Ché Walker is the son of Robert Walker, who was the Artistic Director of Half Moon Theatre from 1977 – 1983. He talks about his perceptions as a 13 year old boy of the social and political challenges the Half Moon Theatre faced when it moved to Mile End Road.

As a boy, Ché Walker spent much of his time at the theatre. Here, he recalls his father’s exciting, visceral and at times unconventional approach to directing, and how this has influenced his own work as a writer and director today.

Ché Walker remembers meeting the actor Alfred Molina as an 8 year old boy during the staging of The Accidental Death of an Anarchist.

Ché Walker, son of Artistic Director Robert Walker, recalls the mix of local young people taking part in the youth theatre groups at Half Moon Theatre during his father’s tenure.

Ché Walker’s father directed Guys And Dolls at Half Moon Theatre in Alie Street. As a young boy, Ché remembers it as a stand out production.

Ché Walker recalls the area around the first Half Moon Theatre from a child’s perspective. Interviewed by Georgina Da Silva.