Id-Dnub Tal-Magħżulin: Benjamin Abela & Miguel Formosa as David and Ġonatan respectively. Photo: Jacob Sammut Id-Dnub tal-Magħżulin is a new theatre work currently running at the Valletta Campus Theatre. The production brings together quite a few titans from the local arts scene. It is written by Adrian Buckle, the heavyweight behind the Unifaun theatre brand, and Trevor … [Read more...] about Id-Dnub tal-Magħżulin Review
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Brad Birch’s Peer Gynt: Entrancing, despite cast disparities
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
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
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
Sisyphean Quick Fix: All The Feels
Tina Rizzo and Bettina Paris in Sisyphean Quick Fix. Photo: Emma Micallef Sisyphean Quick Fix is a new play scripted by Malta's own Bettina Paris that's soon headed to the Edinburgh Fringe. Maltese audiences were treated to a preview at Theatre Next Door this week, and I was there on opening night. Paris's debut play is a two-hander that focuses on two sisters with a … [Read more...] about Sisyphean Quick Fix: All The Feels
