Malta culture

Brad Birch’s Peer Gynt: Entrancing, despite cast disparities

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Pia Zammit and Joseph Zammit in Brad Birch's Peer Gynt. Photo: Christine Muscat Azzopardi. More than a straight-up theatre production, Brad Birch's Peer Gynt is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary performance combining movement, theatre and music. This is immediately evident from the first few seconds of the production, as the action opens with a gorgeously-choreographed … [Read more...] about Brad Birch’s Peer Gynt: Entrancing, despite cast disparities

The Great Dictator: An ambitious adaption

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The Great Dictator, adapted to Maltese theatre. Photo: Elisa von Brockdorff I’ll say it right out - 2024 is really shaping up to be Jamie Cardona’s year, and The Great Dictator has only served to confirm my conviction that this actor is going to do great things for Maltese theatre. If you’ll remember, I’ve literally just given Cardona a shiny, shiny review for Mid-Djarju … [Read more...] about The Great Dictator: An ambitious adaption

Mid-Djarju ta’ Student Fi Skola Tal-Knisja: Gold

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Jamie Cardona in Mid-Djarju ta' Student Fi Skola Tal-Knisja. Photo on the right: Owen Michael Grech I approached Mid-Djarju ta' Student Fi Skola Tal-Knisja with some mixed feelings. On the one hand, the one time I had seen actor and writer Jamie Cardona in action (those words are about to get a very different meaning) was in Il-Giddieb Għomru Twil, where he made a simply … [Read more...] about Mid-Djarju ta’ Student Fi Skola Tal-Knisja: Gold

Curious Beauty: an enthrallingly daring narrative

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Curious Beauty, organised by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti and under the artistic direction of Francesca Balzan and Caroline Tonna. All photos by Kevin Casha. Walking into Palazzo Falzon I’m greeted by a gorgeous lace gown. I can see every minute detail of the design, the intricate lacework, the way the small, intriguing parts come together to make a stunning whole. This is … [Read more...] about Curious Beauty: an enthrallingly daring narrative

Masquerade’s Oliver! The Musical

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Masquerade's Oliver! The Musical follows a long list of similarly spectacular largescale productions that included Mamma Mia The Musical and My Fair Lady (FM Theatre). I'm of an age where I remember the days that the idea of staging a full musical in Malta was ludicrous. We have had many, so many, excerpts with the most well-known pieces. But the real deal with costumes, … [Read more...] about Masquerade’s Oliver! The Musical