Elizabeth Thomson has written for newspapers and magazines around the world and her portfolio of interviews includes Joan Baez, Alan Bennett, Jimmy Carter, Leonard Cohen and Vanessa Redgrave. A contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, she is the co-editor of critical anthologies on John Lennon, Bob Dylan and David Bowie and was responsible for 'the director's cut' of No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan by Robert Shelton. She has lectured at Liverpool University's Institute of Popular Music and been a Visiting Fellow of the Open University Sixties Research Group. A frequent broadcaster, Thomson is a founding editor of BookBrunch, the daily newsletter and website for the book trade.

"A heartwarming and informative celebration of the landmark 40th anniversary ... Thomson's storytelling as she recounts the history makes for an illuminating read"--The Stage; "With Christmas looming on the horizon, the pressure to buy the perfect gift grows by the day ... But with the launch of Chickenshed theatre's coffee table book, the answer of what to get the person who has everything might just have arrived."--The Enfield Advertiser; "[Chickenshed's] story is told in this celebratory coffee-table book, with spotlights on individual company members and an affectionate foreword by Judi Dench." --New Statesman

Elizabeth Thomson has written for newspapers and magazines around the world and her portfolio of interviews includes Joan Baez, Alan Bennett, Jimmy Carter, Leonard Cohen and Vanessa Redgrave. A contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, she is the co-editor of critical anthologies on John Lennon, Bob Dylan and David Bowie and was responsible for 'the director's cut' of No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan by Robert Shelton. She has lectured at Liverpool University's Institute of Popular Music and been a Visiting Fellow of the Open University Sixties Research Group. A frequent broadcaster, Thomson is a founding editor of BookBrunch, the daily newsletter and website for the book trade.

"A heartwarming and informative celebration of the landmark 40th anniversary ... Thomson's storytelling as she recounts the history makes for an illuminating read"--The Stage; "With Christmas looming on the horizon, the pressure to buy the perfect gift grows by the day ... But with the launch of Chickenshed theatre's coffee table book, the answer of what to get the person who has everything might just have arrived."--The Enfield Advertiser; "[Chickenshed's] story is told in this celebratory coffee-table book, with spotlights on individual company members and an affectionate foreword by Judi Dench." --New Statesman

Elizabeth Thomson has written for newspapers and magazines around the world and her portfolio of interviews includes Joan Baez, Alan Bennett, Jimmy Carter, Leonard Cohen and Vanessa Redgrave. A contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, she is the co-editor of critical anthologies on John Lennon, Bob Dylan and David Bowie and was responsible for 'the director's cut' of No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan by Robert Shelton. She has lectured at Liverpool University's Institute of Popular Music and been a Visiting Fellow of the Open University Sixties Research Group. A frequent broadcaster, Thomson is a founding editor of BookBrunch, the daily newsletter and website for the book trade.

"A heartwarming and informative celebration of the landmark 40th anniversary ... Thomson's storytelling as she recounts the history makes for an illuminating read"--The Stage; "With Christmas looming on the horizon, the pressure to buy the perfect gift grows by the day ... But with the launch of Chickenshed theatre's coffee table book, the answer of what to get the person who has everything might just have arrived."--The Enfield Advertiser; "[Chickenshed's] story is told in this celebratory coffee-table book, with spotlights on individual company members and an affectionate foreword by Judi Dench." --New Statesman