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Tales from the Shed
Saturday 18 April – Saturday 23 May | Saturday 4 July – Saturday 18 July at 10am and 11.30am
Tickets: £7 for adults and children | babies under 6mths free.
For ages 0-6yrs
To book please visit: https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/events/tales-from-the-shed-3 
email bookings@chickenshed.org.uk or telephone 020 8292 9222 

Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows perfect for young children.  They are informal, lively and amazingly engaging as the performers and audiences share the same space. 

Every week brings a brand-new theme, making each performance a unique adventure! 

Chickenshed’s diverse team brings stories to life with much-loved characters like Can-Can the beautiful bird, laid-back Lion Down, and the hilarious Thing That Goes Blurgh! These stories aren't just entertaining - they're designed to inspire creativity, promote emotional expression, and foster social interaction among children.

Tales from the Shed

Planet Play
Friday 17 April – Friday 22 May | Friday 3 July – Friday 17 July at 10am
Tickets: £10 for adults | babies and children FREE
For ages 0-3yrs
To book please visit: https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/events/planet-play-2 
email bookings@chickenshed.org.uk or telephone 020 8292 9222 

Planet Play is our magical world of sensory learning, wonder and exploration for babies and toddlers ages 0-3yrs

These fun immersive sessions encourage young children to develop and explore the world around them through song, music and movement. 

Created by our Performances to Children’s team, Planet Play encourages play and early communication development.  Research shows that regularly singing songs and rhymes boosts vocabulary and listening skills, essential for reading, writing and communication.  

Learn new songs, play with puppets, dance and enjoy time together

Planet Play

Tales From The Shed

Tales Big Day Out
Saturday 25 July at 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm
Tickets: £12.50 | Free to babies under 6mths
For ages 0-7yrs

To book please visit: https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/events/tales-big-day-out-4 
email bookings@chickenshed.org.uk or telephone 020 8292 9222 

Tales BIG Day Out offers a variety of BIG workshops, BIG activities and even BIGGER shows throughout the building and garden. In this BIG Day Out the whole building becomes your playground, with fun round every corner.

There is something for everyone. Expect music, dancing, stories, puppet-making and arts and crafts - all delivered in Tales' signature inclusive style, with a splash of silliness!

A BIG Day Out comes with BIG cravings, and we've got you covered at our cafe and an exciting food truck.

Tales Big Day Out

Sunshine Tales
Wednesday 29 July – Thursday 30 July  at 10am, 11.30am and 1pm | Wednesday 5 August – Thursday 6 August at 10am and 11.30am 
Tickets: £7 | Free to babies under 6mths
For ages 0-6yrs
To book please visit: https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/events/sunshine-tales-2
email bookings@chickenshed.org.uk or telephone 020 8292 9222 

Sunshine Tales is back by popular demand after a sell-out run last summer, and this time, it’s bigger, bolder, and bursting with energy! If you're a fan of Chickenshed’s regular Tales from the Shed performances you will LOVE these summer infused shows.

Join Blurgh and all your favourite Tales characters at a summer camp adventure with stunning dancing, interactive fun and magical moments. Don’t miss out - it’s a holiday for everyone!

As performers and audience members share the stage together, let's all gather around the campfire together for summer smiles and giggles. (Psst, we will not have real fire in the theatre!)

Sunshine Tales

Darnabys Space Race
Friday 31 July at 4.30pm and 6pm  | Saturday 1 August at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30am, 4pm | Sunday 2 August at 10am and 11.30am | Saturday 15 August 10am and 11.30am
Tickets: £9.50 | Family ticket for four £34 
For ages 0-9yrs | free to babies under 6mths
To book please visit: https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/events/darnabys-space-race
email bookings@chickenshed.org.uk or telephone 020 8292 9222 

Darnaby’s Space Race is a joyful, imaginative journey where anything can happen.
It’s packed with laughter, energy and plenty of unexpected twists, 

It’s Barnaby’s favourite day of the school year - Sports Day.

But when he wakes up with a cold, it looks like he’ll miss it completely… until something extraordinary happens. A spaceship lands on his roof.

Suddenly, Barnaby’s adventure begins - taking him from his bedroom to the doctor’s surgery, to the circus and all the way into outer space.

Originally performed at the Edinburgh Festival, this much-loved Chickenshed show returns for a new generation.

It’s time to blast off.

Darnaby's Space Race

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Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that create theatre, workshops for all ages and run successful outreach projects, performing arts courses and membership programmes throughout the year.

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