ARTIST STORIES
Hear from the incredible artists we work with.
Opportunities Round Up
Central to our work at Good Chance is creating opportunities for displaced creatives to become an integral part of the UK theatre ecosystem, as well as amplifying opportunities that are open to all, and making connections for people in the industry. Here is our e-round up of opportunities for artists from around the world and across the whole creative spectrum.
Meet Good Chance’s Advisory Board
Since the birth of Good Chance, authentic voice has been at the heart of everything we do. Our new Advisory Board brings together people from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise including theatre, art, advocacy, policy-making, communications and community development, all with lived experience of displacement, migration and diaspora, to help inform Good Chance’s decisions, direction and vision.
Stage Door 10
Marking 10 years since Good Chance began in the Calais Jungle
by supporting 10 creatives from refugee backgrounds in paid placements with 10 leading arts organisations across the UK. This is Stage Door 10.
Largo: Resources for Schools
Join our friends at Slick Films and Plan Nine Pictures on Friday 13th June 2025 for a screening of the powerful new short film Largo, followed by poetry workshop for KS2 students led by award-winning poet Dr. Inua Ellams, and a live Q&A.
Basel Zaraa: Good Chance Commissioned Artist on ‘Dear Laila’
Good Chance Commissioned Artist Basel Zaraa tells us about Dear Laila, an installation that investigates the idea of ‘Home’ and what it means to him.
Thomas Tegento: Telling Stories That Matter
Meet Tom! Our first ever Trainee Director who worked with us on Kyoto at the RSC. Here Tom shares more about working with Olivier Award winning Directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin and the importance of Artist Development opportunities like this one.
From Shadows to Spotlight: Mardin’s Journey of Hope and Resilience
From growing up in Iran with a passion for theatre to rediscovering his voice and purpose through the Good Chance’s Stage Door Programme, meet Mardin!
Meet our From Here On team in The Hague!
Vivian Luk and Saju Hari - Young People’s Directors for From Here On and Gecko practitioners - share their insights on our residency with Amare in The Hague so far!
Amir on Largo: my Dream of the BIG Screen!
Amir, Good Chance’s brilliant Production and Marketing Assistant, tells all about his experience working with Academy Award Winning Slick Films and Studio Good Luck on Largo, a brand new short film about a young refugee.
Little Amal on the BIG screen!
We are thrilled to announce the World Premiere of The Walk feature film at the DOC NYC Film Festival in New York, America’s largest documentary festival.
A vision for the Future of the Refugee Sector
Amir and Mel from the Good Chance team joined Comic Relief at the Across Borders Summit in Athens.
“Promise Me.” The Paris Peace Forum Closing Ceremony
2023 is the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking moments of agreement: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And on Saturday 11th November, Good Chance closed the 2023 Paris Peace Forum with an exclusive performance: ‘Promise Me’. 🕊️
“This was my Second Chance.”
Sule, our most recent Stage Door placementee tells us about her experience starting life again in the UK and finding a new community and home with Good Chance!
Rasha Obaid, from activist to BackStage Door
Art is out of the question in Yemen, but here Rasha can do what she loves. Meet our first ever BackStage Door placementee.
Good Chance, Theatre of Sanctuary
Yellow: A Short Film by Elham Ehsas
We’re so thrilled to have collaborated with Elham Ehsas, an incredible filmmaker and long term friend of Good Chance on his new short film ‘Yellow’. Filmed in Afghanistan / UK, Yellow is now showing worldwide as part of OVER 40 short film festivals.
How I escaped the Taliban and built a new life in the UK
Amir was evacuated from Kabul in August 2021 after being attacked by the Taliban for taking photos. Now he’s pursuing his love of art, film and photography in the UK.
“Through my writing I educate people to try to make a better place for my son to live.”
One of our wonderful poets Josie shares her experience on our Change the Word programme and her poem ‘First Words’ from the Bradford anthology MUD, WATER, MAGIC.
Giving the Body a Voice
In Autumn 2022, Good Chance partnered with Siobhan Davies Studios to provide a series of free movement workshops exploring communication through the body and use this to help people connect together beyond language.
