It already has its own mosques, shops, restaurants and even a bicycle repair shop.

Now the sprawling Calais migrant camp known as 'the Jungle' has its own nightclub so refugees can party the night away.

The dome-shaped tent – called the Good Chance Theatre – was erected by two British activists who aimed to create a 'safe place' for the migrants to have fun away from their ordeals.

Party time: Migrants hold a rave at a nightclub set up in the Calais refugee camp dubbed 'the Jungle'

The dome-shaped tent – called the Good Chance Theatre – was erected by two British activists who aimed to create a 'safe place' for the migrants to have fun away from their ordeals

Many have already posted pictures and video on the Twitter account Good Chance Calais from dance parties held there.

Playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson also plan to coach refugees to hold theatre productions there and to host and performances by touring companies and artists from around the world.

Speaking to The Stage, Mr Murphy said: 'We say it's a theatre, and it is, but it performs many functions really.

'It's across all art forms, it's a meeting place – a townhall-cum-theatre – and it’s a really exciting and loved place to be in the camp here.'

The project has also been backed by British West End and Broadway theatre producer Sonia Friedman, who said it was a 'beautiful' idea.

Rave reviews: Playwrights Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson also plan to coach refugees to hold theatre productions there and to host and performances by touring companies and artists from around the world

Refugees have posted pictures and video on Twitter account Good Chance Calais of dance parties held there

She said: 'This project goes right to the heart of the problem.

'It is attempting to connect with thousands of people in a desperate situation, and through storytelling, music, dance and poetry, provide some way of coping.

'It is too important to ignore.'

Earlier this month, images revealed how the overcrowded camp had grown rapidly to now house more than 4,000 people.

It has grown by around 1,000 since June and almost tripled since September 2014, when only 1,300 migrants had set up tents on the former landfill site, just three miles from the town centre.

'Loved place': The Good Chance Theatre was set up by Britons Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson last month

'A beautiful idea': The project has been backed by British West End and Broadway producer Sonia Friedman

Most of its inhabitants are refugees from war-torn countries such as Syria and Iraq, as well as the African nations of Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia.

Many use the camp as a springboard to reach the UK by sneaking onto lorries and Eurotunnel trains or simply walking across the underground passageway.

The once-desert area, home to just 800 in 2009, has been transformed into a small town with its own mosques, shops that sell food and cigarettes, restaurants and even a bicycle repair shop.

The migrants and refugees who call the camp home say the conditions are far worse than other refugee camps they have stayed in as they traveled the thousands of miles to Europe from their impoverished countries of origin.

Crammed: Aerial images show how the Calais 'Jungle' has become an even more overcrowded settlement which is home to more than 4,000

How times change: The same area in Calais, just three miles from the city centre, was must more sparsely populated in June 2015

Small town: Since the settlement first appeared in 2009, the once-deserted area has been transformed into a semi-functional town since the settlement with its own mosques and shops

Thousands set up tents or slept rough in the Jungle - whose entrance is now guarded by barbed wire, armed police and dogs - with an ultimate goal of starting a new life in the UK.

They began sneaking onto trucks and lorries crossing the English Channel in July but when security was stepped up, hundreds stormed the underwater tunnel every night to walk the 31 miles to their so-called promised land.

At least 13 migrants have died trying to cross the tunnel by foot in the last months alone.