Daqsxejn ta’ Requiem lil Leli started life as a poem by Immanuel Mifsud and, when it was first adapted to the stage by Teatru Anon back in 2018, I had missed it. It was brought back to life this last weekend as part of the theatre company’s 30 year anniversary celebrations, together with The Little Prince. I’ll get straight to the point: it was a real treat, the likes of … [Read more...] about Daqsxejn ta’ Requiem lil Leli: an exquisite fever dream
Malta Theatre
Is-Snin Li Tħoss: You Will Cry
A one-hander describing the physical and emotional pathos wrought forth by (almost) every decade of your life sounds boring, right? We are all going through enough of that crap without volunteering to listen to someone else talk about it for 70 minutes, thank you very much. And yet this is exactly what Is-Snin Li Tħoss, being staged at Spazju Kreattiv, does. And readers, … [Read more...] about Is-Snin Li Tħoss: You Will Cry
Unifaun – Teatru Mod Ieħor Book Review
There was a point in the 90s when I felt that the Maltese theatre scene had become somewhat stagnant. It wasn’t that there weren’t any decent productions being put up, because in truth there were plenty of those. What was lacking was a pushing of boundaries, a willingness to disrupt the status quo of guaranteed bums on seats that came with a certain style of - for want of a … [Read more...] about Unifaun – Teatru Mod Ieħor Book Review
No Pay? No Way! Funny & sad
If I didn’t know that Dario Fo’s No Pay? No Way! was written in the 1970s I’d have thought it was a contemporary satire, based on the year’s headlines and the state of pretty much every European country. But no, Fo’s absurdist and kind of surreal plotline was written more than 50 years ago, which just goes to show that plus ça change… The play is currently being staged by FM … [Read more...] about No Pay? No Way! Funny & sad
Aura: A Musical in the Dark
If you’ve never attended a Panto in the Dark before this, settle in for a surprising ride with Teatru Malta's Aura. The series was started by Marta Vella and Vikesh Godhwani in 2018. The premise may be a simple one, but it remains highly innovative on the local landscape. The production does exactly what it says on the tin, with everything taking place in complete darkness. … [Read more...] about Aura: A Musical in the Dark
