Cork theatre show to be staged in Calais refugee camp

A one-off show about the plight of refugees, and featuring refugees, is to be staged at the Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France, such was the overwhelmingly positive reaction.

The show ‘No Borders’, featuring five short dramas and two poetry readings, was put together by theatre director John Hayes in Cork in a bid to raise funds for the Cork to Calais Refugee Solidarity Group.

A powerful evocation of the harrowing pain and danger suffered by innocent people forced to flee their homeland over persecution, it struck an emotional chord with the audience on its opening night in Camden Palace Theatre in Cork.