Trusts and Foundations

We use theatre to champion difference and demonstrate the strengths of a more inclusive world.

As well as our professional performances, we deliver a wide programme of Education and Training, participatory activities and outreach work in the community. We bring together children and young people from every walk of life – with a range of abilities, perspectives and personal experiences – to learn, share values, challenge labels and exceed expectations through an ethos of inclusivity. This is a place where everyone supports each other, in order to discover each individual’s true potential.

Trusts and foundations play a crucial role in supporting many areas of our work. With your support, we are able to:

Create entertaining and thought-provoking theatre and performance, that raises the profile and adoption of inclusive practice in the sector, demonstrating excellence without exclusion.
Provide weekly creative learning activities and performance opportunities for our inclusive membership groups as well as open access activities for our community.
Bring young people together from every walk of life to achieve accredited qualifications and reach their potential through our unique education programme.
Offer vocational training for young people, from all backgrounds, who want to develop their creative skills through our Young Creators programme.
Deliver outreach workshops and projects in schools and community settings, tackling social exclusion.
Open our doors to everyone, and make sure our performances, activities and our building are accessible to everyone.

For more information about our work or to talk to us about how you can support Chickenshed, please contact Clara Westmorland, Senior Development Manager on 020 8216 2769 or email [email protected].

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One Year on from Grenfell

One year on from the tragedy at Grenfell Tower we continue to run weekly children's theatre workshops at Oxford Gardens, specifically targeting those directly affected by the fire and the community in the surrounding area.
Jekyll & Hyde

A fearless and innovative new production of this utterly iconic story, boldly told with music and movement.
"An Award for All of Chickenshed"

We were incredibly proud of our BTEC Programme Manager, Belinda who was awarded the Keith Hutton Legacy Award for Theatre and Performing Arts 2018 back in April. Here’s what Belinda had to say about receiving the award.
The First Shed

Read the story of where the name Chickenshed came from.

Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon

We have guaranteed places for the iconic Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. Please contact us if you would like to run for us in 2018.
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.
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.
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.
Believing in theatre for children

One of the first actions of the new Chair of Arts Council England, Nick Serota, has been to commission a report exploring the benefit of arts for children. Our Director of Strategic Development & Impact Louise Perry explains what Chickenshed believe about the role of theatre in the development of children and young people.
Lily Smith

In December 2016, Lily decided to raise money for Chickenshed by taking part in the fun and festive Battersea Park Reindeer Run. This took a huge amount of initiative, heart and commitment.
Multiplex

Multiplex have the mammoth task of aiming to raise £10,000 per year by organising a whole range of exciting fundraising events, activities and challenges.
Unconscious Bias

This training workshop combines factual learning with interactive, drama-based skills and interactive theatre to shed light on the prevalence of unconscious bias in the workplace and the best methods to try and combat it.
Diversity and Inclusivity

We have been teaching inclusive practice for over 42 years and will work with you to see how our methodology can be used in your place of work.
Teamwork and Communication

This course will look at the importance of having an open channel of communication and how this relates to managing and being part of a high functioning team.