Everybody had told Barney not to play too near the edge of the chalk pit. But today was one of those grey days when there was nothing to do, nothing to play, and nowhere to go. Except to the chalk pit. The dump!
A dazzling array of voices and perspectives combine to form monolog 2, our new selection of fresh writing from within the Chickenshed community.
Join us in conversation with the human inside your favourite droid, C-3PO. Why not wear your special Star Wars costume? NO BLASTERS!
Following 2017’s rip-roaringly successful adaptation of The Midnight Gang, Chickenshed proudly presents a brand new adaptation of David Walliams’ acclaimed book, Mr Stink.
Following last year’s triumphant Blowin’ in the Wind, which drew together themes and ideas of protest and political unrest, Chickenshed is this year proud to present a powerful new musical addressing the issues of man-made climate change.
Chickenshed presents two moving and dramatic solo plays which together combine to deliver a hugely powerful and emotional theatrical experience. Alan Bennett’s Her Big Chance is a dramatic monologue conceived as part of his Talking Heads series for television, originally broadcast in 1988. Talking Heads has also enjoyed success on the stage, and on the radio.
Chickenshed is delighted to present Rapunzel in a new and exciting musical version of the well-loved fairy tale. Mysterious, romantic and life-affirming, this will be a dramatic re-telling of a story you thought you knew!
Written by Christopher Marlowe, this is the timeless tale of a man who is prepared to sell his soul to the devil in return for incredible power.
Red hot rhythms straight from the streets of Eastern Cuba return to Chickenshed this September.
When the clock strikes midnight most children are fast asleep, but for the Midnight Gang the journey is just beginning.
One Incredible Evening: Six Hundred Performers and a Million Dreams
On Monday 26 June Chickenshed will be staging a powerful and inspirational celebration of children’s hopes for the future in a truly monumental performance at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.
Refugee Boy is a powerful and moving story based on Benjamin Zephaniah hugely acclaimed book. It tells the story of 14 year old Alem, a refugee forced to flee his family and country for London in the late 1990s, to escape civil war at home in the disputed region between Ethiopia and Eritrea. As a child of parents from both regions, Alem is in great danger from the forces of both sides, and is forced to seek safety alone in the UK.
