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I am running the London Marathon this year for Good Chance and am proud to do so. Good Chance believes that everyone deserves to live with dignity, whatever their situation, and that theatre and art can provide that dignity. Joe Murphy (my son) and Joe Robertson, two aspiring playwrights, founded the charity and Good Chance established its first theatre space in the heart of the refugee and migrant camp in Calais in September 2015.

The theatre, a large geodesic dome structure, was an open and welcoming space promoting freedom of expression, creativity and dignity in a situation where those basic human rights were constantly under threat. The theatre became the civic and cultural centre of the camp, a truly cross cultural space, and a powerful voice in the international conversation about the refugee and migrant crisis. The theatre's name came from a popular phrase used by the camp's residents. "Good Chance" or "No Chance", referring to the perceived likelihood of crossing the border that night. Within the chaos and uncertainty, the theatre was a stable and safe place where people could escape or confront the difficulties they were facing. It offered a different kind of good chance.

Following  the closure of the Calais camp, the two Joes have set up the theatre again in Paris to support the burgeoning population of refugees in that city.

I would be thrilled if you could support me to raise money for this cause

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