La Cage Aux Folles won six Tony Awards when it was originally produced in 1983, so you don't really need me to push the point home. But in case you do, the FM Theatre production is looking set to sparkle, shine and bring the house down at our national theatre. I might biased, as I've been following the rehearsal process at Theatre Next Door for the past few weeks and … [Read more...] about 5 reasons to watch La Cage Aux Folles at Teatru Manoel
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Ma Kuraġġ u Wliedha: bold
Photo: Elisa von Brockdorff Ma Kuraġġ u Wliedha is not the kind of piece that many theatre companies are willing to put up nowadays. On paper, the Bertolt Brecht epic is far from an easy watch, a sprawling 2.5-hour account of the titular matriarch's experience of The Thirty Years War, which ravaged Europe in the 17th century. The narrative arc is a simple one. Ma Kuraġġ … [Read more...] about Ma Kuraġġ u Wliedha: bold
Watch: Teatru Manoel Upcoming
Artistic director Kenneth Zammit Tabona announces a thrilling line-up with both live and online performances Teatru Manoel is back in full force for the new arts season, meeting the COVID-19 challenge head on with a pretty exciting full line-up for December. The end of year season is always a special time for the national theatre and, although this year things are looking … [Read more...] about Watch: Teatru Manoel Upcoming
From Rona With Love: I LOL’d, I cried, I aww’d
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
Theatre Review: The Importance of Being Earnest
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
