Denise Mulholland and Jes Camilleri in In Other Words. Photo: Albert Camilleri Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease are topics that bring an immediate chill to the air. So why would you want to subject yourself to a production that is guaranteed to break your heart, right? And breaking your heart is exactly what Matthew Seager's In Other Words - currently being staged by The … [Read more...] about In Other Words: Poignantly Human
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Bil-Bieb Mitbuq: No weak links
Photos: Miguela Xuereb I'd been hearing great things about Bil-Bieb Mitbuq, a translation of Sartre's Huis Clos, all weekend, so my expectations were sky-high upon attending the production on its last day on Sunday. My enthusiasm was also backed by knowing that the Maltese script was by Kevin Saliba, who's built a sterling reputation in the world of literary translations. … [Read more...] about Bil-Bieb Mitbuq: No weak links
Lupu/Nagħġa: makes us think
Photo: Lyndsey Bahia At its very core, Teatru Malta's Lupu/Nagħġa is a simple enough tale. It's the story of a husband and wife, a mundane enough couple, living in a mundane enough block of flats, facing the mundane problems that many families like them face - coping with a toddler, an unexpected pregnancy that's expected to create some financial challenges and the issues … [Read more...] about Lupu/Nagħġa: makes us think
Masquerade’s Betrayal: Gripping
I'm not sure whether I associate Harold Pinter's works mostly with the depressing predictability of human nature, or whether they remind me more of the touching naïveté of persistent hope. It's probably a bit of both, which is precisely what Masquerade's Betrayal, directed to maximum delicious tension by Ian Moore, delivers. The theme of the play makes for a perfect return … [Read more...] about Masquerade’s Betrayal: Gripping
It-Teatru tal-Miskin: near-perfect
It-Teatru tal-Miskin turns out to be quite the difficult production to review. Don’t be too generous, artists tell me when reading my reviews. We like critique, nothing is perfect. Tell us what we can improve. Truth is, It-Teatru tal-Miskin gets pretty damn close to perfection. It’s easy to understand how, in under three months, it’s already on its third (or is it fourth?) … [Read more...] about It-Teatru tal-Miskin: near-perfect
