The Creative Economy Strategy – is it a strategy at all?
Five artists, academics and cultural practitioners question the current Creative Economy Strategy launched by the government. Mario Philip Azzopardi, Sean Buhagiar, Mario Frendo,...
Getting naked for art and charity | Sue Scantlebury
Actress Sue Scantlebury speaks to us about baring all for MADC’s upcoming production of Calendar Girls, which will be staged at the Manoel Theatre over two weekends this month,...
Valletta signs Capital for Culture agreement with Eindhoven

The cities of Valletta and Eindhoven, which are both currently in the running...

The cities of Valletta and Eindhoven, which are both...

Street show explodes from tea room | Creative Island

Bettina Borg Cardona wanders into St John’s Street to find it transformed...

Bettina Borg Cardona wanders into St John’s Street to...

'Stella u Leone' musical postponed

Ministry for Gozo says the musical 'Stella u Leone' is postponed due to the prevailing weather forecasts.

Ministry for Gozo says the musical 'Stella u Leone' is...

Peking Opera at Manoel Theatre

The Manoel Theatre will be presenting an evening of highlights from the classical repertoire of the Peking Opera next weekend.

The Manoel Theatre will be presenting an evening of...

Love is murder | Alan Montanaro

You know him as MADC’s Panto Dame, but Alan Montanaro will be taking a stab at a far more nuanced role this month in David Tristram’s Ghost Writer, where...

You know him as MADC’s Panto Dame, but Alan Montanaro...

UK director to coach Maltese actors

UK theatre director Chris Cooper will direct a masterclass in contemporary acting based mainly on the scripts of leading British playwright Edward Bond at St...

UK theatre director Chris Cooper will direct a masterclass...

A brief history of Malta, burlesque style

The History of Malta Burlesque Show leaves Noel Tanti wanting more of the weird...

The History of Malta Burlesque Show leaves Noel Tanti...

A catalogue of romantic mistakes | Isabelle Warrington

Blind dates can be a hotbed of – and Gina Gionfriddo’s Off-Broadway hit...

Blind dates can be a hotbed of – and Gina Gionfriddo’s...

No fancy fluff | Puerto Flamenco - Siéntese

Bettina Borg Cardona is enthralled by Puerto Flamenco's Siéntese, held at the...

Bettina Borg Cardona is enthralled by Puerto Flamenco's...

Close encounters of the burlesque kind

Dazzle Troupe reinvent Maltese history with their new show.

Dazzle Troupe reinvent Maltese history with their new show.

Should I stay or should I go? | Simone Spiteri

Playwright and actress Simone Spiteri speaks about Du Theatre’s latest...

Playwright and actress Simone Spiteri speaks about Du...

A spoonful of poison | Arsenic and Old Lace

MADC presents a new production of the beloved black comedy at The Manoel...

MADC presents a new production of the beloved black comedy...

Puerto Flamenco at Teatru Manoel

After a year of travels throughout Europe and Australia, the Seville-based flamenco troupe Puerto Flamenco are back in Malta

After a year of travels throughout Europe and Australia,...

Verdi opera closes off Manoel Performing Arts Festival

Il Trovatore is lined up as the climax of the current Teatru Manoel BOV...

Il Trovatore is lined up as the climax of the current...

The world’s favourite love story gets ‘mashed-up’

Masquerade Theatre will be giving Romeo and Juliet a modern, musical spin with...

Masquerade Theatre will be giving Romeo and Juliet a...

Lenny Henry stars in Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors

This new production of Shakespeare’s comedy caper will be beamed live to St...

This new production of Shakespeare’s comedy caper will be...

Between a prostitute and a nurse

Talenti will be presenting the classic social comedy Filumena Marturano at the Manoel Theatre next weekend.

Talenti will be presenting the classic social comedy...

Greek dancer returns to mythic roots... in Malta

A local arts collective – Rubberbodies – will be teaming up with...

A local arts collective – Rubberbodies – will be...