SUMMER Season
Theatre | Children’s Theatre | Workshops | Courses | Music | Comedy | Talks
April - August 2013
Box Office: 020 8292 9222
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Our mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change.
Welcome to Chickenshed This summer season is extraordinarily diverse as we launch lots of new shows. Ranging from original and moving productions to funpacked shows and workshops for children, we hope Chickenshed offers something for everyone. Our lovely Studio Theatre will be hosting two beautiful productions: All I’ve Known is a revealing and uplifting picture of family life based on real interviews; and a visiting company will be performing Don’t Wake Me - an intimate show based on a mother and son’s struggles and triumphs to give him a meaningful life against all the odds. Both very much reflect Chickenshed’s spirit. Other highlights include a celebration of exciting theatre brought to you by our young people and students who have been working hard on their courses during the year, and which is only open to the public once a year, as well as the new Tales summer show and workshops to keep the little ones occupied during the holidays, plus much more for the whole family. And last but not least, there’s great entertainment with our comedy and music nights, which always prove popular and are so important to helping Chickenshed continue with our work. You’ll see we are launching our new-look brochure and logo – we hope you like it and would love to get your comments at feedback@chickenshed.org.uk or via our Facebook page or Twitter channel.
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ALL I’VE
KNOWN Mum… Sorry, is it ok if I call you that? What else would you call me? That’s who I am.
Wed 1 – Sat 18 May Studio Theatre (running time TBC) Ages 15+ | £10 (£8 concs) Wed 1, Thu 2, Fri 3, Sat 4, Tue 7, Wed 8, Fri 10, Sat 11, Tue 14, Wed 15, Thu 16, Fri 17, Sat 18 7.30pm plus additional matinee performances at 1pm on Thu 16 and 3.30pm on Sat 18 Signed Performance: Fri 10 May 7.30pm Captioned Performance: Thu 16 May 7.30pm
When you’ve had a child from that young, and you go through so much with them, you don’t ever not think of them as yours. I remember the smell of him, the way he was and everything about him. And so it was amazing for him to come back. Inspired by her own childhood growing up in a family that fostered children over many years, writer and director Rachel Yates has interviewed people with their own stories to share. The result is a new play that weaves together excerpts from these interviews to create a backdrop for the story of a now grown-up son, with children of his own, who is ready to reconnect with the family that loved him deeply. A revealing and uplifting picture of family life told using Chickenshed’s characteristic physical style.
Talking Points
The Making of All I’ve Known Wed 8 May | 6.30pm (30mins pre-show) Studio Theatre FREE
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The director will talk about using real stories and interviews as the inspiration and source material for the script and music for All I’ve Known, and how the piece was developed.
Post-show Talk Tue 14 May | FREE After the show, there will be a chance to meet some of the people who shared their stories of the care system, and hear about their involvement in the project.
Talking Points The Nihal Theatre Company presents
Don’t Wake Me:
The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong Wed 22 – Sat 25 May 7.30pm, Studio Theatre (1hr 10mins, no interval) Ages 12+ | £10 (£8 concs) Written by Rahila Gupta, performed by Jaye Griffiths, directed by Guy Slater. Nihal is a boy born to silence. His mother is convinced, against all odds and advice, that he can communicate and live a rich life. Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal is a powerful, funny and deeply moving account of their struggles and triumphs. Rahila Gupta is a journalist, playwright and screenwriter. Jaye Griffiths is a well-known theatre and TV actor (Silent Witness, Casualty). Guy Slater has produced and directed many TV series (Miss Marple, Love Hurts) and founded the Horseshoe Theatre Company at the Haymarket, Basingstoke where his most recent production was Cyrano de Bergerac. ‘This spellbinding, heartening and beautifully delivered account of an extraordinary relationship is a really unique theatrical experience.’ Timothy West and Prunella Scales, actors.
Post-show Talk Thu 23 May | FREE After the show, the writer and actor will discuss the challenges of bringing to the stage this deeply personal story based on the writer’s real experience.
Adult Theatre Workshops for ages 21+ £60 for each set of 8-week workshops No previous experience of performing or an ability to read music is required – all you need is an interest in either creative performance or singing and plenty of enthusiasm!
Performance Workshop Every Thu 25 Apr – 16 May & 13 Jun – 4 Jul 7pm (2hrs) A series of performance workshops in which participants are given the opportunity to develop their performing skills and creative ideas using Chickenshed’s methods and practices. During the workshops, participants will explore a number of performing arts disciplines and will gain skills, confidence and understanding of how to develop their ideas and take them further.
Community Chorus Every Wed 1 – 22 May & 5 – 26 Jun 6.30pm (2hrs) Take part in a series of vocal sessions at which you can develop your singing skills as part of an ensemble and learn a number of arrangements. Sessions are led by Jo Collins, Chickenshed’s Director of Music.
Support Scheme Available: Chickenshed strives to make all of its activities open to everyone. If the costs of these activities prevent you from attending please contact Matthew Lyons, Head of Membership, on 020 8216 2721 or matthewl@chickenshed.org.uk.
New show for 7-11 year olds Created and produced by James Dunbar and Faith Dodkins for Brightonshed
Battleship Island Sat 13 Apr
10am, 12pm & 2pm, Studio Theatre (60mins) Ages 7-11yrs | £6 Sign Language: Integrated into all performances Inspired by images of a real life abandoned island, Battleship Island is a new interactive theatre piece. The show takes young audiences on a thrilling and thought-provoking journey using soundscapes, visual imagery and live performance installation. Audiences will venture into the unknown, become immersed in the island’s fantasy, meeting its inhabitants and exploring nooks and crooks usually unseen by the public.
Saturday Shed Every Sat 27 Apr – 25 May & 29 Jun – 6 Jul 5-8yrs (10am) 9-12yrs (11.15am) Chickenshed (60mins) Pay As You Go: £6 per session Termly Membership: pre-register for all 7 workshops for a 25% discount A great opportunity for young people to develop their performance skills using our proven teaching methods and unique performance style. Led by our highly experienced and energetic staff, each session will involve movement, drama, singing and storymaking. Every workshop is different and designed so that a child of any ability can come to all sessions, or drop in to one session from time to time.
Performance workshops for young people Summer Shed Mon 29 Jul – Fri 2 Aug (week 1) Mon 5 – Fri 9 Aug (week 2) 10am – 4pm Ages 5-12yrs £130 per week 50% discount for siblings Participants at these week-long events will explore and develop a wide range of performance skills through workshops that involve drama, dance, singing and storymaking. Parents and friends will be invited in on the final afternoon to see a performance. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience. Participants will need to bring a packed lunch and snacks, and they will be supervised by Chickenshed staff during lunchtimes and breaks.
Tales Workshops Mon 29 Jul – Sat 3 Aug (week 1) Mon 5 – Sat 10 Aug (week 2) Mon – Wed 10am – 12.30pm, Thu & Fri 9am – 12.30pm, Sat 9am – 2pm Studio Theatre Ages 6-10yrs | £70 per week Become a cast member for a week as the team get the show ready and then perform on stage. Experience all areas of the Tales world including movement, singing, improvisation and puppetry. Those taking part will appear in at least 3 performances of Fairies’ Tale and will need to attend all the scheduled times of the workshops. Limited places available – early booking recommended.
Tales from the Shed Hugely entertaining shows for 0-7s! £6, free to babies under 6mths (50-60mins)
At Chickenshed in the Studio Theatre:
Tales from the Shed are highly entertaining, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children. They are informal, lively and amazingly engaging as the performers and audience share the same space children are always encouraged to make a lot of noise and to make the story happen. We guarantee that every show will be fun, really silly and that there will be plenty of colourful puppets and live songs. Every week we present different stories featuring the same much loved characters – from Can-Can the beautiful bird to laid back Lion Down and The Thing That Goes Blurgh!
And every Fri & Sat 28 Jun – 6 Jul
New Tales Radio Show! Listen to the new Tales from the Shed Radio Show on Fun Kids! Listen on DAB Digital Radio in London or download episodes for free at www.funkidslive.com Radio Media Partner
Every Fri & Sat 26 Apr – 1 Jun (excluding Fri 24 & Sat 25 May) Fri 11.30am, Sat 10am & 11.30am Plus additional half-term dates & times: Thu 30 May 10am & 11.30am Fri 31 May 10am Plus at Dugdale Centre, Enfield Town: Every Fri & Sat 7 – 22 Jun 10am & 11.30am
Tales Big Day Out Sat 20 & Sun 21 Apr, Sat 25 May, Sat 27 & Sun 28 Jul 2.30pm, Chickenshed (2hrs 30mins) Ages 0-7yrs | £8 A perfect opportunity to enjoy a family day out, this mini festival has both much-loved and new performances from Tales from the Shed, plus lots of stalls where children can watch or take part in fun and creative activities. Past Big Days Out have sold out fast – book early to avoid disappointment.
Tales Parties After the 11.30am Tales from the Shed Saturday show at Chickenshed, you can have a special birthday party in a designated area of the bar. For your party you get a mention during the Tales from the Shed show for the birthday boy/girl, a Tales character singing Happy Birthday at your table and delicious party food.
Party price £5.50 per child Minimum 10 children, maximum 50 Tales Parties can also come to your home – ask the Box Office for more information.
Tales from the Shed’s spectacular summer show Thu 1 Aug – Sat 3 Aug & Thu 8 Aug – Sat 10 Aug 10am, 11.30am plus 1pm on Saturdays Studio Theatre (60mins) Ages 0-7yrs | £6, free to babies under 1yr Signed Performance: Sat 3 Aug 11.30am
A fun and magical show for boys and girl s aged up to 7 years. When humans grow up, they stop believing in fairies. For your average fairy, on the other hand, humans are a mysterious race that exist only in legends and fables.
Photographs from previous production
But on Midsummer’s Eve, the most magical time of the year, the fairy world and the human world collide and so begins an adventure where you’ll be left believing in impish sprites, boisterous boggarts and fairies-with-attitude all over again! Children will step into a truly magical and fun world in this wonderfully imaginative, colourful and interactive show with puppets and songs galore.
Jazz
7pm support act, Chickenshed Bar (45mins) 8.30pm main act, Chickenshed Bar (3hrs)
Grooveyard Fri 24 May | £15 (£13 adv) Gifted master flautist, pianist, film and TV composer Gareth Lockrane makes his Chickenshed debut with his electric award–winning funky blues band, Grooveyard. Gareth plays a breath-taking range of flutes and alongside him Grooveyard features original guitar stylist Mike Outram, dynamic sax ace Alex Garnett, the exciting Ross Stanley on Hammond organ and the drive of Nick Smalley on drums.
Neil Angilley in Concert Fri 19 Jul | £15 (£13 adv) A pulsating Afro-Cuban music show by the sensational keyboard virtuoso Neil Angilley and his outstanding Latin rhythm section; Davide Mantovanni on bass and Davide Giovannini on drums. Neil, who has been touring as Musical Director to Vanessa Mae, will be launching his new album Chango at this gig.
Coming soon…
Alec Dankworth’s Spanish Accents Fri 20 Sep | £17 (£15 adv) Talented jazz bassist (and son of Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine) presents a captivating show that reflects his life-long passion for Spain and its music.
The Show of Shows Fri 15 Nov | £20 (£18 adv)
Jazz at Chickenshed is supported by County Instruments
On the opening night of the London Jazz Festival, Jazz at Chickenshed brings you a sensational double-bill featuring the inimitable Liane Carroll plus Julian Marc Stringle and the Dream Band with Neil Angilley, Dominic Ashworth, Mike Bradley and Chris Dodd.
Comedy and Music nights
All proceeds from comedy and music events go to Chickenshed to support our work.
Live music with Jo Collins & Friends Sat 25 May & Sat 6 Jul 8.30pm, Chickenshed Bar (3hrs) £11 (£9 adv and concs) Jo Collins is an immensely talented singer-songwriter and is Director of Music at Chickenshed. Backed by her in-house band, Jo plays a thrilling set of eclectic covers taking in pop, soul, funk and folk. During the evening guests are also welcome to take to the stage for a song or two as part of this fun, relaxed and highly enjoyable Saturday night event.
Comedy Night Thu 27 Jun 8pm, Chickenshed Bar (2hrs 30mins) Ages 16+ | £12 (£10 adv) Hal Cruttenden went down a storm at Chickenshed last summer and is back to wow audiences once again. His recent television appearances include Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1), Comedy Rocks (ITV) and The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) for which he also worked as a writer. He has also supported Stephen Merchant, Sean Lock, Ardal O’Hanlon and Omid Djalili on their nationwide tours. ‘He’s got something to say and he’ll make you laugh; a lot.’ Daily Mirror A full line-up of sensational acts will be confirmed on our website nearer the time (line-up subject to change). Please check back for details or visit www.chickenshed.org.uk/ register and join our e-list. Supported by
Theatre by young people at Chickenshed Chickenshed’s Youth Theatre presents Unsettled Wed 10 – Sat 13 Jul 6.30pm & 8.30pm Rayne Theatre (60mins) Ages 10+ | £5 (no concs) This is a fantastic chance for the wider public to come and see our Youth Theatre (aged 13-21) perform a piece that they have devised and written together and that will be performed in Chickenshed’s characteristic physical style. These shows are always imaginative, dramatic and inspirational and are only open to the public once a year. Unsettled explores what it is to build a society from the ground up, whilst struggling to be heard and under constant scrutiny.
Cardboard Citizens’ ACT NOW and Chickenshed’s Youth Theatre present A Molecular Mass Sat 13 Jul 3.30pm, Rayne Theatre (approx 1hr 30mins) Ages 16+ | FREE book by phone or email to reserve your space Using Cardboard Citizen’s Forum Theatre techniques and Chickenshed’s devising style, this will be a unique chance to take part in a collaborative workshop that will help to creatively develop a new work.
Student Graduation Shows Foundation Degree Show: Wed 5 – Sat 8 Jun BTEC Show: Wed 19 – Sat 22 Jun 7.30pm plus Fri 3pm Studio Theatre £5 These end of year shows are the final pieces by students that have studied on our BTEC or Foundation Degree Courses and represent the culmination of all their learning and creativity during their time here. Each year group has a unique vibrancy that inspires their work and the Foundation Degree Show is devised and directed by the students so will be a totally original piece by our young people. These productions are only open to the public once a year and are a great opportunity to see our unique creative processes in action. Expect to be moved, entertained and inspired.
Study at Chickenshed BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts Two-year full time course. Equivalent to three A-levels. BA/Foundation Degree in Inclusive Performance The FdA course is a two-year, full time course. In addition, you can now study with us for a further year to gain a BA degree qualification.
Chickenshed offers a unique opportunity to learn and perform in a working theatre. We have flexible entry requirements because we appreciate that talent and passion can’t always be measured by exam results. We have a great success rate both in retaining students and achieving results - our recent successes include a 98% pass rate for our BTEC course and 25% of our recent graduates achieving the equivalent of a First on our Foundation Degree. We are also rated ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED. Bursaries available. Find out more and apply by visiting the website or contacting
Zoe Hayes, Education Coordinator zoeh@chickenshed.org.uk 020 8216 2729 www.chickenshed.org.uk/courses
Between 14 and 25? Want to get handson experience in a working theatre? Then Young Creators could be for you it’s new and it’s free. creative musicianship & vocal development | music technology, programming & recording | stage lighting | writing & devising | devising & performing | directing | choreography & dance | costume & wardrobe | children’s theatre direction | youth theatre direction Applications for September places open until 5 July 2013.
Find out more and apply by visiting www.chickenshed.org.uk/yc or by contacting Michele Durler, Young Creators Programme Manager micheled@chickenshed.org.uk 020 8216 2743
Support us At Chickenshed we celebrate diversity and inspire positive change by bringing together people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to create outstanding and inspiring theatre. By taking part in one of our Treks and Challenges you will enable us to further the reach of our pioneering work. To find out more visit our website at www.chickenshed.org.uk/TC
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How to book
Getting here
By phone or in person call the Box Office on 020 8292 9222 (18001 020 8292 9222 TypeTalk) Online www.chickenshed.org.uk (£1.50 booking fee) Email bookings@chickenshed.org.uk Tickets can be collected from Box Office or posted to you for 35p
Tube: Oakwood or Cockfosters (10-12mins walk). Bus: 298, 299, 307 and N91 stop outside the theatre. Parking: Free parking is available immediately outside the building, and access spaces can be reserved in advance through the Box Office. Address: 290 Chase Side, Southgate, London, N14 4PE
Seating plan Chickenshed’s Rayne Theatre is a flexible space; please ask Box Office for details of specific seating configurations. A seating map is available below and on the website. Studio Theatre, Dance Studio, Bar and Amphitheatre events have unreserved seats. K
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Support us There are a number of fun and rewarding ways you can support our work and secure Chickenshed’s future. Find out more at www.chickenshed.org.uk/supportus
Friends scheme Join Chickenshed’s membership scheme from just £7 a month. Visit www.chickenshed.org.uk/friends for details.
Donate a ticket Support our initiative which enables young people who couldn’t otherwise afford to go to the theatre to see a Chickenshed show. Call or email the Box Office to donate.
Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre that welcomes everyone. Sign Interpreted and Captioned performance dates are available on the event page and our website. Guide dogs or hearing dogs are welcome in the theatre with you, or can be left with Front of House staff. Please advise the Box Office of your requirements when booking. Sennheiser infra-red system headsets or neck loops are available and can be reserved via the Box Office. Our venue is wheelchair accessible and wheelchair spaces can be booked for performances. To request a large print or audio version of our season brochure please email accessbookings@chickenshed.org.uk or call the Box Office. Visit www.chickenshed.org.uk/access for more information.