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THE HEN & CHICKENS (@TheHenChickens)
(Production company Unrestricted View)
at The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St. Pauls Road, Highbury Corner, London, N1 2NA
LOCATION
The Hen and Chickens Theatre is just across the road from Highbury & Islington Tube and Train Station. It's at the intersection between Highbury Corner and St Paul's Road.
Shake it Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
5th January, 2nd February, 2nd March, 6th April, 4th May, 1st June 7.30pm £13
Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we’d give him a hand. Using his language, your audience suggestions and our overactive imaginations, we create a brand new Shakespeare play live on stage! Join ShakeItUp Theatre for an evening of improvised Bard-based Bedlam. Every show is a classic Shakespeare would have been proud to write…. (probably).
“Quick witted, inexhaustible and absolutely hysterical.” *****
London Theatre Reviews
“A great night out!” ****
Broadway World
“Alas I wishe I had written this myselffe”
Christopher Marlowe
Blueballs
8th & 9th January £11.50
One bedroom. Two twenty-year-olds. Just married and strangers until hours ago – now the ceremony and piss-up is over, they are alone for the first time. He, a hedonistic rich boy; charismatic, self-destructive and on his 4th arranged wedding in so many years. She, more reserved, quick-witted and sharp; on her guard. As these two strangers attempt to ignite chemistry on their wedding night, they engage in a war of words, at once careful, piercing, funny and provocative. Then terrible truths begin to emerge. A thrilling, 50-minute tequila-shot of theatre in free verse, Blueballs is a twisted version of the twisted tale ‘Bluebeard’. This hard-hitting ride takes us on a brutal interrogation of power, sexual violence, and what it really means to ‘come of age’.
Will BF: Moon Team IIIV (and Will & Noah WIP)
19th & 20th January 7:30pm £8
A double bill (& Noah) from …
—Will BF: Moon Team IIIV—
In 1979, a sci-fi movie changed everything. It launched careers, changed Hollywood forever, and left a cultural footprint bigger than Neil Armstrong’s boot on the moon (metaphorically – Neil was a size 7). You all know its name… That’s right – ‘Moon Team’! Huh? You were going to say something else? Star Wars? No, never heard of it – you’re probably misremembering…
Moon Team – a film beloved by all, but not the film we’ll be watching today. No, we’re voyaging to the galaxy’s grimy underside to watch Moon Team’s beloathed prequel sequel: Moon Team IIIV (2, if you think about it!).
Hang onto your space hats (technical term) for a surreal sketch comedy odyssey through the best worst film never made, as BBC New Comedian 2025 semi-finalist Will BF presents his award-winning (Buxton Fringe Best Comedy Show 2025) hour of sketches, songs, live video games and sci-fi multimedia havoc.
—Will & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner (WIP)—
Roll out the red carpet and dust off your medals. Will & Noah invite you to a sketch show set in the world’s furthest-reaching awards ceremony.
It’s a night to celebrate life’s winners, including but not limited to: best original song, product of the year, soup of the day, oldest man, funniest in the office, Sunday Best, Monday Worst and longest time survived in a lion cage (spoiler: it’s the lion). Under our roof, all winners are created equal. No achievement is too small.
After a successful Edinburgh Fringe run with ‘Will & Noah: Too Much Time on Their Phones’ (although not successful enough to win any awards) Will and Noah have, by complete chance, designed a show format in which they win loads and loads of awards.
Ghost Grandma
22nd – 24th January 7:30pm £13.50
Selling a house can be hard, especially when the ghost of your grandmother is haunting it.
Dee wants to sell her late grandmother’s house and move on with her life, but her Grandma’s not done with her.
Packed with sarcasm, séances, and surprisingly tender moments, My Ghost Grandma is a comedy about inheritance, unfinished business, and what it takes to really let go.
Mates
29th – 31st January 7.30pm £16.50
A sharp and surreal comedy. Four old friends reunite to make a play together after years apart. The venue’s booked, the props are rented, they have huge financial backing, all they need now is … well, the play! What begins as an exciting venture, spirals into meta-theatrical play within plays within plays.
BEN MOOR: A THREE THING DAY
12th February 7.30pm £12.50
Another chance to catch the brilliant new show from Ben Moor – “An English Wes Anderson” (Broadway World)
“I have always found that arriving somewhere early allows more time to daydream.”
