Oscar Wilde, the ultimate wag, lands at Teatru Manoel with The Importance of Being Earnest, one of the playwrights most widely-lauded scripts. With the tagline 'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People', you don't need to be a committed Wildian to know that you're in for a good ride. Expect cutting satire that may have been written with the Victorian society in mind, but that … [Read more...] about A purely Victorian send-up, or totally relatable satire?
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Teatru Malta 2020: Sunny With A Chance Of Awesome
Teatru Malta 2020 proposes some exciting ideas. Will expectations be met? The Teatru Malta 2020 programme, launched Friday at Spazju Kreattiv, quotes a 75% audience attendance that, if accurate, points towards Malta's national theatre company making considerable inroads into one of its main objectives: taking theatre to bigger audiences. I do feel that the biggest … [Read more...] about Teatru Malta 2020: Sunny With A Chance Of Awesome
‘Never underestimate your audience’
Panto in the Dark is back with a second edition that sets out to prove what an exciting time it is to be a theatre-maker in Malta. Panto in the Dark, the second edition, is up soon. Written and directed once again by Marta Vella and Vikesh Godwani, it looks like this panto will continue breaking boundaries with what can only be described as an 'untypical' panto. We … [Read more...] about ‘Never underestimate your audience’
These guys built a massive musical instrument for ŻiguŻajg
And anyone who visits Ħożż il-Ħsejjes exhibition can have a go on it! By the clicking of our thumbs, something different this way comes. This year's ŻiguŻajg Children's Festival includes an interactive exhibition and installation - Ħożż il-Ħsejjes - which sees a collective of artists from the Gabriel Caruana Foundation building a huge musical instrument made up of smaller, … [Read more...] about These guys built a massive musical instrument for ŻiguŻajg
‘Every child is different and this is 100% acceptable’
Chiara Hyzler is directing JamBoy, part of the ŻiguŻajg Children's Festival. She explains how the play targets the competitive element we foster in today's students. What was your first reaction when you read the script? As a member of the Shrinking Violets, I was very much part of the creative process, which is a part I really enjoy. With a storyline like … [Read more...] about ‘Every child is different and this is 100% acceptable’