The House with Chicken Legs Opens in York Theatre Royal This September

Les Enfants Terribles and HOME Manchester present The House With Chicken Legs

York Theatre Royal, 06 – 09 Sep 2023

The celebrated Les Enfants Terribles are bringing their visually striking storytelling to York Theatre Royal with The House With Chicken Legs. 

Bringing Sophie Anderson’s best-selling novel to life, this critically acclaimed show will transport audiences to a world inspired by Baba Yaga, with puppets, live music and magic. The story follows Marinka, a young girl who 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. The show is funny, thought-provoking and full of life as it deftly navigates the complexities of loss from a whole new perspective.

The House With Chicken Legs is written by Sophie Anderson and adapted by Oliver Lansley and directed by Oliver Lansley & James Seager with Music & Sound Design by Alexander Wolfe, Songs Co-written by Alexander Wolfe & Oliver Lansley, Costume & Puppetry Design by Samuel Wyer, Set Design by Jasmine Swan, Video Design by Nina Dunn, Lighting Design by Jane Lalljee and Original Illustrations by Melissa Castrillón and Elisa Paganelli. © Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2018.

Produced by Les Enfants Terribles and HOME Manchester.

★★★★

“Transportive experience”  
– The Stage

★★★★

“Packed with fun, exuberant musical numbers, amusingly irreverent performances and inventive theatricality”

– The Guardian

★★★★★

“a beautiful production, a warm and colourful palette”  
– Northern Soul