Community Arts Blog

The Chickenshed company was founded in 1974, originally in a disused chicken shed, it was founded by Mary Ward and Jo Collins. They work on a range of different people in their performances. Their performances are performed by children, teenagers and adults of all backgrounds and abilities. Their ideas are converted into workshops and with their motivation they put great work and performances together. None of their shows are held by auditions, but rather on their members strengths in performing arts, which allows them to be cast accordingly.
They are registered under a charity with the name 'The Chickenshed Theater Trust'. A lot of their performances are based on real life issues, which I think makes their performances much more effective for the audience. From watching their videos, I can tell that their work isn't just about learning lines and putting on a performance, but rather about the thought, dedication and hard-work that goes into it.