Past Projects | Space Between Us Past Projects | The Space Between Us Programme Living Letters Living Letters is an inspirational letter-writing project, bringing together older people with members of our Young Company. Would you like to participate? Or do you know someone who you think would benefit from some extra correspondence each week during this time? Find out more Space Between Us Videos Below is a selection of videos from The Space Between Us Programme. The Pilot Project 2018 SBU Programme Trailer These Hands Tracking the Years Something Changed Living Letters Photograph's of The Space Between Us Projects Liminal Space The Barbican, Apr 19 100% Chance of Rain Chickenshed, Mar 19 Lewisham Creative Ageing Festival Oct 19 Participant Feedback "Thank you for making me believe my age is not my ability, I have found new depths and I am delighted, this project has brought joy back into my life" "It’s taken me back. I remember that. And I remember how that feels. And I am determined to feel like that again and I feel like that in this show… And I haven’t felt like that… in many years. I couldn’t put a price on that." "I just wanted to say that was one of the most inspiring and moving things that I have ever seen. And I’m going to leave tonight thinking a lot about how I feel about myself. So thank you so much." "I just wanted to say how much I was blown away by the wonderful collaborative and moving performances of all the stories, confidences and thoughts shared by everyone over the past year - brought to life. The trust shared was palpable and so moving." "This opportunity is just something I didn’t think would ever happen to me." "Being with each other and performing together gives you confidence and if you feel confident and there are people around you supporting you, it works." Outreach Feedback "A massive thank you for your work yesterday to make our Community View a success. People were really engaged throughout the event, and left with lots of smiling faces! I hope this will be the start of future possibilities!" - Beth Warnock, Community Engagement Manager Barbican, Guildhall School of Music & Drama "Well done to Rachel Yates whose workshop was absolutely outstanding. To hold a room of so many people in such an active and receptive way was really something to see. It was a true privilege to be in the room and see that amount of skill and energy so well communicated." - Hector Dyer "It was very special to see you run that workshop and the constant sense of creativity and joy you fostered in the room. We're so grateful to you for all the preparation and the dynamic way you led everyone through that space, 3 hours and everyone was absolutely loving it! We were all saying how amazing it is to be part of a workshop where the experience of the participants is so clearly thought through - the timing, constant pace of involvement and supportive environment had such a fab effect on what came out of it." - Liminal Space "It was genuinely one of the warmest, smoothest and most well-integrated workshops we've ever taken part in so we totally doff our caps to you. It felt like a really inclusive and encouraging atmosphere and the group really had a chance to properly engage with each other without ever feeling under pressure to perform or being made to contribute anything that they didn't feel comfortable with - and the variety of stories and perspectives that came out of that was really beautiful. It was honestly an exemplary session and a total pleasure to take part in." - David McDonagh– Flourishing Lives Recent News Chickenshed are delighted to announce the continuation of The Space Between Us Programme for two more years with thanks to the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. Partners: Bromley By Bow Centre, Flourishing Lives, AGEUK Enfield, Barchester Healthcare, Onside Advocacy Read more Something Changed In 2020, Chickenshed launched a new theatre project for people in their 30’s and 40’s, celebrating how things can change when we make connections, when we close the space between us. Using lyrics and music of the Britpop era as inspiration, the creative process will involve movement, drama, writing and storytelling, drawing on its participants lived experiences to devise an original pieces of theatre. View the Something Changed Portal Read BUPA Report