{"id":3830,"date":"2021-05-20T21:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?post_type=spines&#038;p=3830"},"modified":"2021-06-23T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T13:15:19","slug":"half-moon-theatre","status":"publish","type":"spines","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/spine\/2021\/half-moon-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle<\/h1>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tale of new friends and disastrous adventures.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halfmoon.org.uk\/\">Half Moon<\/a> theatre, we co-commissioned poets <\/span><b>Henry Maddicott <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Kirk-Ann Roberts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to create a show exploring SPINE 2021\u2019s festival theme of Empathy for 7 &#8211; 11 year olds. The result was <\/span><b>\u2018The CAT-Astrophic Adventure of Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and will be toured both digitally and physically across 16 London boroughs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halfmoon.org.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3848 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half_Moon_logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Half Moon Theatre\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half_Moon_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half_Moon_logo-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This play will be taking place in person on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10.30-11.30am Wed 23 June at Woolwich Library &#8211; Free, just turn up<\/li>\n<li>10.30-11.30am Thu 24 Jun at Newham Library (<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Beckton Globe 1 Kingsford Way, E6 5JQ&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:12732,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:10}\">Beckton Globe 1 Kingsford Way, E6 5JQ) &#8211; Free, just turn up\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following libraries are also hosting an online version of the play. These are also free, just get a &#8216;ticket&#8217; to receive your link to watch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Islington &#8211; showing throughout the month of June, select your date on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/half-moon-theatre-the-cat-astrophic-adventures-of-dollop-and-crinkle-tickets-157816558575\">eventbrite page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brent Libraries &#8211; 11, 18 and 25 June. Book your free ticket through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/spine-festival-the-cat-astrophic-adventures-of-dollop-and-crinkle-tickets-157249267793?aff=ebdsoporgprofile\">eventbrite page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hammersmith &amp; Fullham &#8211; Sat 12 June (online)<\/li>\n<li>Wandsworth &#8211; Sun 13, Fri 18 June (online)<\/li>\n<li>Lewisham &#8211; showing through the month of June. select your date on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-cat-astrophic-adventures-of-dollop-and-crinkle-tickets-158127681151\">eventbrite page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Watch the trailer below for a preview of the play:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/553070473?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;speed=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Crusty and his scruffy cat Dollop arrive on Supreme Street, things will never be the same again. After meeting their neighbours, Dr. D and her spotless feline Crinkle, things quickly get out of hand. Soon there\u2019s a full-scale battle of words, tinned beans and cooking pots, fuelled by misunderstandings and the inability to listen to others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This spoken word poetry show is heartfelt, provocative and full of quirky humour, telling the action-packed story of new friendships and adventures that go cat-astrophically wrong.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Half Moon and Apples and Snakes co-production: an exciting collaboration by the UK\u2019s leading small-scale young people\u2019s theatre company and England\u2019s leading spoken word poetry organisation, commissioned in association with SPINE Festival 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This play is available to watch either physically or digitally with SPINE 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/spine\/2021\/whats-on\/\">library partners<\/a>, head to the borough\u2019s page to learn more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If viewing digitally, please note this filmed play has closed captioning for d\/Deaf and hard of hearing audiences and is also available with British Sign Language.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Meet the poets behind <\/b><b>The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3862 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half-Moon-1.png\" alt=\"A woman in a red jumper with her hair up, smilng\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half-Moon-1.png 300w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half-Moon-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Kirk-Ann Roberts<\/h3>\n<p><b>Kirk-Ann Roberts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Caribbean-born, London-based playwright, theatre director, and spoken word poet. A Roundhouse Resident Artist and graduate of the Young Vic Directors programme , she has gone on to work with theatre companies including Talawa, Pleasance, and Emergency Exit Arts. Innovation, honesty and inclusivity are at the heart of Kirk-Ann\u2019s work which often focuses on themes of identity and home and always reflects her commitment to championing under-represented voices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kirkann.roberts\">kirkann.roberts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirkannRoberts\">kirkannroberts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">headshot credit &#8211; Helen Murray<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3863 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half-Moon-2.png\" alt=\"A man in striped t shirt and brown hat talking into a microphone on stage\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half-Moon-2.png 300w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Half-Moon-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Henry Madd<\/h3>\n<p><b>Henry Madd <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an award winning poet, educator and theatre maker. He has worked on multiple theatre in education shows and regularly delivers drama and creative writing workshops to schools, theatres and charities. Two time Kent Slam Champ Henry is known for his energetic and heartfelt performances captivating audiences across the country and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>With thanks to<\/h4>\n<p>Those involved in the realisation of the live and digital show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dramaturgy and additional script text, Rosemary Harris<\/li>\n<li>Composer and sound design, Mark Newnham<\/li>\n<li>Stage and costume design, Alison Cartledge<\/li>\n<li>Production management and lighting design, Samuel Baker<\/li>\n<li>Additional sound design and production, Tom Fox-Conner (Singing Cactus)<\/li>\n<li>Technical stage management, Rori Endersby<\/li>\n<li>Camera operators, Chris Parker and Ed Sunman<\/li>\n<li>Edit by Fresh Label<\/li>\n<li>British sign language interpreter, Thomas Simper<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Chris Elwell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cat-Astrophic Adventures of Dollop and Crinkle A tale of new friends and disastrous adventures. 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