Mezzaluna Mezzaluna A mezzaluna (; ) is a knife consisting of one or more curved blade with a handle on each end, which is rocked back and forth chopping the ingredients below with each movement. They most commonly have a single blade, but are sometimes seen with two or three blades. It is typically used for mincing herbs or garlic, but it can be used for chopping other things such as cheese or meat. Very large single blade versions are sometimes used for pizza. Common uses in Italy include preparation of a soffritto or a pesto, etc. Mezzaluna means "half moon"
Half Moon Theatre Italian Commedia del Arte, and the Elizabethan theatres with galleried courtyards, such as Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre." Chris Bond joined the company as artistic director and the theatre was handed over in December, with the opening production of "Sweeney Todd" in May 1985. The Half Moon Theatre Company had put on a number of challenging international plays in the 1970s, including premières of Steven Berkoff's plays, American musicals and English premières of works by Dario Fo and Franca Rame. By the mid 1980s, the Half Moon theatre Company was beginning to lose its popular appeal. Problems arose with both the financial