The Hen and Chickens Theatre

The Hen and Chickens Theatre
109 St Paul's RoadHighbury
Inner London, Greater London N1 2NA
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About

Venue re-launched 1998.

Current Productions

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An Offer You Can’t Refuse

London
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Fit to BurstThe Mid-Life Crisis Variety Hour

Inner London

Final performance: 28 April 2024

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Expatriated

Inner London

Performances begin: 28 April 2024

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What’s Next?

Inner London

Performances begin: 09 October 2024

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Past Productions

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Control

London

Closed: 07 April 2018

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TAPE

London

Closed: 14 April 2018

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Love Lab

London

Closed: 10 June 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Edinburgh Comedy Previews – Susan Harrison and William Andrews

Inner London

Closed: 27 June 2018

Play

Constellations

London

Closed: 30 June 2018

Concert/Event

Richard Pictures

Inner London

Closed: 28 June 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Lord of the Game of the Ring of Thrones

Inner London

Closed: 27 July 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Lauren Pattison and Joe Sutherland

Inner London

Closed: 01 July 2018

Play

Artificial

London

Closed: 04 July 2018

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Lost in Thought

London

Closed: 21 July 2018

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Timeless

London

Closed: 11 August 2018

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Answers

London

Closed: 15 September 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Lolly Jones – Fifty Shades of May

Inner London

Closed: 13 September 2018

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I Will Miss You When You’re Gone

London

Closed: 29 September 2018

Play

Sweet FA

London

Closed: 24 September 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Avocado Comedy – Maybe Not

Inner London

Closed: 12 October 2018

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Double Bill: Curse of the Mummy & Sherlock Holmes and the Blue Carbuncle

London

Closed: 01 October 2018

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The Frontier Trilogy

London

Closed: 06 October 2018

Play

Bride of Wankenstein

London

Closed: 13 October 2018

Concert/Event

Harry De Cruz Gets His Act Together

Inner London

Closed: 14 October 2018

Concert/Event

An Evening of Conceptual Absurdity

Inner London

Closed: 15 October 2018

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After Aphra: The Story of Aphra Behn and the Widow Ranter

London

Closed: 20 October 2018

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Fix My Brain

London

Closed: 22 October 2018

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Edith and Margueritte/Shoot the Bugger

London

Closed: 27 October 2018

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The Fire Raisers

London

Closed: 17 November 2018

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Dear Chocolate Soldier

London

Closed: 11 November 2018

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Linda

London

Closed: 12 November 2018

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Mojo

London

Closed: 24 November 2018

Stand-Up Comedy

Paul Foot – Image Conscious

Inner London

Closed: 22 February 2019

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The Haunting of 47

London

Closed: 23 March 2019

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Morganna Love, If I Loved You

London

Closed: 23 March 2019

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Killing Nana

London

Closed: 13 April 2019

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tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!

London

Closed: 01 June 2019

Concert/Event

Children of the Quorn

Inner London

Closed: 18 July 2019

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No One Likes Us

London

Closed: 01 August 2019

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Space Age Love Songs: A Queer Love Story

London

Closed: 25 August 2019

Musical

No Limits – A Song Cycle

London

Closed: 25 August 2019

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Puttana

London

Closed: 25 August 2019

Play

Cherie – My Struggle

London

Closed: 14 September 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

Wait… Let’s Have Fun!

Inner London

Closed: 15 September 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

Warren Robertson – D(e)ad Inside

Inner London

Closed: 18 September 2019

Cabaret

Could it be Magic – Four Magicians One Cup

London

Closed: 20 September 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

Absalom vs Absalom

Inner London

Closed: 28 September 2019

Play

Borderlands

London

Closed: 13 October 2019

Concert/Event

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 05 December 2019

Concert/Event

How to be a Pirate

Inner London

Closed: 16 October 2019

Stand-Up Comedy

Avocado Comedy

Inner London

Closed: 16 October 2019

Play

Eastendless

London

Closed: 21 October 2019

Play

Hutch – Life Under Reduced Circumstances

London

Closed: 19 October 2019

Concert/Event

Mr January: Oprah

Inner London

Closed: 19 October 2019

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Lady Gregory

London

Closed: 26 October 2019

Play

Murder, Margaret and Me

London

Closed: 27 October 2019

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Impact

London

Closed: 30 November 2019

Concert/Event

A Christmas Carol

Inner London

Closed: 21 December 2019

Concert/Event

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 09 March 2020

Play

The Maids – Hizmetciler

London

Closed: 18 January 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

Wait… Let’s Have Fun!

Inner London

Closed: 20 January 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

Daniel Franzese – YASS You’re Amazing!

Inner London

Closed: 21 January 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

Maddy Anholt – How to Train Your Psychopath

Inner London

Closed: 22 January 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

Lloyd Griffith – Not Just a Pretty Face

Inner London

Closed: 23 January 2020

Play

Ella Evans – Stigray

London

Closed: 28 January 2020

Cabaret

Fergus Flanagan – When I grow up, I want to be a Magician

London

Closed: 29 January 2020

Cabaret

Chris Cook – Entropy

London

Closed: 01 February 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

Bum’s Present: The Three Musketeers

Inner London

Closed: 08 February 2020

Play

Lovepuke

London

Closed: 15 February 2020

Stand-Up Comedy

Shazia Mirza – Coconut

Inner London

Closed: 19 February 2020

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Chapitre

London

Closed: 28 June 2020

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One >From the Heart

London

Closed: 26 February 2020

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Dream of a King

London

Closed: 28 March 2020

Concert/Event

Testimony

Inner London

Closed: 10 July 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Joe Lycett – Work in Progress

Inner London

Closed: 18 July 2021

Play

I Didn’t Want This. I Just Wanted You

London

Closed: 05 July 2021

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Maybe I Do…?

London

Closed: 19 July 2021

Play

Wonder in Aliceland

London

Closed: 17 July 2021

Cabaret

Tropicana

London

Closed: 24 July 2021

Play

15 Minute Break

London

Closed: 22 July 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Comedy Double Bill – Ben Moor – Who Here’s Lost?/Joanna Neary – Wife on Earth

Inner London

Closed: 28 July 2021

Play

Coronavirus – A Great British Farce

London

Closed: 04 August 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Her Ps and Qs

Inner London

Closed: 05 August 2021

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Artificial Insmelligence

London

Closed: 08 August 2021

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Mercutio’s Romeo & Juliet

London

Closed: 15 August 2021

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Meat Cute

London

Closed: 17 August 2021

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A Simple Tale of Love

London

Closed: 29 August 2021

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Empty in Angel

London

Closed: 17 September 2021

Play

Tonight I’m Entertaining Richard Gere

London

Closed: 02 October 2021

Concert/Event

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 06 December 2021

Play

Borrowed Time

London

Closed: 09 October 2021

Play

In Search of a White Identity Part 2: The Wife

London

Closed: 10 October 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Broccan Tyzack-Carlin – Turtle

Inner London

Closed: 10 October 2021

Play

Chop Me Up or Let Me Go

London

Closed: 23 October 2021

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General Secretary – Work in Progress

London

Closed: 08 November 2021

Play

Six Serpents and a Tarantula

London

Closed: 13 November 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Luke Kempner – Macho Macho Man

Inner London

Closed: 02 December 2021

Concert/Event

The Formidable Lizzie Boone

Inner London

Closed: 04 December 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

Hoofenanny – A Night of Improvised Comedy with Special Guests

Inner London

Closed: 05 December 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 07 March 2022

Concert/Event

Relationship Rehab

Inner London

Closed: 07 December 2021

Stand-Up Comedy

David Whitney and Mike Shephard – David Whitney and Mike Shephard are taking 2021 seriously. Starting Soon

Inner London

Closed: 08 December 2021

Play

Meet Me for the Holidays

London

Closed: 18 December 2021

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Lal

London

Closed: 05 March 2022

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Conversations with Paul Robeson

London

Closed: 10 March 2022

Play

Jo and Sam Find Themselves in Woking

London

Closed: 23 April 2022

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The Loaf of Bread

London

Closed: 14 May 2022

Play

Mayflower: They Knew They Were Pilgrims

London

Closed: 11 June 2022

Concert/Event

Sarah Mills – Badass: A Love Note to the NHS

Inner London

Closed: 05 June 2022

Stand-Up Comedy

The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 06 June 2022

Concert/Event

Head, Shoulders, Knees

Inner London

Closed: 13 June 2022

Stand-Up Comedy

Just These Please – Honestly No Pressure …

Inner London

Closed: 14 June 2022

Stand-Up Comedy

The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 04 July 2022

Play

The Wasp

London

Closed: 06 August 2022

Cabaret

Jeu Jeu La Foille – Jeu Jeu la Foille’s Testy Manifesto

London

Closed: 07 August 2022

Play

Red Hot Pokers

London

Closed: 09 August 2022

Concert/Event

Inertia

Inner London

Closed: 11 August 2022

Play

Lautrec

London

Closed: 17 August 2022

Play

Glass Boy

London

Closed: 20 August 2022

Play

Blink and You’ll Miss It

London

Closed: 24 August 2022

Play

Defective Inspector

London

Closed: 25 August 2022

Play

Umbra Incarnate

London

Closed: 28 August 2022

Stand-Up Comedy

Rompers

Inner London

Closed: 25 November 2022

Cabaret

Unsuited

London

Closed: 26 November 2022

Play

Lady Gabor

London

Closed: 27 November 2022

Play

No Sweat – Andrew Unleashed

London

Closed: 03 December 2022

Stand-Up Comedy

Stokes & Summers – Careering

Inner London

Closed: 17 March 2023

Concert/Event

Beak Speaks

Inner London

Closed: 25 March 2023

Play

Last Supper – Staged rehearsed reading

London

Closed: 28 March 2023

Play

Up: One Man’s Journey to Feminism

London

Closed: 09 April 2023

Concert/Event

The Whistling Kite

Inner London

Closed: 22 May 2023

Stand-Up Comedy

Max Norman – A Pirate’s Life for Me

Inner London

Closed: 24 May 2023

Concert/Event

Marc Burrows – The Magic of Terry Pratchett

Inner London

Closed: 25 May 2023

Play

That Sweet Pure Nectar

London

Closed: 03 June 2023

Persephone

Inner London

Closed: 09 July 2023

Sarah Cameron-West: KarenWork in Progress

Inner London

Closed: 08 July 2023

BowjanglesDracula – in space

Inner London

Closed: 07 July 2023

Glad to be Dead

Inner London

Closed: 03 August 2023

Bulgarians 101

Inner London

Closed: 06 August 2023

Something to Take Off the Edge

Inner London

Closed: 06 August 2023

Pharases

Inner London

Closed: 13 August 2023

Lewys HoltPhrases

Inner London

Closed: 13 August 2023

Do You Remember that this is the Play I Was Telling You About

Inner London

Closed: 14 August 2023

A Preoccupation With Romantic Love

Inner London

Closed: 17 August 2023

Sex, Drugs and Hairy Bum Holes

Inner London

Closed: 24 August 2023

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Inner London

Closed: 27 August 2023

Defective Inspector

Inner London

Closed: 27 August 2023

Do You Remember that this is the Play I Was Telling You About

Inner London

Closed: 02 December 2023

The Half-Cocked Sketch Show

Inner London

Closed: 16 December 2023

Shake It UpThe Improvised Shakespeare Show

Inner London

Closed: 01 April 2024

The Astonishing Adventures of Kitty and Peg

Inner London

Closed: 20 January 2024

Six Degrees

Inner London

Closed: 27 January 2024

Matt GreenThat Guy

Inner London

Closed: 29 January 2024

Instaprov

Inner London

Closed: 31 January 2024

Dear Eliza

Inner London

Closed: 24 February 2024

Hercules Poirot

Inner London

Closed: 02 March 2024

Acting Through Song: A Musical Revue

Inner London

Closed: 16 March 2024

Lost the PlotAn Improvised Musical

Inner London

Closed: 17 March 2024

Bad Dog

Inner London

Closed: 23 March 2024

Corona Daze

Inner London

Closed: 25 April 2024