Rapunzel from Chickenshed Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The online premiere of Chickenshed’s 2017 show is as large scale and glitzy as we’ve come to expect from this ebulliently inclusive company. Framed by a story about six children falling asleep and embarking on a dreamy quest to find their storyteller/Rapunzel (Cerys […]
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Mr Stink – Chickenshed Theatre
Mr Stink at Chickenshed Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This is the sort of warm-hearted, thoughtful show you need to take a child to. So I did: my third granddaughter who is nine. I explained to her how star ratings work as we journeyed there up the Piccadilly line […]
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow – Chickenshed – YouTube
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow is available on Chickenshed’s YouTube channel. This vibrant show, featuring Chickenshed’s trademark cast of hundreds won the 2019 Off West End Award (Offie) for the best production for young people of 13-plus. Conceived and directed by Chickenshed’s artistic director Lou Stein, the show consists of a series of six large-scale, […]
A Christmas Carol – Chickenshed Theatre
A Christmas Carol continues at Chickenshed Theatre, London until 5 January 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Move over Cecil B DeMille. This 1930s take on A Christmas Carol has a cast of 800. Chickenshed does nothing by halves. The company’s diverse, inclusive USP is ensemble, ensemble, ensemble with some talented adults (mostly former Chickenshed […]
Mr Stink – Chickenshed Theatre
Mr Stink continues at the Chickenshed Theatre, London until 4 August 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This show is the sort of cheery, uplifting stuff which sends you home with a spring in your step and a smile on your face. It’s inclusive. It’s diverse. And it’s fun. David Walliams’ whimsical story about […]
Chickenshed to stage new musical about climate change
The acclaimed London-based, Chickenshed theatre company will unveil a major new musical this month addressing the issue of climate change. Following on from last year’s politics-inspired Blowin’ in the Wind, Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow combines theatre and original music and dance to convey a powerful message about the future of the planet. Announcing the show […]
