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Chris Dingli and Sean Buhagiar are adamant to create a contemporary circus for Malta – starting with this summer’s ‘Darirari’, a Malta Arts Festival commission.

Dreaming of a home-grown circus | Chris Dingli and Sean Buhagiar

Wednesday 15 May 2013 - 10:56
Could Malta have its own bonafide contemporary circus? Given that we have very formally trained performers, it’s a bit of a long shot, but local theatre veterans Chris Dingli and Sean Buhagiar are determined to tackle that challenge head on.
Sharon Bezzina (front) and Magda von Kuilenburg (back) in Marcelle Theuma’s production Pretty Lisa.

Home is where the hurt is | Marcelle Theuma

Tuesday 14 May 2013 - 10:58
We speak to theatre director Marcelle Theuma, who will be taking the helms of a challenging local production, ‘Pretty Lisa’ which aims to raise awareness of domestic violence in Malta.
Alan Paris: “When I read this I was incredibly excited and I thought: ‘I definitely have to do this’. Now that I’m actually doing it, it’s more of a matter of, ‘what the hell have I done!?”

Multitudes live within us | Alan Paris and Nanette Brimmer

Thursday 2 May 2013 - 10:11
She was a transvestite who miraculously survived both the Nazi and the Stasi regimes. Now, local actor Alan Paris, under the direction of Nanette Brimmer, will bring to life the extraordinary true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf… and 36 other characters, in a one-man show.
Maria Pia Meli and Nathan Brimmer. Photo by David Schembri.

Written in the stars… or is it? | Philip Leone-Ganado

Thursday 2 May 2013 - 10:06
Something of a ‘tender epic’ of a play, Nick Payne’s two-hander about a couple falling in and out of love and back again will be debuting on the Maltese stage courtesy of WhatsTheirNames Theatre at the Splendid, Strait Street, Valletta over May 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11, 12. We speak to Philip Leone-Ganado, who directs Nathan Brimmer and Maria Pia Meli in this ambitious (and brand new) drama.
Elektra Anastasi.

One big beautiful mess | Elektra Anastasi

Thursday 2 May 2013 - 09:57
We speak to actress Elektra Anastasi about her role in Elizabeth Coleman’s play Secret Bridesmaid’s Business, staged at St James Cavalier over three weekends – May 10-12; 17-19 and 24-26 – by MADC and under the direction of Chiara Hyzler.

The harder you laugh, the harder you cry | Simone Spiteri

Saturday 27 April 2013 - 17:04
Set to be the break-out production of this theatrical season, the Manoel Theatre’s take on Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding will be staged over just one weekend – May 10, 11 and 12. We caught up with director Simone Spiteri to ask how she coped with such an impassioned, monumental piece of theatre.

Boys will be boys | Mark Mifsud and Claudio Carta

Thursday 25 April 2013 - 13:18
Buddies and bullies in the play ‘Il-Hajja Xejn Cool ta’ teenager Jismu Julian’, actors Mark Mifsud and Claudio Carta share more than theatre in life. They speak to MaltaToday about motorbikes, role-playing games and acting.

Blitzing the British Legion

Thursday 25 April 2013 - 13:04
The Dazzle Troupe entertain the troops in the upcoming edition of Malta’s only burlesque variety show, taking place this weekend only at The Royal British Legion Bar, Valletta.

Call for Circus Performers

Monday 15 April 2013 - 12:30
Want to join the circus? The casting department of ĊirkuMalta, Malta's first contemporary circus, is now accepting applications.

The subtle art of awkwardness | Nicola Abela Garrett

Tuesday 9 April 2013 - 11:00
The MADC Playhouse will stage Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming – in which a family’s dark secrets unravel before our eyes – on April 12 through to 14. We speak to actress Nicola Abela Garrett, who will be playing Ruth, the outsider who sets the blackly comic farce in motion.

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