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After decades watching his family perform, Paddy took to the stage for the first time at eighty-three.

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Paddy spent thirty-seven years watching his wife, children, and grandchildren perform at Chickenshed. At eighty-three, he volunteered for an intergenerational theatre project despite having no previous acting background. He went on to become an actor, singer, dancer, and writer, performing in multiple stage productions.

Where you could take it

Visit Paddy at Chickenshed to join him at a creative workshop and hear what it felt like to step onto the stage.

Where it happens

Barnet

The charity

https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/

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