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Chickenshed, Theatre Changing Lives in North London

Started in 1974, Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company who creates performances for all ages, initiates outreach projects, runs education courses and organisms membership programmes throughout the year. Chickenshed is a registered charity supported by individuals, companies and foundations.

Performance is at the heart of everything they do. Their work uses the stage to celebrate diversity and theatre as a vehicle to communicate with audiences and question social issues. Chickenshed regularly presents original and exciting productions for young children, families and adults, as well as creates new work based on personal and social issues that affect today's society.

Chicken shed changes lives by bringing together young people from all social and economical backgrounds, races and abilities to study creatively alongside each other, many of whom have been marginalized by society and excluded from mainstream education.

This summer, Chickenshed is running a community choir, a Performance workshop for young adult and a family show 'Tales from the Shed' where children are always encourage to make a lot of noise and make the stories happen. A vibrant, interactive theatre show, amazingly engaging as the performers and audience share the same space. 

For all information https://www.chickenshed.org.uk

Performance, Politics, Pop Culture: LIFT Festival 2016

In June opens the new edition of the LIFT Festival - Performance, Politics, Pop Culture. Led by artistic director Marc Ball, LIFT 2016 runs from June 2nd until July 2nd, 4 weeks of events exploding across the city.

This new edition is their most ambitious festival yet, with work taking place everywhere, from the Barbican and Saddlers Wells to East End graveyards and Historic Music halls.

"We've travelled the world to curate a very special playlist of performances, politics, and pop-culture for London, so go on - Press Play" Marc Ball.

Created in 1981, LIFT has been pioneering new forms of theatre, offering spectacular performances and moments of magic in every corner of London. A year-round program culminates in the world-known biennal festival that transforms the capital into a stage.

This year program includes works by Neil Bartlett,  Krzysztof Warlikowski, Fernando Rubio, Andrew Schneider, Clare Patey, Toco Nikaido, Lola Arias, Inne Goris, Dominique Pauwels, Rosemary Lee, Simon Whitehead, Anthony Hamilton, Alisdair Macindoe and Taylor Mac.

The full programme is available online https://www.liftfestival.com and tickets are selling fast!