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This film follows the work of the award-winning, British-based, Turkish theatre director, Mehmet Ergen, and his now legendary Arcola Theatre. Based in the socially deprived borough of Hackney, east London, the Arcola Theatre has been the recipient of several national and international awards, including the Peter Brook’s Award, for their outstanding opera season. Having arrived in Britain twenty years ago with very little English, the charismatic Ergen has gone on to become one of the country’s most acclaimed theatre directors.

This documentary focuses on the theatre’s forced move from their ten year home – due to redevelopment – to the former Colourworks paint factory. The film looks at both past productions in their former home as well as those which will open in the new building. The film also highlights – in the current economic downturn – the theatre’s desperate fight for funds to secure its future. At a time when immigrants, particularly those from Islamic countries, are often vilified in our media, ‘I am Going to Make a Miracle’ looks at a director whose theatre has helped to transform the community around it and someone who personally has enriched the lives of all those who have met him.

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