2 children theatre company.

Chicken Ched.

The reason it's called chicken  Shed, is because years ago the people who owned the company were very desperate to find a place and the own asked a friend if there was a place they could use just to start off the company, and the woman said yes sure and it was an old chicken shed that when they entered it still had some chicken feathers.

I found out that Chicken Shed is open to everyone from every background, they like to make people comfortable and confident with each other. Moreover they create a space where everyone feels safe, they listen to each other and also listen to their opinions, so that they could feel ownership.

They also have a group called tale from the Chicken Shed. they create children theatre for the age 0 to 6 years they use a lot off puppetry in animal form that's also in bright colors and bright colours like yellow, orange and red to attract the children. they also uses a lot of freeze frames to tell stories. They also uses boxes painted in different colours as the background.

Here's photos of the companies:

 
    

This company is the reason i decided to use bright colours and puppetry in my piece about the 'Fox' and the 'Crow, because i realise kids are attracted by bright colour it really capture their attention. their work is really unique and the way they uses colour really defined who they are, and how they just want the kids to enjoy them self and have fun while watching the play. They really engage with the children and make them have a good time, and i feel like that the type of recreating i want to get, and experience the same reaction from the children.

They really inspire me because they also go to hospital and place for thoses who are not able to access their regular workshops.

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The Unicorn Theatre:

The Unicorn Theatre was found by Caryl Jenner, as a touring company in '1947' with a commitment to give children a valuable and often first ever experience of quality theatre.They strive to push the boundaries of imagination in everything they do; by welcoming families, schools. and young people for an unforgettable theatrical experience that will expand their horizon, and change their perspective, and  challenge how they will see and understand each other.
 

The unicorn theatre made a little trailer of one, of the pieces they made and they uses puppetry made out of cardboard, to make the scenes. moreover they uses shadow and lighting  to create a story while the cast members moving the puppets made out of boxes around. They also uses projection of raindrops in the background,and sound effects.

Here's the trailer i found:



This piece give me an amazing idea for one of the story i shoose, called Tom and Jerry. we could use a white background and use our human characters to portray the Cat and the Rat, while there shadow is playing on the white background.

this will really be funny because the children will actually think their get hit or they are really fighting when it just their shadows moving. and puppetry really attract childrens, makes enhances their imagination. I really enjoyed this trailer, because it was very creative, they really think out of the box.