WELCOME IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND MORE CONFIDENT TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
“Good Chance create an atmosphere of love, hope and joy, where everyone is a member of the family, where everyone can express themselves and enjoy being themselves... where everyone deserves a good chance.”
– Baraa in the Good Chance Calais Dome