Take part in a series of vocal sessions at which you can develop your singing skills as part of an ensemble and learn a number of arrangements. Sessions are led by Jo Collins, Chickenshed’s Director of Music. No previous experience or ability to read music is required - all you need is a love of singing and plenty of enthusiasm!
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Nihal is a boy born to silence. His mother is convinced, against all odds and advice, that he can communicate and live a rich life. Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal is a powerful, funny and deeply moving account of their struggles and triumphs. Presented by The Nihal Theatre Company.
Studio Theatre
After the show, the writer and actor will discuss the challenges of bringing to the stage this deeply personal story based on the writer's real experience.
Studio Theatre
Gifted master flautist, pianist, film and TV composer Gareth Lockrane makes his Chickenshed debut with his electric award–winning funky blues band, Grooveyard. Gareth plays a breath-taking range of flutes and alongside him Grooveyard features original guitar stylist Mike Outram, dynamic sax ace Alex Garnett, the exciting Ross Stanley on Hammond organ and the drive of Nick Smalley on drums.
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Saturday Shed is a great opportunity for young people aged 5 - 12 years old (from School Year 1) to develop their performance skills using our proven teaching methods and unique performance style.
Dance Studio
A perfect opportunity to enjoy a family day out at Chickenshed, this mini festival has both much-loved and new routines from Tales from the Shed, plus lots of stalls where children can watch or take part in fun and creative activities.
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Jo Collins is an immensely talented singer-songwriter and is also Director of Music at Chickenshed. Backed by her in-house band, Jo plays a thrilling set of eclectic covers taking in pop, soul, funk and folk. During the evening guests are also welcome to take to the stage for a song or two as part of this fun, relaxed and highly enjoyable Saturday night event.
Chickenshed Bar
Tales from the Shed is a highly entertaining, interactive theatre show that is perfect for young children. It is informal, lively and amazingly engaging as the performers and audience share the same space. We guarantee that every show will be fun, really silly and that there will be plenty of colourful puppets and live songs. Children are always encouraged to make a lot of noise and to make the story happen.
Studio Theatre
Unfortunately the event ‘Alexandra Burke performs Lady Sings the Blues’ has had to be postponed, with no replacement date scheduled at the moment. Please contact the Box Office on 020 8292 9222 for a refund of your tickets.
Rayne Theatre
These end of year shows are the final pieces by students that have studied on our BTEC or Foundation Degree courses and represent the culmination of all their learning and creativity during their time here.
Studio Theatre
Tales from the Shed once again returns to Dugdale Centre for summer 2013. Tales from the Shed is a highly entertaining, interactive theatre show that is perfect for young children. It is informal, lively and amazingly engaging as the performers and audience share the same space. We guarantee that every show will be fun, really silly and that there will be plenty of colourful puppets and live songs.
Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS
Chickenshed’s Performance Workshops are a series in which you will develop your performing skills and creative ideas using Chickenshed’s methods and practices. During the 8-week workshop you will explore a number of performing arts disciplines and will gain skills, confidence and understanding of how to develop creative ideas and take them further.
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These end of year shows are the final pieces by students that have studied on our BTEC or Foundation Degree courses and represent the culmination of all their learning and creativity during their time here.
Rayne Theatre
Please join us for the return of this hugely enjoyable night of comedy. Following an exceptional line-up from our Spring gig, which included Shappi Khorsandi, this new event is sure to be another hit.
Chickenshed Bar
Jo Collins is an immensely talented singer-songwriter and is Director of Music at Chickenshed. Backed by her in-house band, Jo plays a thrilling set of eclectic covers taking in pop, soul, funk and folk. During the evening guests are also welcome to take to the stage for a song or two as part of this fun, relaxed and highly enjoyable Saturday night event.
Chickenshed Bar
This is a fantastic chance for the wider public to come and see our Youth Theatre (aged 13-21) perform a piece that they have devised and written together and that will be performed in Chickenshed's characteristic physical style.
Rayne Theatre
Using Cardboard Citizens' Forum Theatre techniques and Chickenshed's devising style, this will be a unique chance for those aged 16+ to take part in a free collaborative workshop that will help to creatively develop a new work.
Rayne Theatre
The sensational pianist/composer Neil Angilley and his outstanding Latin rhythm section; Davide Mantovanni on bass and Davide Giovannini on drums, entertain with pulsating Afro-Cuban music from their unique albums Havana Club and Chango.
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Be a cast member in a flash mob event! Join us for a free workshop where you will learn the material needed to take part a flash mob performance entitled All Together Now that will take place in various locations around Kensington and Chelsea. All ages and abilities welcome and no previous experience in dance or performance required – just an interest in taking part and plenty of enthusiasm! Suitable for age 11+.
Chelsea Theatre, 7 World's End Place, Kings Road, London, SW10 0DR
Members from Chickenshed Kensington and Chelsea Theatre Company will join together with members of the public to perform a flash mob performance exploring the things that connect us. All Together Now will bring people together through dance, physical theatre and song in places where people usually just pass each other by.
Various times and locations between 11am - 4.30pm in Kensington and Chelsea
A perfect opportunity to enjoy a family day out at Chickenshed, this mini festival has both much-loved and new routines from Tales from the Shed, plus lots of stalls where children can watch or take part in fun and creative activities.
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Become a Tales from the Shed cast member for a week as the team get their show Fairies' Tale ready and then perform on stage. Experience all areas of the Tales world including movement, singing, improvisation and puppetry. Those taking part will appear in at least 3 performances of Fairies’ Tale and will need to attend all the scheduled times of the workshops. For 6 to 10 year olds.
Studio Theatre
A great opportunity for young people aged 6-14yrs to develop their performance skills in drama, music, dance and singing using Chickenshed’s proven teaching methods and unique performance style.
Chelsea Academy, Lots Road, SW10 0AB
Participants at these week-long events will explore and develop a wide range of performance skills through workshops that involve drama, dance, singing and story-making. Parents and friends will be invited in on the final afternoon to see a performance. For 5 - 12 year olds (from School Year 1).
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One man’s epic journey growing up through Zimbabwe’s turbulent times.
Instantly plunged into a young man's compelling story of growing up in turbulent Zimbabwe, we live and breathe his extraordinary and dramatic journey from innocence to escape, finally returning to his homeland to witness the greatest betrayal of all...
Pleasance Dome, Potterow, 1 Bristro Square, EH8 9AL
When humans grow up, they stop believing in fairies. For your average fairy, on the other hand, humans are a mysterious race that exist only in legends and fables.
Studio Theatre
Participants at these week-long events will explore and develop a wide range of performance skills through workshops that involve drama, dance, singing and story-making. Parents and friends will be invited in on the final afternoon to see a performance. For ages 5 - 12 year olds (from School Year 1).
Chickenshed
Become a Tales from the Shed cast member for a week as the team get their show Fairies' Tale ready and then perform on stage. Experience all areas of the Tales world including movement, singing, improvisation and puppetry. Those taking part will appear in at least 3 performances of Fairies’ Tale and will need to attend all the scheduled times of the workshops. For 6 to 10 year olds.
Studio Theatre
The brilliant jazz bassist presents a captivating show that reflects his life-long passion for Spain and its music. Spanish Accents features the acclaimed jazz violinist Christian Garrick, the authentic Spanish guitar exponent Phil Robson, renowned saxophonist Mark Lockheart, specialist Latin-percussionist Demi Garcia and the ‘baby’ of the Dankworth Dynasty, Alec’s talented vocalist daughter Emily Dankworth. A unique evening of sparkling Spanish spirit and Mediterranean warmth.
Chickenshed Bar
Come and visit us on for unique guided tours of our modern, accessible purpose-built theatre. You'll be taken to usually restricted areas such as the Rayne Theatre, Studio Theatre, dance studio and backstage areas. Along the way you'll be able to gain an insight into what makes Chickenshed such a special building - there might even be the chance to watch a rehearsal of our upcoming autumn Studio Theatre show!
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The Chickenshed Challenge is a fantastic way to get fit and help to raise money for a local charity - last year, 200+ people took part, raising over £10,000 for Chickenshed. This year we're looking to exceed this amount so we hope that you will be able to join us, as the event promises to be bigger, brighter and bursting with even more energy than before. Starts Sunday 6 OCtober 2013, 10am at Chickenshed.
Starts 10am at Chickenshed
On the opening night of the London Jazz Festival, Jazz at Chickenshed brings you a sensational show featuring both of Chickenshed’s major box-office attractions on the same bill! Experience the unrivalled jazz funk of Julian Marc Stringle and the Dream Band featuring Neil Angilley, Dominic Ashworth, Mike Bradley and Chris Dodd plus the unique, powerful, charismatic and ‘not to be missed’ jazz vocal entertainer Liane Carroll.
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It's Christmas Eve and, too excited to sleep, the children are desperate to tear into their huge sack of presents. However the gifts they find are clearly not for them - instead these are gifts meant for Cinderella's Ugly Sisters, Mr Ebenezer Scrooge and The Snow Queen. So the children realise they must journey to magical faraway lands to return these presents, learning the true meaning of Christmas as they go - and all before Midnight!
Rayne Theatre