Have you ever seen a Snow Leopard?

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

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THIS SATURDAY

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SNOW LEOPARD?
An engaging and hilarious story for anyone who has ever longed for a pet, cares about animals, has had weird neighbours and/or unsuspecting parents!

Sammy is 9 years old and likes animals. No...he LOVES animals. The problem is his mum won't let him have any pets. But when his best friend Hokey Pokey tells him about the 'Adopt a Snow Leopard' programme, Sammy reckons he's found a way to have a pet that doesn't actually come to the house. Perfect! But then Sammy gets an unexpected gift – and finds himself on a crazy adventure involving stuffed animals, evil neighbours, school projects and limes...

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"I worked at Half Moon for six years and every single week I would be on the verge of tears. The support, the network and the pure energy that would happen in those four walls was tangible. Watching these young people with severe learning difficulties create some of the most exciting theatre I have ever seen was unreal. It was only possible with staff and support by such heart-warming people."
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COMING SOON

Boys Don't
Mon 20 - Fri 24 Mar | various times
Ages 8-12
From the playground to the classroom, from home to the uncharted waters of online, boys learn that displaying their feelings is a no-no. But what happens to emotion that can’t be let out? Boys Don’t explores what happens when boys show their feelings and is written from the real-life experiences of the male cast. Through a series of funny, familiar and sometimes heart-breaking stories, this spoken word show offers the possibility of more open communication for everyone. Watch the trailer below.

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Family Folk Show
Sat 25 Mar | 11am & 2pm
All ages
The perfect first music gig for young people. Award-winning folk duo Megson bring their infectious mix of heavenly vocals and lush harmonies to Half Moon with Family Folk Show, an organic, authentic and fun folk concert for big and little music connoisseurs. Live music takes centre stage with this gentle and entertaining concert for all the family, featuring children’s folk songs old and new from Megson’s album, When I Was a Lad. Listen to one of Megson's songs at the SoundCloud link below.

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OTHER NEWS

Stages of Half Moon:
Gotcha! (2002)
199 years ago this week, 20-year-old Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published. 15 years ago Half Moon toured a comic, contemporary Frankenstein tale that was full of fast action, laughs and some serious thrills. Gotcha! was the story of Sarah and Sam and a strange old man on a mad mission to transform himself back into a child. For more shows from our theatre archive check out the Stages of Half Moon website.

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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Boys Don't Director Reveals All
Director Rosemary Harris reveals all about her new show, Boys Don’t, a spoken word drama exploring what happens when boys don’t express their feelings. Find out more about the new production, its inspiration, what it’s like working with performance poets and Rosemary’s thoughts on exactly why boys don’t share their emotions. Boys Don't is at Half Moon from Monday 20 to Friday 24 March.

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WORLD DAY OF THEATRE FOR CHILDREN
Monday 20 March | #TakeAChildToTheTheatre

This Monday, 20 March, is World Day of Theatre for Children and it's celebrated with the global campaign #TakeAChildToTheTheatre, which asks for young people to have access to creative play, performance, theatre and expression. What are you doing to celebrate? What about our special after-school performance of Boys Don’t at 4.30pm?

Watch the World Day of Theatre for Children video below.

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MORE NEWS

A Proud Son
Jack, from Equinox Youth Theatre, proudly wears the medal his mum received for running 10K in Victoria Park to raise money for Half Moon and all the important work we do with young people. If you can, please spare a few pounds and sponsor her.

Sponsor Keely

Quality of Difference:
Artist and research opportunity
Theatre for Young Audiences have artist and research opportunities available as part of their commitment to the creative case for diversity within the theatre for young audiences genre. The deadline for applications is Monday 20 March for artists and Wednesday 22 March for researchers. Find out more at the two links below.

Artist call out

Research call out

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Enter the Wicked Young Writer Awards
It's your last chance to enter the Wicked Young Writer Awards, a creative writing competition for 5-25 year olds. There are amazing prizes for young people and schools including writing internships, book vouchers and the chance to get published in a printed awards anthology. Entrants can submit anything from poems to stories to scripts! But be quick, because entries close on 27 March.
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Your Voice Counts Community Event
Barkantine GP Practice (121 Westferry Road) | Sat 8 April
Healthwatch Tower Hamlets are holding a local community event on Saturday 8 April and are asking for your thoughts on how your neighbourhood could be healthier. It's also a great opportunity to get involved in Public Health, NHS, Social Care and voluntary sector events. Plus, you can get a free lunch, take part in face painting and involve young people in free activities.
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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 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!