Malta Theatre

From Rona With Love: I LOL’d, I cried, I aww’d

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From Rona With Love, at Teatru Manoel, turned out to be the perfect theatre escapade to sort out those COVID-19 blues. You'd have thought that we've had enough Coronavirus talk, and you wouldn't be totally wrong. Until, that is, you get to From Rona with Love, a theatre production that kicks off at Teatru Manoel this evening and that I was lucky enough to preview before … [Read more...] about From Rona With Love: I LOL’d, I cried, I aww’d

MADC’s The Great Big Radio Show streaming until Monday

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Teatru Manoel Streaming Series showing the award-winning MADC production With the Maltese theatre scene slowly making a slow, live comeback, many of us are still appreciating the live streams that some local theatre companies and organisations are offering. Teatru Manoel has been particularly prolific, and this week we are being offered a new treat - MADC's The Great Big … [Read more...] about MADC’s The Great Big Radio Show streaming until Monday

Theatre Review: L-Interrogazzjoni

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L-Interrogazzjoni blurs the lines of reality and superbly messes with our heads When I first read that Alfred Buttigieg's L-Interrogazzjoni would be held in a private villa, instead of the usual theatre space, I had two reactions. I was intrigued, of course, because everyone enjoys an element of 'the different', especially in Malta's theatre scene. However, I admit that I … [Read more...] about Theatre Review: L-Interrogazzjoni

Theatre Review: The Importance of Being Earnest

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Sometimes, you just want to go to theatre to be entertained with a fail-proof narrative with the tried and tested lines of a classic. Guilty as charged, and Malta's theatre scene often provides. As long as the beloved classic is in the hands of a cast and crew that is up to it, of course. Happily, this was certainly the case with yesterday's opening of that Oscar Wilde … [Read more...] about Theatre Review: The Importance of Being Earnest

Teatru Malta 2020: Sunny With A Chance Of Awesome

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Teatru Malta 2020 proposes some exciting ideas. Will expectations be met? The Teatru Malta 2020 programme, launched Friday at Spazju Kreattiv, quotes a 75% audience attendance that, if accurate, points towards Malta's national theatre company making considerable inroads into one of its main objectives: taking theatre to bigger audiences. I do feel that the biggest … [Read more...] about Teatru Malta 2020: Sunny With A Chance Of Awesome