Please join us in toasting the return of this hugely enjoyable night of comedy. Acts confirmed so far include hilarious stand-up Tiernan Douieb, highly inventive comedy sketch group The Beta Males, musical comedians Jonny & the Baptists and stand-up Deborah Frances-White.
Chickenshed Bar
This hugely popular interactive performance for our youngest audiences, aged 0-7, is an introduction to a universe where children and performers go on a theatrical journey together, and along the way, meet characters such as Can-Can the beautiful bird and The Thing That Goes Blurgh!
Studio Theatre
Saturday Shed is our latest opportunity for young people to develop their performance skills using our proven teaching methods and unique performance style.
Dance Studio
Tales from the Shed extends its tour into 2012 with a return to Chelsea Academy.
Chelsea Academy, Lots Road, SW10 0AB
Magically transported back to the island he created in The Tempest, Shakespeare is put on trial by characters from his past plays. We find the playwright questioning how he should be remembered and fearful of who will decide his fate, as he is taken on an emotional journey in which his legacy and reputation are scrutinised.
Rayne Theatre
Last year, we raised a fantastic £50,000 for Chickenshed at our annual Hard Rock Cabaret event. We’re pleased to announce that on Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 March 2012 we will be taking over the venue once again for an evening of entertainment featuring a live band, Chickenshed’s youth choir and a performance by our children’s and youth theatre alongside our professional cast. Please note: this event has changed date from 2 & 3 April to 19 & 20 March.
Hard Rock Cafe, 150 Old Park Lane, W1K 1QZ
Jazz at Chickenshed is pleased to welcome back Neil Angilley and his sensational Afro Cuban trio. Neil is a phenomenal keyboard virtuoso who has worked with Maceo Parker, Vanessa-Mae, Shirley Bassey, The Gypsy Kings, Jeff Wayne’s ‘War of the Worlds’ and Julian Marc Stringle’s Dream Band.
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Jo Collins is an immensely talented singersongwriter 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
Create a show in just 4 days! Be part of cast who, under the guidance of Chickenshed’s highly experienced company members, will create and perform their own show.
Chickenshed
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.
Chickenshed
Tales from the Shed is set to return in summer 2012. This hugely popular interactive performance for our youngest audiences, aged 0-7, is an introduction to a universe where children and performers go on a theatrical journey together, and along the way, meet characters such as Can-Can the beautiful bird and The Thing That Goes Blurgh!
Studio Theatre
Charismatic saxophone ace Derek Nash takes a break from the Jools Holland Blues Band tour to bring his own multi award-winning octet to Chickenshed. Sax Appeal - featuring five top-name saxophone stylists and a sparkling rhythm section - perform Derek’s breath-taking arrangements of Jazz standards and superb originals.
Chickenshed Bar
Tales from the Shed extends its tour into 2012 with a return to Dugdale Centre in Enfield.
Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road, Enfield, EN2 6DS
Everyone loves stories, and Story Tales celebrates the marvel and tradition of storytelling with the Tales from the Shed team plus a special storytelling guest. Stories teach us things. They show us the right way and the wrong way, and all the way in between!
Chickenshed
Virtuoso clarinettist Julian Marc Stringle and his Dream Band join forces with Sonia Slany’s Solid Strings to perform their brilliant and original fusion of jazz-funk and classic melodies. It’s Clazzical was the brainchild of Julian and the late Sir John Dankworth, and was first performed at Wavendon shortly before Sir John passed away.
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Liane Carroll is once again the Winner of Female Vocalist at the British Jazz Awards. She is the BBC's Female Jazz Vocalist of the Year and has won the coveted title of Parliamentary Jazz Musician of the Year. Liane is an unmissable one-off!
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Ian Shaw, BBC Award winner for Best Male Jazz Vocalist on numerous occasions, started out as a stand–up comedian. He graduated to singing with Quincy Jones and Dame Cleo Laine, and has played the Devil in Jerry Springer the Opera. Throughout 2011, Ian was on tour with Rory Bremner, singing and honing material for his new one-man show A Bit Of A Mouthful.
Chickenshed Bar