Calling all budding Designers

Are you interested in design?

This is your opportunity to help us in the design of our summer show 2024!

Come join our team of professional set and costume designers this Easter break and create the set and costumes for our summer shows.

FREE, INCLUSIVE AND NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Hackney Shed is looking for new members for our Board of Trustees

Find out more about becoming a member of our board of trustees to contribute to the running and oversight of our great charity.

WEEKLY Sessions

  • Go to our SHED GROUPS page to find out more.

  • All our weekly groups are full, however, spaces become available regularly, so please do get in touch by email (below) to join our waiting list.

  • Also, we often plan one-off projects so email us to join our mailing list and to keep up-to-date on Hackney Shed news.

  • Email info@hackneyshed.org.uk

  • Follow us on social media to keep up-to-date on activities.

HOW TO SUPPORT OUR WORK AT THIS TIME

Hackney Shed are able to keep running our activities at this time through generous donations and grants. Should you want to, there are various ways you can help us to ensure our work continues:

  • If you take part in our sessions you can email contact@hackneyshed.org.uk and ask for our bank details. This will ensure Hackney Shed receive all funds and no commission is taken.

  • Make a Secure Donation to Hackney Shed via Paypal Every donation, big or small, really helps.

  • Sign up to Easy Fundraising. A really simple thing (with no extra cost to you) and means every time you shop online, Hackney Shed receive a small donation from the retailer.

ABOUT HACKNEY SHED

Hackney Shed is a performing arts group for young people. We believe that every member of the group has something special to offer to the development of the art, and the development of the group. Hackney Shed works hard to provide an exciting, vibrant, creative and accepting place for children and young people to come together, share ideas and produce exciting theatre.

Established in 2001 with the support Chickenshed Theatre, we are now an independent charity.
We are proud of our heritage and we are excited about the future as we continue to grow.

 

WORKSHOPS FOR
7-25 YEAR OLDS

We run theatre workshops in venues across Hackney. Each group works at its own pace and everyone is encouraged to develop their own ideas within the framework developed by practitioners.

Find out more, including times and dates of the groups by clicking on each group below

CHILDREN’S THEATRE

7-11 years old

YOUTH THEATRE

11-16 years old

YOUNG COMPANY

16–19 years old

HACKNEY SHED COLLECTIVE

16-25 years old (with a focus on those with learning disabilities and/or autism).

EXCELLENCE

Hackney Shed has been awarded a Bronze Quality Mark by London Youth:

The Quality Mark is London Youth's flagship Quality Assurance programme, and provides youth organisations with a badge of excellence that is recognised by local authorities and funders."

MENTORING AND TRAINING

Another key area of Hackney Shed's focus is our mentoring and training. We offer opportunities for young people to support other young people across our groups and take more responsibilities, getting practice to become practitioners themselves.

Young people are encouraged to support around projects depending where their interest lie.

We also have many skilled volunteer practitioners who attend each week and we offer termly training for their development in our inclusive processes.

DONATE WHAT YOU CAN

We have a suggested £25 per term donation but we never turn anyone away due to financial difficulty.

ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE

Hackney Shed offers an accessible and inclusive place where children and young people can become valuable members of the company, exploring their creativity and working inclusively with their peers.

Our children and young people attend both special and mainstream education in the borough.

We work with individuals considering what access requirements they have.  Our inclusive approach focuses on meeting the young people, getting to know them and work together to make sure their needs are met in sessions. 

Find out more about our inclusive approach directly from one of our members. Click HERE to listen to Kitty’s story
 

SUPPORTERS

Hackney Shed is generously
supported by:

BSix College
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The Henry Smith Charity
City Bridge Trust Arts Council West Hackney Parochial Charity St James’ Place
M&G Prudential Investments
The 29th May 1961 Charity
Postcode Society Trust
Discover Young Hackney
Hackney Parochial Charity
Foyle Foundation The Edward Gostling Foundation
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Backstage Trust
The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust The Arts Society Greater London Hackney Council Leathersellers Comic Relief