HOME and Les Enfants Terribles presents

The House with Chicken Legs

by Sophie Anderson

Our co-production of The House with Chicken Legs was such a success, it’s going on a national tour in 2023! Find out more and book your tickets on the Les Enfants Terribles website.

Marinka dreams of a normal life, where she can stay somewhere long enough to make friends; but there’s one problem – her house has chicken legs and moves on without warning. For her grandmother is Baba Yaga who guides spirits from this world to the next. Marinka longs to change her destiny and break free from her grandmother’s footsteps, but her house has other ideas…

Based on the best-selling novel by Sophie Anderson, Marinka and her unusual house are brought to life in this brand new production by award-winning theatre company, Les Enfants Terribles. Produced in their unique style by the team behind Olivier Award-nominated ‘Alice’s Adventures Underground’, the story is told through a blend of live music, puppetry and a sprinkle of magic to immerse you in this Yaga world of spirits and secrets.

A beautiful, engaging, and thought provoking story that deftly navigates the complexities of grief and loss against the backdrop of growing up and fitting in.

Remember, a person’s destiny might be written in the stars, but how they get there is up to them.

Schools Shows

Schools performances are on Tue 29 Mar, Wed 30 Mar, Tue 5 Apr and Wed 6 Apr at 13.00.

School group student tickets: £11 each. One free teacher ticket with every 10 student tickets. Other groups 10% off for 10+ tickets. If you’d like to discuss a school or groups booking, please email groups@homemcr.org or call Box Office on 0161 200 1500 (12:00-20:00 daily).

  • Written by: Sophie Anderson
  • Adapted by: Oliver Lansley
  • Directed by: Oliver Lansley & James Seager
  • Music & Sound Design by: Alexander Wolfe
  • Songs Co-written by: Alexander Wolfe & Oliver Lansley
  • Original Illustrations by: Melissa Castrillón and Elisa Paganelli © Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2018

 

Duration:
3 hours

  • Age recommendation: 9+

Onsale Dates:
HOME Friends – 12pm Thu 2 Dec
HOME Members – 12pm Fri 3 Dec
General Sale – 12pm Mon 6 Dec

EARLY BIRD OFFER: Book before Sat 15 Jan 2022 and get 15% off all full price tickets for this show*! (offer automatically applied at checkout)

£24 / £20 / £16 / £10 / concessions available

School group student tickets £11 each. One free teacher ticket with every 10 student tickets. Other groups 10% off for 10+ tickets. If you’d like to discuss a school or groups booking, please email groups@homemcr.org or call Box Office on 0161 200 1500 (12:00-20:00 daily).

To make advance access bookings, please contact access@homemcr.org, call our Box Office on 0161 200 1500 (12:00-20:00 daily) or drop into the venue. We have bookable wheelchair spaces and Essential Companion tickets can be arranged for all events.

Captioned performance: Sat 16 Apr
BSL Interpreted performance: Thu 21 Apr
Audio Described performance: Fri 22 Apr