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Chickenshed is a theatre company for absolutely everyone. For fifty years, we’ve created bold and beautiful work from our limitless belief in each other.
Upcoming events
PAN
3 - 11 January, 2025
Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey as we present PAN, our 50th Anniversary Christmas Show voted for by a whopping 2287 of you!
Shift The Blues
18 January - 8 March, 2025
Join us at this very popular movement session where we move to soothing and hypnotic music, re-emerging feeling positive and connected to others.
Round the Table Crafting
18 January - 8 March, 2025
Come and join this friendly, community-led crafting group designed to bring people together in a relaxed and welcoming environment.
Choir at Chickenshed
22 January - 19 February, 2025
The Chickenshed Community Choir is a uniquely inclusive environment to develop your singing skills as part of an ensemble through a fantastic series of vocal sessions.
Planet Play
24 January - 28 February, 2025
Ready for an exciting Spring season of Planet Play? Join us for sensory fun and exploration, perfect for babies and toddlers aged 0-3 years.
Tales from the Shed
25 January - 1 March, 2025
Tales from the Shed is back for the Spring season, with vibrant, inclusive theatre shows that are perfect for young children.
The Hebdon Players Do Hamlet…or Do They?
25 - 26 January, 2025
Bare Bones Theatre Presents: The Hebdon Players Do Hamlet…or Do They?
Sunday Shed: Little Spark!
26 January - 30 March, 2025
Join our Sunday Shed drop-in workshop for ages 4-7, featuring new weekly themes with engaging drama, dance, music, and art activities!
Sunday Shed: Children's Performance Project
26 January - 30 March, 2025
Join our Sunday Shed performance project for children aged 7-11 and enhance music, dance, and singing skills.
Sunday Shed: Adult Acting Workshop
26 January - 30 March, 2025
These workshops are relaxed and informal sessions that will explore text and character using drama games and improvisation techniques.
Sunday Shed: Young People’s Performance Project
26 January - 30 March, 2025
Join the Young People's Performance Project for young people age 11-18. Engaging workshops where you'll learn scripts and get stuck into rehearsals. No experience necessary!
Sunday Shed: Adult Performance Skills
26 January - 30 March, 2025
Explore your favourite songs from the musicals in this Sunday Shed performance skills workshop.
Writers' Room
30 January - 13 February, 2025
Join our lively and friendly creative writing group designed for SBU members and new participants looking to connect through writing.
Swing That Music
31 January, 2025
Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for “one hellova celebration of vintage music” (TimeOut London) – it’s time to Swing That Music!
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2 February, 2025
Bare Bones Youth Theatre has devised their own version of [Blank] from scenes written by Alice Birch.
Friday Night Funnies
7 February, 2025
Live comedy at Chickenshed presented by Resistance Comedy!
Jo Collins & Friends
9 February, 2025
The immensely talented Co-Founder of Chickenshed Jo Collins invites guests for a thrilling set of eclectic covers from pop to soul, funk, folk and more.
RISE Festival 2025
14 - 15 February, 2025
The RISE Festival is an exciting opportunity to see new theatre from the young voices of Chickenshed.
No Regrets
25 - 28 February, 2025
Chickenshed's Young Company begin another year by participating in the National Theatre Connections Festival. The Programme brings together some of the UK's most exciting new writers and theatre-makers of tomorrow, with over 250 youth theatre companies participating.
Choir at Christ the King
26 February - 16 April, 2025
The Chickenshed Community Choir is a uniquely inclusive environment to develop your singing skills as part of an ensemble through a fantastic series of vocal sessions.
Drama Workshops
27 - 28 February, 2025
Through a series of activities, exercises, and improvisations, you’ll explore how to approach text from fresh and unexpected angles.
Quiz Night
8 March, 2025
Gather your friends and family for an exciting night of brain-teasing fun!
The Washing Line
13 March - 5 April, 2025
Back this spring, following a limited sell-out run in 2022. The Washing Line explores the world of cults, through the story of Jim Jones and The People’s Temple; its ideals and aims and, ultimately, its horrific end.
Open Evening
20 March, 2025
Come and find out about the courses we offer at one of our Open Events.
Bring Your Own Baby
27 March, 2025
Bring Your Own Baby Comedy is the UK's premier baby-friendly comedy club!
Baby Broadway
30 March, 2025
We are hosting our musically talented friends at Baby Broadway.
Jo Collins & Friends
30 March, 2025
The immensely talented Co-Founder of Chickenshed Jo Collins invites guests for a thrilling set of eclectic covers from pop to soul, funk, folk and more.
Easter Shed
7 April, 2025
Easter Shed is for anyone between the ages of 5-11, and in school year 1-6, and is delivered by Chickenshed’s highly experienced and energetic team!
Friday Night Funnies
11 April, 2025
Live comedy at Chickenshed presented by Resistance Comedy!
Easter Bunny Tales
14 - 17 April, 2025
Egg-stra Special Easter Fun! Join us this April for Easter-themed performances filled with enchanting stories, lively songs, and plenty of movement.
Light Our Stars Appeal
To help celebrate this incredible milestone, we’ve launched our Light Our Stars Appeal and would love for you to get involved!
We’ve seen, lived and been inspired by the power of community and whether you donate £1 or £10,000 you will be helping us to bring the beauty of a Chickenshed performance to thousands of people this Christmas.
Featured stories
"I love every single thing that you stand for and what you represent. Inclusivity is so important. Every body feeling represented, and you do that in abundance."
Alesha Dixon after Chickenshed's 'Britain's Got Talent' Golden Buzzer Audition
“Seeing young people on stage, and some of them even looked like me... It was absolutely mindblowing for me, and it got me so excited about theatre. I fell in love with Chickenshed at that moment.”
Michael Bossisse, former Chickenshed student
"Chickenshed - so called because it started life in a disused chicken shed in Barnet - has, over half a century, grown into one of UK theatre's most important arts organisations while never losing its core commitment to diversity and inclusivity."
Lyn Gardner - Associate Editor of The Stage, Theatre Critic, Journalist and Children's Author
Who we are
We are exceptionally lucky to have an incredibly devoted community at Chickenshed, without whom we would not be able to achieve our mission of creating entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change.
Creating wonder out of chaos
Through our productions, our performance training, our education courses, and our outreach projects, our mission is to create wonder out of chaos and change out of challenge.
Support us
Every year, we support over 15,000 children and young people, with over 60% facing isolation due to mental/physical health, bullying, disabilities, or caregiving roles. Chickenshed becomes their sanctuary – a second home.
Join our team of superstar supporters and volunteers, helping us shine as their beacon of hope.
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