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Hen & Chickens Theatre London: what's on

The theatre and bar at 109 St Paul's Road, London N1 2NA: one-person plays, dark comedy and films shown while still in progress.

  • HoursThe theatre bar: Monday and Tuesday 4pm to 11pm, Wednesday and Thursday 3pm to 12.30am, Friday and Saturday 11am to 12.30am, Sunday 12pm to 10.30pm.
  • AdmissionPriced per show.
  • Websiteunrestrictedview.co.uk
  • Checked10 September 2026
    Hours and prices change. The venue link is the one to trust.

Tuesday

10 November
  1. Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Lonely Stupid Violent

    21:30 to 22:30 Islington

    Frankie Browne's debut stand-up hour, on intrusive thoughts, bad eyesight and anxieties about life online.

Wednesday

11 November
  1. Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Lonely Stupid Violent

    21:30 to 22:30 Islington

    Frankie Browne's debut stand-up hour, on intrusive thoughts, bad eyesight and anxieties about life online.

Friday

13 November
  1. Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Lonely Stupid Violent

    21:30 to 22:30 Islington

    Frankie Browne's debut stand-up hour, on intrusive thoughts, bad eyesight and anxieties about life online.

Sunday

22 November
  1. Theatre £11.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Forever Hold Your Peace

    18:00 Islington

    Caroline Kriesen's new play: Olivia returns to London for her two best friends' wedding, hiding a history with both of them.

Sunday

6 December
  1. Theatre £14.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Collective 2: Writer’s Showcase, 3pm

    15:00 to 16:30 Islington

    The first of two showcases of new plays from the Caromoon Collective's second group of twelve playwrights.

  2. Theatre £14.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Collective 2: Writer’s Showcase, 6.30pm

    18:30 to 20:00 Islington

    The second of two showcases of new plays from the Caromoon Collective's second group of twelve playwrights.

Monday

7 December
  1. Comedy £13 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Shake it Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

    19:30 Islington

    ShakeItUp Theatre improvise a brand new Shakespeare play in the Bard's own language, built from audience suggestions.

Tuesday

8 December
  1. Comedy £15 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Wild Geese Unplucked

    19:00 to 21:30 Islington

    David Kitchen, a fan since 1983, on why the 1978 Richard Burton and Roger Moore film The Wild Geese is so underrated.

Sunday

13 December
  1. Comedy £15 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: The Wild Geese Unplucked

    19:00 to 21:30 Islington

    David Kitchen, a fan since 1983, on why the 1978 Richard Burton and Roger Moore film The Wild Geese is so underrated.

Monday

14 December
  1. Theatre £10 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: I Have a Dream

    19:30 to 20:30 Islington

    Nathan Cassidy's play puts a comedian, an ex-singer, a receptionist and a failed entertainer in one hotel room.

Sunday

20 December
  1. Comedy £14, concessions £12, plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Ugly Little Love Songs

    19:30 to 20:30 Islington

    The first outing of Ugly Little Love Songs, billed as a veritable cornucopia of amorous malaise.

Monday

21 December
  1. Comedy £9.50 plus booking fee

    Hen & Chickens Theatre: Nathan Cassidy: The Unbearable Tragedy of Being Happy

    19:30 to 20:30 Islington

    Nathan Cassidy attempts a stand-up show about being happy, which he counts as a disaster for a comedian.