PRESS RELEASE
28 February 2018
Immediate release
A COLOURFUL AND INVENTIVE CLOWN SHOW ABOUT BEING FRIENDS IN A MODERN WORLD COMES TO HALF MOON THEATRE FILLED WITH ACROBATICS, SLAPSTICK AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
Acá Theatre bring Better Together, a colourful and inventive clown show about beingfriends in a modern world, to Half Moon Theatre on Saturday 17 March, in a production filled withacrobatics and slapstick for families and children aged 3-8.
Join three delightful clowns who make waiting at a bus stop a tragically complicated affair. They don’t know it yet, butTropizo, Doa and Squiggle are on a journey to become best friends! But how do you make real friends in a modern world?Through loneliness, tumbles and laughter, they learn to cast aside the everyday distractions that stand in the way of whatmatters most.
Full of slapstick, acrobatics and physical comedy, Better Together is an artful, intelligent and hilarious piece of physical theatre. Theshow’s visual comedy and use of nonsensical language allows it to be understood by all, making it enjoyable for the wholefamily. Come along, and learn how three red noses are better than one!
Acá Theatre are a Kent-based physical theatre company who make witty and imaginativephysical comedy. One of The Marlowe Theatre’s Supported Emerging Companies, thecompany's practise is rooted in the Jacques Lecoq tradition of clowning, buffoonery, slapstickand acrobatics. In this philosophy of clowning, the clown is the comi-tragic hero, and butt ofthe audiences’ amusement, representing the charming and sometimes uncomfortable, all-toohumanaspects of us all. The company‘s interest is in exploring what happens to this kindof clown when confronted with the world as it is today.
Acá won the support of Arts CouncilEngland and the Kent Arts InvestmentFund in Spring 2016 for the developmentof Better Together. The Spring 2017 tourwas supported by Arts Council England.
Chris Elwell, Director of Half Moon commented: “We’re delighted to welcomeAcá Theatreto Half Moon Theatre with their clever and playful production,Better Together. The showuses slapstick, acrobatics and physical comedy to create an artful, intelligent and hilarious piece of theatre that’s enjoyable for the whole family.”
All tickets are priced at £7 and can be obtained by visiting the Box Office or by calling 020 7709 8900. Tickets are also available online at
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LISTINGS DETAILS
AcáTheatre presents
Better Together: the Family Clown Show
Saturday 17 March| 11am 2pm
Ages 3-8| 55 mins
Half Moon Theatre
43 White Horse Road, London E1 0ND
Tickets: £7
Box Office: 020 7709 8900 or online at
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FURTHER DETAILS
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ABOUT HALF MOON
Half Moon is the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company. It is a local organisation with a national remit, committed to supporting artists and young people at every stage of their creative development. Working from our base in East London, we specialise in new writing and artform development, acting as a gateway organisation that provides pathways for progression and experimentation. Our wide-ranging programme reaches 53,000 people annually and engages those who are often excluded from arts activity. Our activity includes a season of professional plays for young audiences, national touring productions and an extensive creative learning programme, including seven youth theatres. Half Moon is a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England and receives regular funding from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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