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Welcome to the UK
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EXPECTATIONS were high for a new theatre piece focusing on the experiences of refugees and asylum-seekers, all too often victims to the vagaries of the Home Office and, at the centre of Welcome to the UK, is a great deal of heart.
The PSYCHEdelight company was set up by writer, director and psychotherapist Sophie NL Besse, who has delivered drama sessions in the Calais Jungle and their first show Borderline drew on real stories from people stuck there in the freezing cold, mud and fear.
And it drew in some real people too — Besse’s company includes refugees and this time round she has worked with the Women for Refugee Women drama group.
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