The Wish Tree

Good Chance presents
In partnership with Migrants Organise

THE WISH TREE

All stories can be told, but only the ones that are listened to will live forever.

The Wish Tree thrives when listening to stories told by its guardians.

Stories that have crossed borders, continents, oceans, hiding deep in the hearts of people waiting to be listened to. With each telling, another story finds a home, and the Wish Tree grows ever stronger.

Once every year, the guardians open their gates for everyone to visit. Will you come?

Good Chance invites you into an intimate world shaped by collective storytelling, rooted in love, compassion and togetherness.

Running time: Approx. 1 hour

This production contains stories that reference personal traumatic experiences, including war, displacement, loss, and scenes depicting emotional distress. The Wish Tree is recommended for ages 12+

The Wish Tree joins the legacy of Good Chance’s Hope Shows, co-created performances that began in our Dome in the Calais Jungle refugee camp and later in Paris, London, Coventry, Sheffield and beyond. Each show was produced with the local community of refugees and asylum-seekers, celebrating their unique artistic talents, and offering a space for people to come together and dream of a shared future.

The Wish Tree is part of the revival of this founding project, relaunched this year in London with an extraordinary group of community members from displaced backgrounds in partnership with Migrants Organise. The show is directed by Elias Matar, with music by Nick Powell and Ruba Shamshoum.

We are deeply grateful to the following for their support towards Good Chance's Hope Shows programme: Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, Crucible Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Porticus, and Alexander Leff

With special thanks to the Migrants Organise Community Programme and Organising Teams and Volunteers including Francesca Valerio (Community Programme Director), Micol Carmignani (Operations Manager), Kezia Pearce (Community Programme Volunteer) and Zrinka Bralo (CEO)

ABOUT GOOD CHANCE
Good Chance makes ground-breaking, heart-thumping “theatre that shakes hands with the world” (Sunday Times). Founded in 2015 by playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson in the Calais “Jungle” refugee camp, the company has since sparked global connections and conversations on migration, polarisation and the climate crisis. Through critically-acclaimed productions (The Jungle, Kyoto, A Grain of Sand), major international public artworks (The Walk with Little Amal, Fly With Me, From Here On), and Artist Development initiatives (Stage Door) they have delivered 900+ events, reached 1.2m in-person, 550m more digitally, and collaborated with 2000+ artists worldwide.

ABOUT MIGRANTS ORGANISE
Migrants Organise provides a platform for refugees and migrants to organise for power, dignity and justice. Since 1993 we have been combining advice and support for individuals subjected to hostile immigration policies with grassroots organising, advocacy, research and campaigning to dismantle structural racism. Our Community Programme works with more than 1000 people living in London every year to create a safe and welcoming space through a combination of advice, advocacy, training, mentoring and group activities. Our big vision is a welcoming society based on the principles of dignity, justice and solidarity. Our mission is to organise with migrants, refugees and our allies and build a movement for migrant justice.