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Artistic Director's Circle

Lou Stein founded the Gate Theatre and was Artistic Director at the Palace Theatre in Watford. In his career he has worked with talented people including Helen Mirren, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Helena Bonham-Carter, but now truly believes that he has the best job in the UK. Read more

Pay for a Day

Your generosity can help to protect Chickenshed for the future, providing our participants access to a safe and welcoming environment where they can reach their potential, regardless of background or ability. Read more

Gift the Future

The smallest gift can make a huge difference to help fund our groundbreaking work and support our ongoing projects to build a better society in which future generations will live. Read more

100 Club

Join our 100 Club for as little as £2 a week (£100 a year) and be in with a chance of winning up to £1,000 every 4 months. Plus, 60% of your annual subscription directly benefits Chickenshed and the work we do. Read more

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Ziggy's World Jazz - Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion

Ziggy’s World Jazz– presents Steve Taylor with 16-piece Big Band Explosion.

Ziggy's World Jazz - Ian Shaw with Steve Taylor Trio

TONIGHT Ian Shaw is sharing the Ziggy’s stage with long-time collaborator and Ziggy’s charismatic curator and drummer Steve Taylor & his trio.

Ziggy's World Jazz - Latin Special ft. Neil Angilley Trio

Soak up some absolutely insatiable live Afro-Cuban-Latin-jazz, courtesy of world class pianist Neil Angilley and his virtuoso Trio.

Comedy Shed

A fantastic evening of comedy featuring MC Joe Bor, Kae Kurd, Lily Philips and Maff Brown.

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How to Find Us

The theatre is located approximately 10 minutes walk from Cockfosters Underground Station and 12 minutes from Oakwood Underground Station. Both stations are on the Piccadilly line.

Theatre Changing Lives

We champion difference through inclusion, to enrich lives and transform our world.

Study at Chickenshed

For the past 40 years we have been leading the way in inclusive performance and our students are right at the heart of our work. Find out what makes our students and learning environment so unique.

Take Part

Courage, magic, honesty, passion, emotion and truth. These are all the things that make our members, participants and performers so wonderfully unique.

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Level 3 Training

The BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts is a two year full time course, nationally recognised as an equivalent to three A-levels (Level 3). Over the course of two years you will have the opportunity to explore dance, drama and musical theatre through a series of units and gain practical experience of inclusive theatre practice.

Young Creators

Theatre relies on the skills and creativity of many people from the beginning of an idea to the final bows and our Young Creators Programme and Trainee Scheme provide vocational training and hands-on experience for young people looking to discover more.