Three is the magic number this Half Term at Half Moon

What's on and coming soon to Half Moon Theatre...

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HALF TERM AT HALF MOON

Three is the magic number at Half Moon Theatre this half term as we're offering three different productions, one of which is called Three! Read on to find out more or take a look online. Not ready for half term? We've a few tickets left for Leaf on Thu 9 Feb at 11.30am and 1.30pm, for ages 0-3.

PLAYFUL, VISUALLY RICH AND DELIGHTFULLY HUMOROUS
Get inside the human brain and explore the beauty of difference in this playful, visually rich and delightfully humorous show. Links and Rex are like light and dark, left and right. Links is logical, she likes order and fact. Rex is different, she is imaginative, a daydreamer. Watch these two opposites get their wires crossed as they strive to find ways to work and play together.

Inspired by research into the human brain, Bright Sparks is a playful, colourful and delightfully humorous show that teaches how important it is to work together.

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ALSO THIS HALF TERM

Duvet Day
Sat 11 Feb | 10am, 11.30am & 2.30pm
Ages 0-18 months
We’re staying in bed all day. So put on your snuggliest pyjamas, grab your favourite toy and crawl inside the blanket fort to play – it’s duvet day! An ideal introduction to the joys of theatre and group play for babies, Duvet Day is full of fun puppets, interactive games and gentle storytelling - experience life on a cloud and discover who lives under the sea. Early booking is advised as this show has limited capacity.

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NEW FOR HALF TERM: Three
Thu 16 Feb | 11am
Ages 3-8
Three wishes, three witches, three pigs, three bears... Three singing actors weave together famous tales, which all feature the elusive number three! Brought to life with a flurry of original sing-a-long songs, live music and brilliantly inventive storytelling, the flamboyant players burst from their wagon of forgotten fables to re-tell the stories of Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocks and Grimms’ Three Wanderers as never before.

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Work Experience Blog
We’re committed to providing quality work experience opportunities for those interested in a career in the arts, offering the chance to gain experience and understand the industry, or a role, more clearly. As part of this, we ask all our work experience students to write a blog about their time with us. Last week we welcomed Abdul to Half Moon from Stepney Green Maths, Computing and Science College (Tower Hamlets).

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In the Press
Half Moon's Communications Manager, Stephen, has been interviewed in this month's Children's Theatre Magazine. Take a look and find out what he says about drama in schools, what we can do to get more teenagers to go to the theatre, how the government can support the entertainment industry and what he thinks about children's theatre in general.

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COMING SOON

Chester Tuffnut | Sat 25 Feb | Ages 2-5
Told with puppets, original music and imaginative antics, this show is full of humour, thrills, spills, near misses and great escapes. Find out more.

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Stages of Half Moon
We were saddened to hear that actor Alec McCowen passed away this week at the age of 91. In 1990 Alec McCowen’s Solo Performance of St Mark’s Gospel was the last professional theatre production to be performed at Half Moon Theatre, when it was at Mile End Road, so he's an important part of our history.

Don't forget the Stages of Half Moon exhibition is at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives until 3 Apr.

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Keely's 10k Challenge
Youth Theatre parent Keely is raising money for Half Moon by running 10k at Victoria Park on 4 March. Keely says: "My son Jack has cerebral palsy and has been attending Half Moon for a while now and has become so much more confident... I would just like to raise as much as I can for this fantastic place." If you could help Keely reach her target of £500 it would be greatly appreciated.

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ELSEWHERE

The Diary of Hounslow Girl
The Tramshed, Woolwich | 16 Mar at 7pm
You’ve heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is told through the eyes of a hooped earring, headscarf wearing 16 year old British Muslim Girl growing up in West London. A comic story of dreams, aspirations and coming of age.
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RAISE FUNDS FOR HALF MOON

If you would like to make a donation to support Half Moon’s work, please visit www.halfmoon.org.uk/support-us. Even a small donation will enable us to have an even bigger impact in 2017.

Don't forget you can collect free donations for Half Moon Theatre every time you shop online this festive season thanks to easyfundraising.org.uk. There are nearly 3,000 shops on board, ready to make a free donation to us - and it doesn't cost you a penny extra!

It's really simple, all you have to do is:

1. Join - Head to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/halfmoontheatre and sign up for free.
2. Shop - Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first, pick the retailer you want and start shopping.
3. Raise - After you've checked out, that retailer will make a donation to Half Moon for no extra cost whatsoever!