A theatre has been transformed ready for Christmas with a little help from a bank.

Staff from Barclays helped sprinkle festive spirit over Chickenshed theatre, in Cockfosters, by helping to decorate it.

The team helped create a winter wonderland with twinkling lights, fairy dust, sparkling baubles and a Christmas tree in a bid to wow audiences before they enter the auditorium for this year’s Christmas production.

Chickenshed’s Susan Jamson said: “Barclays coming to Chickenshed is totally in keeping with our ethos of ‘Theatre for Everyone’ and being inclusive.

“We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to create theatre together – this band of workers probably wouldn’t be creating theatre anywhere other than at Chickenshed.

“Their support is invaluable – so we are all winners, but Chickenshed and our audiences are the greatest winners with the most beautiful bar area and meeting such lovely people who are so keen to help us.”