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
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Theatre Review: Min Hi
Visceral and unapologetically primeval - a tour de force for Teatru Malta. Min Hi, Teatru Malta's newest offering, was made public to a storm of controversy, thanks to some highly effective pieces of street theatre, a first for Maltese theatre. I have to confess that I tend to be quite wary when this happens. So many things fall flat on their faces after an … [Read more...] about Theatre Review: Min Hi
After street performances, Min Hi to hit Realto stages
'Certain demographics are not exposed to art, and do not distinguish between an artistic statement and reality' Reuben Zahra, the artistic director and composer behind Teatru Malta's upcoming stage production Min Hi? explains he has always been fascinated by grotesque and macabre portrayals harnessed within an artistic framework. "A dismal action, like a … [Read more...] about After street performances, Min Hi to hit Realto stages
‘It’s our responsibility as National Theatre to take risks’
Remember that creepy woman bashing dolls in Zebbug? Well, here's the real story... Public reaction to a series of appearances by a masked woman in Żebbuġ and other villages was rather... disturbing. After I uploaded a video on this website's Facebook account, the comments and messages flew in and some were even scarier than the masked woman. Which, let's face it, she … [Read more...] about ‘It’s our responsibility as National Theatre to take risks’