Charity of the Year
The Sedos Charity of the Year is:
Who are Half Moon?
Half Moon Young People’s Theatre produces and presents professional theatre for and with young people that informs, challenges and shapes their artistic potential, placing these creative experiences at the core of the company’s work.
How does Half Moon do it?
Half Moon produces and presents professional shows at its base in East London, in venues, and in youth and schools settings throughout the UK. They run an extensive participatory programme, including youth theatres, school and community projects.
Half Moon works with young people from birth to age 17 placing a particular emphasis upon engaging those often excluded in terms of culture and ability. Annually over 32,000 individuals take part in a wide range of activities, 60% of users are from Black and ethnic minority groups, 59% are female and 10% are disabled.
What people say about Half Moon
"Half Moon lives up to its aim of celebrating differences
and diversity and encouraging inclusion."
The Stage
"Half Moon is a pillar of creativity, uniting young people
regardless of race, gender, and ability – go see for yourself."
Time Out
"…a theatre company that has meaningful connections to its local community,
and that actively seeks out new playwrights to engage with it."
The Guardian
"The hottest place in London for young people."
Evening Standard
Latest news from Half Moon
Half Moon recently secured the future of its work for young people by purchasing the freehold for it’s building from Tower Hamlets. Half Moon now has a wonderful opportunity for a major redevelopment to meet the needs of the company, its users, audiences and community, now and in the future.
Half Moon’s vision is to have a building that:
- Acts as a beacon for theatre for young people
- Provides a stimulus for creative work and creative responses to that work
- Is in keeping with its surroundings
- Acknowledges its social and historical past
- Serves a function in regenerating a deprived area
Last but not least…
Half Moon is very grateful to Sedos for continuing to nominate them as their charity of the year.
For more information on Half Moon and its work visit www.halfmoon.org.uk.
