BUMP (Half Moon Theatre/Lots of Odds)***

  

By Emma 

Link: https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/bump 

Available until: Screenings every day except Sundays till Thursday 4^th April. The email arrives at 11am on the day of the performances and you have two weeks to watch it.

Bump could have been about a lot of different things and as Half Moon Theatre do a lot of plays for children, I thought it might be about a toddler who falls over sometimes. I wasn’t completely wrong as there will be a toddler in the future but for now, the only bump is a baby bump.

PARTY (Half Moon Theatre)****

 

By the Toad and the Little Monkey age 4 & 5 

Link: https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/party 

Available until: Screening tickets available at 11am every day except Sundays until Thursday 1^st April.

What happened in the play?

There’s a man called Alfonso and he’s going to a party and he’s got balloons and he’s wearing a nice dress and lots of different things happen.

THE HOUSE THAT JACKSON BUILT (Half Moon Theatre)****

 

  

By Lottie & Ricky 

Link: https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/thehousethatjacksonbuiltfilm 

Available until: Friday 12^th March, all days except Sunday. You get two weeks’ access from 11am on the date of your chosen performance.

 

GUANTANAMO BOY (Half Moon Theatre/Brolly Productions)*****

 

By Cal

Link: https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/guantanamo-boy-film

Available until: 26th February

Content warning 12+ but there are scenes of torture.

Guantanamo Boy is a timely production. The Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness of the despicable treatment faced by people of colour and this production raises awareness of a particularly horrific time which actually isn’t over yet. The title of the play comes from Guantanamo Bay, the name of an American military prison in Cuba. It was established in 2002, when George W. Bush was president and although Barack Obama wanted to close the prison and Joe Biden says he will close it, it remains open to this day. Biden’s predecessor, whom I prefer not to name as I don’t want him finding this page next time he googles himself, wanted to keep the prison open indefinitely. 40 prisoners remain, with nine dying in custody in the last few weeks.

DUST (Half Moon Theatre/Z-arts)***

 

By Dave

Link: https://www.halfmoon.org.uk/events/dust-film

Available until: Available from 11am every day except Sundays from 16^th February until 26^th February. You have 14 days in which to watch it.

Sometimes when you watch a play that’s aimed at children, you totally get into your inner child and enjoy it on a child level. Pantomimes can be a lot of fun (actually even more so when your almost-teenaged kids are mortified that you’re watching one at such an advanced age). Quite a few of the Disney films have been turned into really great stage musicals. There have been a few lockdown shows aimed at kids which I’ve really enjoyed.