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Free Theatre: 'A Night Less Ordinary'A Night Less Ordinary logo
NEW SEASON NOW LAUNCHED

Are you a parent under 26 years old? If so you can have free tickets to bring your childen to Half Moon.

Half Moon is proud to be a partner in Arts Council England's: 'A Night Less Ordinary' encouraging under 26 year olds to go to the theatre more.

A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme which will provide 618,000 free theatre tickets to under 26 year olds in more than 200 venues across England, between February 2009 and March 2011. Visit www.anightlessordinary.org.uk for further information.


A Night Less Ordinary tickets must be booked at least three days in advance.
To book tickets please call the box office: 020 7709 8900
or pop in and see us: 43, White Horse Road, London, E1 0ND
Unfortunately A Night Less Ordinary free tickets can't be booked online.

A Night Less Ordinary tickets are available for all shows from October 2010 - March 2011.

Click on a month to view the shows on at Half Moon during that time.

OctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarch April


October

Date & time Saturday 2 October
11am & 2pm
Company Lyngo Theatre Company present
Show Egg And Spoon
  Photo of man and moon, Egg And Spoon production shot

Join Percy and April in the magic circle and celebrate the wonders of nature in this show which will take you from spring to autumn and back again.

In this highly interactive show from Lyngo Theatre you could play peek-a-boo in puddles, dance at the butterfly party, or perhaps have a sleep on the moon.
Age range Under 3 years Length 50 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 9 October
11am & 2pm
Company Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company present
Show Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus!
  Illustration of pigeon, promotional image for Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus Based on the book by Mo Willems

A friendly bus driver leaves one simple instruction: “Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!” However Pigeon doesn't agree with this and has lots of clever tricks up his sleeve to get his own way, including a song! Will you let Pigeon drive the bus?

Big Wooden Horse Theatre's lively show is full of fun and feathers, featuring original music and audience participation.
Age range 3-7 years Length 50 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 16 October
11am, 1pm & 3pm
Company Tam Tam Theatre present
Show Circles In The Sand
  Performer in red dress sitting on sand, production photo from Circles in The Sand

Soft between your toes,
Pour it …
A mountain…high…low
Slipping through your fingers,
Where has it gone?

A story told with sand not words. Tam Tam Theatre's charming show uses carefully chosen objects to explore playing in the sand. After the performance audiences are invited to discover and play with the sand themselves.

This show has a reduced capacity so early booking is advised.
Age range Under 3 years Length 25 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 23 October
10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm & 2.30pm
Company Little Angel Theatre present
Show Handa's Surprise
  Photo of animal puppets, production shot for Handa's Surprise

Adapted from the book by Eileen Browne

Travel to Kenya and meet Handa. She is going to see her best friend Akeyo and is taking seven delicious fruits as a surprise. But on her way she meets seven cunning animals who try to steal her surprise. Do they succeed? Could you resist a tangy purple passion fruit?

Little Angel Theatre combine puppetry with traditional African instruments and songs to create this magical production.

This show has a reduced capacity so early booking is advised.
Age range 2-5 years Length 30 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 30 October
11am & 2pm
Company Folded Feather present
Show Suitcase Circus
  Photo of ringmaster sock, production shot from Suitcase Circus

Meet Wobulous Discombobulous, the ringmaster sock, as he presents a line up of extraordinarily talented objects. Roll up, roll up to see the most unlikely of performers, including the world's only acrobatic potato sack, a daredevil ski glove, an incredible dancing milkshake straw and the lovable yet bizarre, magical Mexican hat.

Folded Feather's unique take on the circus is a heart-warming and interactive family-friendly spectacular.

Age range 4+ years Length 50 minutes
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November

Date & times Saturday 6 November
11am & 2pm
Company State of Emergency Productions present
Show The Jingle Dress
  Illustration of girl in a colourful dress, promotional image for The Jingle Dress

Rayleen has been left a jingle dress by her Grandma. But in order to make the dress jingle she will have to find her own way to dance. With the help of her friends perhaps she can.

State of Emergency Productions present an exciting new dance piece. The show is inspired by Native American beliefs and culture and celebrates the importance of being who you are.
Age range 3-5 years Length 50 minutes
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Dates & times Monday 8 November - 4.30pm & 7pm
Tuesday 9 November - 4.30pm
Wednesday 10 November - 1.30pm & 4.30pm
Thursday 11 November - 4.30pm
Company Box Clever and Salisbury Playhouse present
Show Time For The Good Looking Boy
  Photo of performer and moon, production shot from Time For The Good Looking Boy

Mon 8 Nov - Thu 11 Nov

A young man tells us about his life, darting between relationships, independence and growing up at an electric pace. We are carried along with it, until a breathtaking moment when everything is swept away.

This fresh piece of writing from Box Clever reverberates with emotion, in a play haunted by memories and the promise of all that could have been. Featuring rap and an original soundtrack.

Age range 13+ years Length 60 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 13 November
11am, 1pm & 3pm
Company Tell Tale Hearts present
Show From Here... To There
  Photo of performer in From Here... To There

A show that's full of the joy of building and knocking down, climbing over and crawling under, of hiding, of surprising and peek-a-boo! A show to make you smile.

Tell Tale Hearts use rhythm, vocal play and shoeboxes to explore the dynamics of how children play, in a production that is full of humour. There will be a short play session after the performance.


Age range 18 months - 4 years Length 35 minutes
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Date & times Thursday 18 November
1.30pm & 4.30pm
Company New Perspectives and Scamp Theatre present
Show Farm Boy
  Photo of performer and tractor, production shot from Farm Boy

It sometimes felt as though time stood still on the farm, that is until Grandpa's stories bring it to life. This is a moving account of the changing face of the British countryside and the relationship between a grandfather and grandson.

A delightful new play from the acclaimed New Perspectives, who bring to life Michael Morpurgo's sequel to War Horse using drama, storytelling and original music.
Developed in association with Greenwich Theatre.
Age range 7-11 years Length 65 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 20 November
11am & 2pm
Company Peut-être Theatre present
Show The Bug And The Butterfly: A Poem On Six Legs
  Photo of performer climbing  a pole, image from Bug And The Butterfly

In a world where a dewdrop is the size of a swimming pool and a flower is as tall as a skyscraper, a bug falls in love with a beautiful butterfly.

Dance and music fuse with Spanish and English text in this heart-warming tale, from Peut-être Theatre. A story about love, friendship, reaching for the moon and dancing ‘leaf to leaf'.
Age range 18 months - 3 years Length 35 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 27 November
11am & 2pm
Company tutti frutti and York Theatre Royal present
Show When We Lived In Uncle's Hat
  Illustration of a family living on a hat from When We Lived In Uncle's Hat

Based on the book by Peter Stamm and Jutta Bauer

It doesn't matter where you live –
Whether it's an up house or a down house,
or an outhouse or a townhouse –
Who you live with, is the important bit.

With live music throughout, tutti frutti will take you to the house with the blue light, round the brim of uncle's hat and over the moon, all in search of that most magical place - a home
Age range 5+ years Length 55 minutes
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December

Date & times Saturday 4 December
11am & 2pm
Company The People's Theatre Company present
Show How The Koala Learnt To Hug
  Illustration of Koala bear from How The Koala Learnt To Hug

Join a host of wild characters, including Karen the Koala, Natascha the teenage Witch and the Reggae Beavers, in the land down under. Experience some great stories, sing-along songs, superb games and first class hugging.

The People's Theatre Company present this charming tale about the magic of family and of course the importance of a nice warm hug.

Age range 4+years Length 60 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 11 December
11am, 1pm & 3pm
Company A Thousand Cranes present
Show The Paper Washi Wish
  Photo of two performers from The Paper Washi Wish

Rabbit lives on the moon with the Moon Goddess. He has invited all of his friends to his birthday paper party. They play a game of hide and seek, but suddenly… Rabbit is nowhere to be found! Join Rabbit's friends as they travel into a magical paper world to find him.

A Thousand Cranes present this tale featuring traditional Japanese storytelling. There's a hands-on papermaking experience after the show so prepare to get a little messy!
Age range 3+ years Length 50 minutes
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Date & times Satuday 18 December
11am & 2pm
Company Krazy Kat Theatre Company present
Show The Sleeping Princess
  Photo of performer surrounded by frames from The Sleeping Princess

Once upon a time … in a fairytale world, meet a Princess who fell into an enchanted slumber, the Evil Fairy who cursed her, and the crafty Prince who comes to save her. But who is McBurney the Dragon and how does he fit in?

Join Krazy Kat in their fast moving re-telling of the classic fairytale. With beautiful puppets and featuring integrated British Sign Language throughout the show.
Age range 3-7 years Length 50 minutes
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Integrated BSL
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January

Date & times Saturday 8 January
11am & 2pm
Company Theatre of Widdershins present
Show Arabian Nights
  Photo of Camel puppet from Arabian Nights

Fly your carpet beyond blue horizons, over shifting sands and hear Sheherazade's three lost tales. One story hauled from the bottom of the ocean, one from the roasting path of the Silk Road and a third straight from the donkey's mouth.

Genies, belly dancers and scented markets inhabit this wondrous world, lovingly brought to life by Theatre of Widdershins with puppets, masks and atmospheric music.
Age range 4+ years Length 60 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 15 January
11am & 2pm
Company Garlic Theatre present
Show Little Red Robin Hood
  Illustration of Little Red Robin Hood in the woods

Why is Robin Hood wearing girls clothes and what is lurking behind the trees? Is it the Sheriff of Nottingham, or the big bad wolf?

Garlic Theatre interweave two classic tales, resulting in a merry mix up in the forest, involving glove puppets, false teeth, a frying pan and a generous helping of slapstick and clowning.
Age range 4+ years Length 45 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 22 January
11am & 2pm
Company Long Nose Puppets present
Show Penguin
  Illustration of Ben hugging Penguin

Based on the award-winning book by Polly Dunbar

Ben is delighted when he rips open his present and finds a penguin inside. “Hello Penguin!” says Ben. But Penguin says nothing. What can Ben do to make Penguin speak?

Follow the twists and turns in Long Nose Puppets' marvellous adaptation, as a silent Penguin becomes extraordinarily eloquent. Set to a soundtrack by Tom Gray of Gomez.

There is an opportunity to meet the puppets after the show.
Age range 2-7 years Length 30 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 29 January
11am & 2pm
Company PuppetCraft present
Show The Mousehole Cat
  Photo of fisherman Tom and Mowzer the cat puppets from The Mousehole Cat

Based on the book by Antonia Barber

A storm has been raging for weeks in the village of Mousehole. Everyone is hungry as the fishing boats cannot sail. So fisherman Tom and his cat Mowzer set out in their tiny boat, to try and save the villagers.

PuppetCraft animate award-winning book with carved wooden puppets, coloured shadows, live music, song and a stunning set.
Age range 4+ years Length 45 minutes
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February

Date & times Saturday 5 February
11am & 2pm
Company Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company present
Show The Way Back Home
  Illustration of a moon and characters from The Way Back Home

Based on the book by Oliver Jeffers

One day a boy finds a plane in his cupboard. He flies his plane higher and higher until he runs out of petrol and lands on the moon. He is frightened, lost and alone until a passing Martian lands there too! Who is the strange alien? Can they be friends? And how will they find their way back home?

An inter-galactic adventure tale from Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company, featuring an original soundtrack.

Age range 3+ years Length 50 minutes
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Date & times

Thursday 10 February
1.30pm & 4.30pm

Company Frank Wurzinger present
Show The Confetti Maker
  Photo of performer being showered with confetti from The Confetti Maker

Making confetti is a full-time job. All day, every day the confetti maker cuts, perforates and shreds, to craft the paper pieces. But he has ambitions, dreams and fears beyond the factory walls…

Frank Wurzinger creates a highly visual piece, which combines slapstick, puppetry, absurd storytelling, improvisation, and of course, lots of small bits of paper, expertly woven into a hilarious, yet poignant show.

Age range 8-11 years Length 60 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 12 February
11am & 2pm
Company Lyngo Theatre in collaboration with the egg, Theatre Royal Bath present
Show Circus Minimus
  Photo of performer and crab puppet from Circus Minimus

In lots of ways every family is a circus. There are toddling clowns, teenage lions, mums who spin plates and dads who fly by the seat of their pants.

Lyngo Theatre's play puts our everyday life in the spotlight in this highly interactive show. You can even get in the ring and do your thing!

This show has a limited capacity so early booking is advised.
Age range 2-4 years Length 40 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 19 February
10.30am, 12.00pm, 1.30pm & 3pm
Company Mimika Theatre present
Show Small Worlds
  Photo of minature fox puppet from Small Worlds

Step inside a magical tent and be transported to a beautiful, miniature landscape. Meet six characters, including a small green wriggly thing, a bug and a six year old girl and watch their interweaving stories unfold.

Mimika Theatre present this unforgettable piece of visual theatre, fusing animation, projection and puppets, housed within a white canvas dome.

This show has a very limited capacity so early booking is advised.

Age range Family Length 50 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 26 February
11am, 1pm & 3pm
Company Tam Tam Theatre present
Show Little Hippo And His Magic Pen
 

It's Little Hippo's birthday. He has lots of great presents but he likes one best of all - Daddy Hippo's present - a magical red pen filled with the most amazing things in the world. But how can he get these wonderful secrets out?

Tam Tam Theatre use English and French to tell this interactive tale. After the show the audience are invited to join the puppets with their own magical pen.

This show has a limited capacity so early booking is advised.
Age range 2-5 years Length 30 minutes
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March

Date & times Saturday 5 March
11am & 2pm
Company Angel Heart Theatre present
Show Malina's Dream
  Photo of puppet from Malina's Dream

Malina lives with her Grandpa in the land of the midnight sun. One night she dreams that a stranger, whose ship is crushed in the ice, enters her frozen world. When Malina discovers her dream has become real she knows only she can save the stranger, with a little help from Grandpa and his magic drum!

Breath-taking puppets and live music combine in this inspiring tale from Angel Heart Theatre.
Age range 4+ years Length 50 minutes
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Dates & times

Wednesday 9 March 10:30am & 1.30pm
Thursday 10 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Friday 11 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Saturday 12 March 11am & 2pm
Monday 14 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Tuesday 15 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Wednesday 16 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Thursday 17 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Friday 18 March 10.30am & 1.30pm
Saturday 19 March 11am & 2pm

Company Half Moon present
Show Plum And Pickle
  Illustration of colourful shapes, promtional image from Plum And Pickle

Wed 9 - Sat 15 March

Let your imagination carry you to the extraordinary world of Plum And Pickle. Here a circle is much more than just a shape, boxes reveal surprises and you won't believe what a triangle can do!  Plum and Pickle live happily together, until one day, something goes wrong and there's only one thing that can save them... Plum and Pickle must learn how to share.

Half Moon's brand new piece of theatre for the very young explores growing up at a time when friendships are made and the world around is discovered. Fusing dance and an original soundtrack, Plum And Pickle is an innovative show which will make you see shapes in a new way.
Age range 2-5 years Length 35 minutes
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Date & times Thursday 24 March
4.30pm & 7pm
Company Theatre Ad Infinitum present
Show Odyssey
  Photo of physical perfomer

One man's epic quest to be reunited with his family and seek revenge, a journey that will ignite the imagination and awaken the senses. But after 20 years away, will everything be as Odysseus left it…?

The classic Greek myth is reinvented by Theatre Ad Infinitum, whose poignant storytelling and highly physical performance bring Homer's breathtaking adventure to life.
Age range 14+ years Length 65 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 26 March
11am & 2pm
Company Little Angel Theatre present
Show The Fabulous Flutterbys
  Photo of pink caterpillar puppet from The Fabulous Flutterbys

Two caterpillars, Hamish and Grace, are looking for a missing friend. During their search they encounter a host of fabulous creatures, including Adam and his army of marching ants. It is a long and dangerous journey before they can become beautiful flutterbys!

Using recycled materials, Little Angel Theatre bring this joyous puppetry show to the stage, accompanied by live music, created by jazz legend Barb Jungr.
Age range 3-6 years Length 45 minutes
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April

Date & times Saturday 2 April
11am & 2pm
Company Long Nose Puppets present
Show Flyaway Katie
  Illustration of character from Flyaway Katie

Based on the book by Polly Dunbar

Katie is all alone and she feels dull and grey. She thinks that the birds in the picture on her wall look so colourful and happy. If only she could be as bright as them, who knows what might happen?

Long Nose Puppets return with this inspiring flight of fancy about the power of imagination, featuring an original soundtrack.

There will be an opportunity to meet the puppets after the show.
Age range 2-6 years Length 30 minutes
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Date & times Saturday 9 April
11am & 2pm
Company Half Moon present
Show Rip, Fold, Scrunch
  Photo of cellist and Kathak dancer in Rip, Fold, Scrunch

A butterfly flutters. A kite soars. Children play. But not everyone has something to play with. Join three characters, Rip, Fold and Scrunch as they journey into the multicoloured world of friendship with the help of some magical paper creations.

Half Moon's enchanting play combines theatre, Kathak dance and live music within a paper world which is created and dismantled before our eyes.

After the performance audience members are invited to come and play with paper.
Age range 2-5 years Length 35 minutes
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Terms and conditions
Tickets are subject to availability and must be booked at least 3 days prior to the show.
Maximum 4 free tickets per show per booker.
All A Night Less Ordinary free ticket recipients must be under 26 years of age.
When collecting tickets we will require photograhic proof of age.
We require name, date of birth and address from all A Night Less Ordinary free ticket recipients.
A Night Less Ordinary is not available to school groups, only individuals/families are eligible for free tickets.

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