Our short film I Am Michael | We Are Chickenshed has made it onto the shortlist for the Charity Film Awards! The Charity Film Awards is now in its third year and celebrates the power and impact that film can have in building awareness and fundraising for not for profit organisations. Previous winners include The National Autistic Society, The British Hedgehog Preservation Society, Friends of Richmond Park, Prostate Cancer UK, Teenage Cancer Trust and Save The Children. Read more
We are delighted to announce that Chickenshed has won an Offie Award (Off West End Theatre Award) for Best Production for Young People (13+) . Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow was a brave, uplifting and powerful production that sought to help us see climate change through human stories - beyond facts and figures. Read more
Chickenshed Young Company enters its first full year and develops its working practice and methods of being youth-led. 2019 is Chickenshed’s 45th year and is the first full year of Chickenshed Young Company. Chickenshed Young Company comprises our Children’s Theatre, Youth Theatre and Young Creators, and the initiation and facilitation of all Youth Theatre and Children’s Theatre programmes are now completely youth-guided. Read more
There’s already a spring in our step as we prepare for our brand new season! With wonderful performance offerings, fabulous workshops, live music and comedy, there is something for everyone at Chickenshed in 2019! Read more
Our short film I Am Michael | We Are Chickenshed has made it onto the shortlist for the Charity Film Awards! The Charity Film Awards is now in its third year and celebrates the power and impact that film can have in building awareness and fundraising for not for profit organisations. Previous winners include The National Autistic Society, The British Hedgehog Preservation Society, Friends of Richmond Park, Prostate Cancer UK, Teenage Cancer Trust and Save The Children.Read more
We are delighted to announce that Chickenshed has won an Offie Award (Off West End Theatre Award) for Best Production for Young People (13+) . Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow was a brave, uplifting and powerful production that sought to help us see climate change through human stories - beyond facts and figures.Read more
Chickenshed Young Company enters its first full year and develops its working practice and methods of being youth-led. 2019 is Chickenshed’s 45th year and is the first full year of Chickenshed Young Company. Chickenshed Young Company comprises our Children’s Theatre, Youth Theatre and Young Creators, and the initiation and facilitation of all Youth Theatre and Children’s Theatre programmes are now completely youth-guided.Read more
Today is Blue Monday which is calculated to be the gloomiest day of the year. Well, we're fighting back! We've done a few calculations ourselves - and they're guaranteed to put a smile on your face. It's not all doom and gloom.Read more
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.Read more
There’s already a spring in our step as we prepare for our brand new season! With wonderful performance offerings, fabulous workshops, live music and comedy, there is something for everyone at Chickenshed in 2019!Read more
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Alyssia joined Chickenshed in 2014 after her (then) counsellor suggested she attend, as she was a young carer for her mother at the time. With so many adult responsibilities, young carers can often feel isolated and are unable to fully pursue what they love to do. Four years on, Alyssia is in her fourth year of study at Chickenshed and has found a passion for Production and regularly volunteers with our Production staff.Read more
On 3 November five members of Chickenshed’s Youth Theatre will be going on a weekend residential along with young people from other groups across Enfield and Harringey as part of London Youth’s YouthLeads programme.Read more
National Mentoring Day was launched to recognise the significant benefits of mentoring across the World. We are proud to say that our mentoring scheme for students has been running for just over ten years now.Read more
Chickenshed was delighted to be approached by BBC Radio 4 in May this year asking if they could feature our theatre company on their hugely popular programme The Reunion. The Reunion is a fantastic radio series that reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history. Chickenshed will be featured on the show on Sunday 2 September at 11.15 am on BBC Radio 4.Read more