The Shed is a NO SMOKING venue Ian McMillan - Photograph © Simon Thackray No Smoke Without Smoke! I'm a lucky boy because I've never smoked; when my mates were experimenting with it at school I asked one of them (I think it was Lugs Dishman but it may have been Lugs Blackler. He had lugs, anyway, so it wouldn't have been Lugless Douglas. Joke.) what it felt like when you put a cigarette in your mouth. 'It feels like a hard-boiled egg' he said, spluttering. Now, I don't know if Lugs was being accurate or not, but at the time I hated hard boiled eggs, so I was put off for life. I'm proud that The Shed is a no-smoking venue, and I think that in a perfect world (which is the one we're aiming for, isn't it ?) all venues should be smoke free. Let's get rid of the ridiculous idea that smoking is somehow romantic and sexy and artistic. It isn't. It stinks and it kills you and those around you. And once we've achieved the smoking ban, we'll get the boiled egg ban! Now that will change the world! © Ian McMillan Ian McMillan presents The Verb on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday nights.

The Shed's Special Projects

"Weird and wonderful" Daily Telegraph

Simon Thackray - "performs miracles from his eyrie" Yorkshire Post

The Shed Gigs Booking Now - "The smallest show on earth" Guardian

Lol Coxhill in a skip - "His latest scheme is rubbish." Guardian

Knitted Elvis Wigs - Vogue Knitting and No.1 on Google!

The Fish & Chip Van Tour - on the Richard and Judy Show

The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race - Big Breakfast to Sky News

North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour - Afternoon Play on Radio 4

Mrs Boyes' Bingo - featuring Mark Sanders

The Shed Comes To Town - and Malton comes to life!

Hat - the original knitting performance

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The Shed is supported by Arts Council England, Yorkshire
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