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
Tyrone Grima
Mothers & Sons review: powerful
The relationship between a stubborn, conservative mother and her gay son is bound to be complicated. Add the AIDS pandemic that decimated the population of gay males in the 1980s and a previously unacknowledged partner who remarries and has a son, and top it off with a surprise visit to the latter's New York apartment by the former ‘mother-in-law’. The result is Mothers and … [Read more...] about Mothers & Sons review: powerful
Għanqbut f’Moħħha: insiduous dread
I have to confess, I do love me a good, classic gothic horror. My Netflix diet includes a worrying number of titles along the lines of The Haunting of Bly Manor, based on Henry James' classic, The Turn of the Screw. I have a hunch that writer and director Tyrone Grima is of the same ilk, fond of a good narrative that combines supernatural and psychological horror, which is … [Read more...] about Għanqbut f’Moħħha: insiduous dread
Bil-Bieb Mitbuq: No weak links
Photos: Miguela Xuereb I'd been hearing great things about Bil-Bieb Mitbuq, a translation of Sartre's Huis Clos, all weekend, so my expectations were sky-high upon attending the production on its last day on Sunday. My enthusiasm was also backed by knowing that the Maltese script was by Kevin Saliba, who's built a sterling reputation in the world of literary translations. … [Read more...] about Bil-Bieb Mitbuq: No weak links
MADC’s Wait Until Dark – Good fun
Photo: Justin Mamo They really don't make them like Frederick Knott 's Wait Until Dark anymore. I have to confess quite the fondness for this style of thriller, which was penned back in 1966 and which is currently being staged by MADC at the Clubrooms in St Venera. Do not be put off by the fact that the play is almost six decades old. The script (which was also turned … [Read more...] about MADC’s Wait Until Dark – Good fun