Open Days

We run open days throughout the year to give you the chance to come and experience Chickenshed for yourself. Through meeting our current students, exploring the theatre and taking part in a workshop, our Education open days offer a unique insight into life as a Chickenshed student.

If no dates are listed below, or you would like to find out more about our courses and applications please email us.

Student Open Evening - Feb 2019

An opportunity to meet staff, participate in a workshop and get a feel for what being a student here will be like. 4.45pm - 7pmRead more

Student Open Evening - Mar 2019

An opportunity to meet staff, participate in a workshop and get a feel for what being a student here will be like. 4.15pm - 8.30pmRead more

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Big Stories from the Little Box

Join Chickenshed Kensington & Chelsea this Spring for Big Stories from the Little Box, an interactive performance for 0-5s and their families.

Storytelling Workshop for Children

Chickenshed Kensington and Chelsea will be delivering a fun and creative story telling workshop for 7 - 11 year olds on 19 Feb.

Storytelling Workshop for Families

Chickenshed Kensington and Chelsea will be delivering a fun, family-friendly introduction to Chickenshed's inclusive performance style.

We're Offie Finalists!

Chickenshed’s Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow is a finalist in the Off West End Theatre Awards, Best Production for Young People (13+) category alongside The Unicorn Theatre and the Half Moon Theatre. The Offies recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent theatres across London.

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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.

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

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.

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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 music, 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.