Thrills, spills, near misses and great escapes

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

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THIS SATURDAY

THRILLS, SPILLS, NEAR MISSES AND GREAT ESCAPES!
Chester Tuffnut isn’t your ordinary treemole – in fact he is one of a kind! Chester likes wearing jumpers and sitting in his armchair, but most of all he loves adventure! Told with puppets, original music and imaginative antics, this show is full of humour, thrills, spills, near misses and great escapes.

Tickets for the 11am performance of Chester Tuffnut have now sold out and we've only a few left for the 2pm show. Book now to avoid disappointment.

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"I feel so lucky to live in London when I find something like Half Moon Theatre. We love theatre, and to be able to get our child's senses awoken to its joys from so early on is absolutely priceless!" Half Moon audience member

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THIS FRIDAY, 24 FEBRUARY

The Girl and the Giraffe
FRI 24 Feb | 10.30am & 1.30pm
Ages 3-6
Charming puppetry and beautiful storytelling combine in this uplifting and sensitive show about wellbeing and friendship, told from a child's perspective. This enchanting show returns for just 2 performances. BOOK NOW

COMING SOON

The 2pm performances of our next two Saturday shows, A Real Alien Adventure (4 March) and Friends for All (11 March), have now sold out. Book now for the 11am shows and don’t miss out on these popular productions.

A Real Alien Adventure
Sat 4 Mar | 11am & 2pm (sold out)
Ages 3-9
A rip-roaring, intergalactic space adventure. Join intrepid explorer Amelia Buttersnap on an intergalactic mission to find out if aliens really do exist. Can Amelia rescue her cat and save the planet from alien destruction? And how do you drink a cup of tea in space? Following on from the success of A Real Mermaid’s Tale, this is an engaging and fun show for all the family, full of home-made gadgets, magic and shadow play.

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Friends For All
Sat 11 Mar | 11am & 2pm (sold out)
Ages 5-11
8 year old Lexi doesn’t make friends as easily as some. If only her school would allow a non-school uniform day then she could be herself. Inspired by Grandad’s hippy stories from the swinging 60s, she decides to fight the powers that be, namely her class teacher Mr Marsh and the class bully, Suzy. Friends for All is an interactive spoken word performance for families, with rapping, dancing and far-out video projections.

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OTHER NEWS

Playwriting Course
Are you interested in crafting meaningful plays for children and young adults? Then take a look at Arvon's five day playwriting course, offering a practical opportunity to think outside the box when creating theatre for young audiences in the 0–18 age range. All levels of experience and writing backgrounds are welcome and there are grants available to help with course fees.

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Learn something new
Do you work in a primary school? Are you interested in how to introduce more drama into your curriculum teaching? Look no further than our programme of Continuing Professional Development for primary school staff. Coming up on Friday 28 April is a session on teaching history through drama, which is free for Tower Hamlets primary school staff.

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NEW SHOW ADDED

Glisten | Thu 6 Apr | Ages 0-18 months
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve added a new show to the Half Moon Spring Season. Glisten is an interactive performance for babies aged 0-18 months and their grown-ups. Find out more.

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Stages of Josie Lawrence
Stages of Half Moon, our digital archive of theatre history, is packed with photos, videos and interviews from our 45 year history. This week we're highlighting a video interview with one of our new patrons, Josie Lawrence, who shares her experience of maintaining the wardrobe during Dracula, with starred Daniel Day Lewis. Josie is currently in rehearsals at the Birmingham Rep for Eugene Ionesco's Amédée. The show opens on Friday and we're sending huge break a leg wishes. Have a great opening night!

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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Join the Half Moon Community
Don't forget you can connect with Half Moon online with our social media channels - the perfect way to interact and keep up to date with all our news and behind the scenes photos. Visiting Half Moon? Check-in and tell your friends you’re here and post a selfie with our wall of Half Moon characters. Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

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The Missing Light
The Old Vic | 23 Mar – 4 Apr
An enchanting puppetry show for families about hopes, dreams and true friendship by Mark Arends. When loneliness, curiosity and a far-off flickering light brings them together, two elderly friends embark on a surprising journey to reconcile their pasts and find what might lie within their futures.
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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.

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