Analise Mifsud and Jeremy Grach in Cagliostro & the Pirate Queen: the Secret Story of Malta. Photo: Valletta Waterfront / Facebook. Dinner-theatre has caught on beautifully in cities like London and Manchester, and I was thrilled to find out that our own Valletta Waterfront is now hosting this type of entertainment with Cagliostro & the Pirate Queen: The Secret Story … [Read more...] about Cagliostro & the Pirate Queen: The Secret Story of Malta at Valletta Waterfront
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Love’s Labour’s Lost – 3 stars
Love's Labour's Lost. Photos: Post Mortem Productions / Facebook Love’s Labour’s Lost is one of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies, and it has now received its Malta debut thanks to Post Mortem Productions. This emerging theatre company opts for a contemporary and humorous formula, rather than the classic, formal Shakespeare. They do this to mixed results, with some … [Read more...] about Love’s Labour’s Lost – 3 stars
Djalogu Bejn Qaħba u L-Klijent Tagħha – 2.5 stars
Djalogu Bejn Qaħba u L-Klijent Tagħha. Photo: Facebook / Teatru Malta Dacia Maraini’s Dialogo di una prostituta col suo cliente was recently performed as part of Teatru Malta's Għaxra cycle, in a translation by Albert Marshall. Djalogu Bejn Qaħba u L-Klijent Tagħha is a wonderfully provocative play, with dialogue and scenes that are thought-provoking, relevant and - yes- … [Read more...] about Djalogu Bejn Qaħba u L-Klijent Tagħha – 2.5 stars
5Subien.com (part of Teatru Malta’s Għaxra) – 4 stars
5 Subien.com, part of Teatru Malta's Għaxra. Photos: Facebook / Teatru Malta The innocuously titled 5Subien.com was put up a few weeks ago as part of Għaxra, the collection of plays produced as part of Teatru Malta's 10th anniversary celebrations. This is a translation of Simona Semenic's short play 5 Boys, directed by Julienne Restall and featuring a cast of mostly emerging … [Read more...] about 5Subien.com (part of Teatru Malta’s Għaxra) – 4 stars
Ġimgħa l-Ħabs: Unexpectedly Heart-Warming – 4 stars
Ġimgħa l-Ħabs. Photo - Teatru Malta / Facebook Teatru Malta's Ġimgħa l-Ħabs brings the promising, strong voice of an emerging script-writer to the Maltese stage. Last year, Chantelle Micallef Grimaud won the Studio Francis Ebejer grant with her proposal for a narrative that centres around a week in the life of nine women who are imprisoned for various offences. The result … [Read more...] about Ġimgħa l-Ħabs: Unexpectedly Heart-Warming – 4 stars
