IRC – The Stranger’s Case
Raising awareness of refugees through the words of William Shakespeare.
THE BRIEF
Create a film to raise awareness of the plight of refugees for IRC and Shakespeare’s Globe.
THE CHALLENGE
Shakespeare’s Globe wanted to utilise its amazing theatre on the banks of river Thames but we had minimal time to shoot, avoiding on stage productions, rehearsals, and tours.
THE SOLUTION
We wanted to maximise the creative opportunity of working at such an iconic theatre. We sourced an extract, called ‘The Stranger’s Case’, from the historic play ‘Sir Thomas More’.
Written by William Shakespeare 400 years ago, the script included one of the earliest and most impassioned defences of a compassionate refugee policy. For World Refugee Day we brought it to life on stage and on film, casting actors and refugees to perform the prose.
THE RESULTS
1.2m organic views of the film.
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