The Young Vic is proud to be a Theatre of Sanctuary. Our doors are always open to refugees.
In 2016 we at the YV extended our commitment to raising awareness of the plight of refugees with our Horizons season which will continue this year with Taha in July and The Suppliant Women in November.
Also last year we became the first London Theatre of Sanctuary, as awarded by City of Sanctuary.
David Lan, our Artistic Director, said of Horizons: “We are responding to the world as it is now. People in distress need help and they need to be heard. We want to provide a powerful means for audiences at home and abroad to connect with the political, social and human realities refugees face.”
We hope that being a Theatre of Sanctuary will help us to encourage more of our new neighbours to visit our theatre, making the Young Vic an important part of their new home.
In order to become a Theatre of Sanctuary, the Young Vic had to show written evidence of three key principles: that as a company we had enhanced our knowledge of asylum issues, that we had embedded a culture of welcome into our professional community and that we had shared our learning with others.
City of Sanctuary is a movement committed to building a culture of hospitality and welcome, especially for refugees seeking sanctuary from war and persecution. Their motto is: "Wherever refugees go, we want them to feel safe and find people who will welcome them." - an important philosophy in these times.
Find out more about City of Sanctuary and how you can help here.
