UK group performs Shakespeare to Calais migrants
Oliver Gee - [email protected] •
4 Feb, 2016
Updated Thu 4 Feb 2016 17:17 CEST
The Shakespeare's Globe group has performed Hamlet in the Calais jungle - check out some scenes from the show.
The performance was part of their Globe to Globe tour, which started in April 2014.
It was a one-off show, attended by dozens of migrants who call the Calais camp home. The viewers were given popcorn, as well as a synopsis of the show that had been translated into several languages.
It was performed in partnership the Good Chance Calais team, a volunteer group that has created what it calls "a theatre of hope" in the refugee camp.
See some of the scenes from the show below.
300 people + watching a #HamletOfHope of love and warmth, even out in the cold of #Calais #jungle pic.twitter.com/w6hXMbFFrX
— Good Chance Calais (@GoodChanceCal) February 3, 2016
Packed round the edges of the stage to enjoy a play. Trying to catch a conscience. pic.twitter.com/r07dYHM0EG
— Good Chance Calais (@GoodChanceCal) February 3, 2016
The New Jungle camp in Calais is home to around 4,000 refugees, most of whom hope to cross the Channel to the UK.
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The performance was part of their Globe to Globe tour, which started in April 2014.
It was a one-off show, attended by dozens of migrants who call the Calais camp home. The viewers were given popcorn, as well as a synopsis of the show that had been translated into several languages.
It was performed in partnership the Good Chance Calais team, a volunteer group that has created what it calls "a theatre of hope" in the refugee camp.
See some of the scenes from the show below.
300 people + watching a #HamletOfHope of love and warmth, even out in the cold of #Calais #jungle pic.twitter.com/w6hXMbFFrX
— Good Chance Calais (@GoodChanceCal) February 3, 2016
Packed round the edges of the stage to enjoy a play. Trying to catch a conscience. pic.twitter.com/r07dYHM0EG
— Good Chance Calais (@GoodChanceCal) February 3, 2016
The New Jungle camp in Calais is home to around 4,000 refugees, most of whom hope to cross the Channel to the UK.
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