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L-Arrest ta’ Danny Weed

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I approached L-Arrest ta' Danny Weed, playwright Alfred Buttigieg's latest work, with some trepidation. I'm a fan of Buttigieg's work, thoroughly enjoying his previous work L-Interrogazzjoni. What I'm not a fan of is the classic Maltese farce. I just don't get the humour and, while everyone around me is in fits, I'm usually the one looking like a sour lemon. But I had a job … [Read more...] about L-Arrest ta’ Danny Weed

In Other Words: Poignantly Human

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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

Bil-Bieb Mitbuq: No weak links

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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

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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