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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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On Yer Bike!

To celebrate our 45th birthday, 33 of our supporters are taking on the ultimate challenge and cycling from Bath to Chickenshed on Bromptons to raise funds for our life-changing work.

A Box Full of Tales - Autumn Term

Join Chickenshed Kensington & Chelsea this Autumn for A Box Full of Tales, an interactive performance for 0-5s and their families.

A Very Stinky Summer

Last week a Chickenshed company of 14 finished the last few performances of a six-week tour, which ended in the beautiful Ffwrnes Theatre in Llanelli, Wales. Our fantastic company has travelled far and wide this summer. The tour is an important landmark for our Theatre and Performance work in many ways, but it has been great to see our work introduced to new audiences throughout the country who have never have had the opportunity to actually see our inclusive work in action.

The Itch

Chickenshed practitioners are inviting young people to spend the afternoon creating and exploring original work, through a series of theatre workshop activities and games in our unique and inclusive environment. For ages 12-17.

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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.

Tales from the Shed Autumn Season

Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children age 0-6.

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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.