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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.
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.
Dance Til You’re Dead
25th & 26th January 7.30pm £12
Set across London’s late night bars, cramped flats and audition rooms, Dance Til You’re Dead follows a young actress as she tries to carve out a future in an industry built on proximity. When ambition and intimacy begin to overlap, she is forced to ask who really benefits from her wanting more. A tense and darkly funny exploration of what happens when success is always just one favour away.
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.
Shake it Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
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
Impro Show in French – Comédie Romantique improvisée
4th Februaryry
4 February, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
4th February 7pm £11.50 Notre troupe de comédien.ne.s expérimenté.e.s vous propose un spectacle jouissif et entièrement improvisé sous vos yeux. Show fully in french – door 6:45pm Vous donnez vos suggestions et pendant une heure vous regardez votre nouvelle comédie romantique préférée s’écrire sous vos yeux. Viens rire avec nous. Ouverture des (more…)
- 9th February
9 February, 2026
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
9th February 6:30pm £7 Overwhelmed by the world of hook up apps and dating profiles, Jason, who is blind, goes looking for love in person at a gay bar. While smoking outside, he strikes up a conversation with the charming and self-deprecating Robbie. Despite the protestations of his overprotective and anxious sister, Jordan, Jason initiates (more…)
Darling, I Think I’m Turning into a Chicken
11 February, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
11th February 7pm £8 Darling, I Think I’m Turning Into A Chicken explores the absurd symptoms of unresolved trauma through the lens of generations. We follow Florence in her discovery that to heal herself, she must return to her roots. This dramatic comedy is full of farcical, flamboyant fun, interlacing with the heavy weight of a difficult reality, connection to family, home (more…)
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.”
- 13th - 14th February
13 February, 2026 - 14 February, 2026
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hen and Chickens Theatre - 15th February
15 February, 2026
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hen and Chickens Theatre
13th, 14th February(7.30pm) & 15th February (3pm) £15/12 The Biological Immigrant by ARKAS is a black comedy that turns the human body into a surreal battleground. A mysterious new arrival disrupts its fragile balance, sparking a crisis among the inner organs. What follows is a darkly comic exploration of fear, self-preservation, and how, when left (more…)
Are You There Mother?
7th March 7.30pm £11.50
When a struggling actor is caught up in a plot to help a woman grieving her mother, what begins as a matter of goodwill quickly turns into a deeply troubled and darkly Hilarious role play that continues for far longer than anybody expected. From Righton Productions and Thomas Carruthers, the writer behind their previous Hen and Chicken shows; The Pageant Play and Ronnie and Clive, comes this new northern dark comedy one Man Show.
