More or Less Theatre

While others are sheltering at home, the More or Less Theatre team is bringing laughter and learning to the girls who made it to St Monica School with our show 'The Ghost of Caravaggio'.

Thank you for inviting us through the Culture Pass!

Break legs to all the Christmas shows that launch this weekend! 🎄

Chucky's Solo Panto Jack and the Beanstalk opens tonight at Spazju Kreattiv with script and direction by Vikesh Godhwani. the show will run over the next two weekend until Sunday 28th. 🌱🐄👹

Ali Baba by MASQUERADE opens on Sunday at Teatru Manoel. The show is directed by theatre legend Anthony Bezzina whose contribution to local theatre has been consistently impeccable over decades. The show is written by Malcolm Galea who stars as dame and runs until the 5th January. 🗡️🐪💰

Sunday sees the opening of the MADC pantomime with Snow White opening at Teatru Salesjan. This is the second year that this venue has hosted the MADC panto with the show being directed by Stephen Oliver with script by Alan Montanaro who returns as dame. 🍎🪞

Check out the Malta Theatre Calendar for dates and booking details! 🇲🇹🎭📆

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Today we broke a personal record: four Culture Pass performances in a single day. Thank you to St. Clare College, Madonna tal-Mensija San Ġwann Primary School for welcoming us in your amazing hall and including us as part of your Halloween day.

The theatre season is in full swing with some very talented people working hard to stage great shows for you this weekend:

If you want to end the week with a good laugh, Ray Calleja and Daniel Cauchi are back with the latest instalment of Kelma Kelma, Nota Nota with a show called Tesaġerax! Riċetta għal Ħajja Aħjar which shows for tonight only at Fort St Elmo. 📝🎼

Another great comedy option is Disturb the Vibe: UK stand-up comedian Elena Gabrielle’s touring show which you can catch tonight at the Malta Society of Arts. 🎤😂

This evening also sees the opening of Arthur Miller’s 1955 play A View from the Bridge at Teatru Manoel. Directed by Jean Marc Cafa for Masquerade Theatre Company, the cast includes Peter Galea, Isabel Warrington and Mikhail Basmadjian. The show will be on for two weekends. 🌉🛶

Today also sees the long-anticipated opening of School of Rock at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. Based on the 2003 Jack Black film, this show by Revamp stars James Ryder in the main role and runs for this weekend only. 🎸🎹

Next week we’re also looking forward to Naħliflek, a Maltese adaptation of Breach Theatre’s It’s True, It’s True, It’s True. Directed by Marta Vella and starring Clare Agius, Kim Dalli and Sarah-Lee Zammit, this story of female baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi and set in a Valletta chapel has all the ingredients for a memorable night out. 🖌⛪️

Don’t forget to follow the Malta Theatre Calendar to stay updated on all the local mainstream plays and click on any show that interests you for more information and to book your tickets. 🇲🇹🎭📆

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There is some VERY exciting things going on in the local theatre world right now: an unstoppable sensation, an absolute abundance of home-made stand-up comedy, and not one but two exciting theatre phenomena about to be unleashed. And everything is 100% original! 🇲🇹🎭
For a full overview of everything theatre, get your diary and check out the . 🎟📱
Jamie Cardona’s Mid-Djarju ta’ Student fi Skola tal-Knisja runs for five shows over the weekend and will keep running strong for the next three weekends with more shows already scheduled for October at Theatre Next Door. If you have yet to see this show, find the next available ticket and get in line. 📕✏️✝️

Opening tonight is Long Story Short… This collection of short plays by Ignite Theatre Malta will run tonight and tomorrow at Tigullio in St Julians. 📔

For those who are up for some stand-up comedy, you are literally spoilt for choice with shows scheduled this weekend at both SOHO office venues and the Afro Deli and Coffee. 🎙💀

Next weekend sees the opening of Skeċċ – The National Short Play Festival at Spazju Kreattiv. An evolution of the formidable Birgu Short Play Festival, this festival will see brand new short plays being staged for the first time ever over a packed weekend. 🖊🎭

The 13th June sees the opening of the much-anticipated Boċċi, il-Musical. This collaboration between Teatru Malta and the multi-award winning Give or Take Productions opens the Malta International Arts Festival with an innovative new musical about the classic Maltese game. The show will run over six weekends at various boċċi clubs. 🔴🟢🎼

Book those tickets and happy theatre!

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As 2024 comes to a close, we're thankful for the many great theatre productions that graced the Maltese stages throughout the year. We've had original, adapted and imported shows in Maltese, and English in mainstream as well as innovative venues.

However the end of the year is also a time to reflect on what the theatre community has lost. Those people who had dedicated much of their life to Maltese theatre and are devastatingly not with us to see the start of the new year.

Monica Attard was a star of the stage and screen whose contribution to local theatre was massive. Her most recent performance was in Richard Alfieri's two-hander 'Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks' for Teatru Salesjan in November 2022 and her work has inspired many over the decades while her sweet nature will ensure that she will be forever missed.

Polly March was a vibrant force of nature who worked in a great many productions locally and in the UK - serving as a mentor to many. Her last performance was as the matriarch in Terrence McNally's 'Mothers and Sons' at Theatre Next Door in April. Her sudden loss remains surreal. What shall we do without you Pol?

Marco Bartolo was a set painter who, for much of his life was synonymous with Teatru Manoel. Instantly recognisable by his iconic beard, boots and beret, Marco was a true artist who put his soul into his work. There will never be another one like Marco.

As the lifelong partner of former MADC chairman Martin Azzopardi, Simon Walker (left) was a consistent, comforting presence during a great many productions - whether lending a hand in the wardrobe department or in the first rows of the auditorium. Simon was a great gentleman and the theatre community is lucky to have had him in its fold for the last twenty years. He is immensely missed.

Sleep well friends, and thank you for everything.

Today we kick off an absolutely unbelievable weekend at the theatre – featuring a fantastic range of shows to enjoy…
First of all you have the final weekend of Saydon Studio’s Il-Każin tal-Imqarbin which has been generating a lot of well-deserved hype and is well-deservedly a season highlight. If you managed to get your hands on tickets for this sold-out show, you’re in for a memorable experience. 🏳️‍🌈🎼
Also into their final weekend there’s Joe White’s Għanjiet il-Baħħ at Spazju Kreattiv starring Simone Spiteri and Jacob Piccinino while the MADC Playhouse is hosting the final weekend of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs with a cast featuring Antonella Axisa, Edward Caruana Galizia, Erica Muscat and fast-rising talent Leah Grech.
Meanwhile My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale opens for one weekend only at Sir Temi Zammit Hall for two shows only. 🤥🎹
Today is also opening night for Coriolanus at Teatru Salesjan. This show is directed by the late and great Polly March, making it an extremely bittersweet event. She was immensely proud of her young cast members and I’m sure she’ll be with every one of them in spirit tonight. Toi Toi and go well! ❤
As if that’s not enough, the Teatru Manoel Studio is is hosting Rhum & Clay’s meta-clowning show Project Dictator fresh from the UK. We have never seen something like this in Malte before.
To top it all off, the Spazju Kreattiv Cinema will be screening the National Theatre production of Nick Dear’s Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
It’s impossible to see everything but do try and see something. Happy theatre! 🇲🇹🎭

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Another exciting weekend of theatre beckons and tonight sees the much anticipated opening of Saydon Studio's Il-Każin tal-Imqarbin. This follows up on the success of 2022's It-Teatru tal-Miskin and is once again directed by the mighty Denise Mulholland. An extra weekend has been added but tickets for this one will be in high demand. 🎹🏳️‍🌈
Also opening this weekend to full houses is Ċetta from Valletta at Teatru Manoel. This show is produced by Hermann Bonaci with a script by Frida Cauchi. 💃
Both of these shows will continue next weekend except they will also be joined by Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the MADC Playhouse 🏖 Għanjiet il-Baħħ (a translation of Joe White's Blackout Songs) at Spazju Kreattiv 🍺🥃 and Macbeth directed by our local Shakespeare guru Philip Leone-Ganado. There will be a public showing for one night only next Thursday at St. Agatha’s Auditorium in Rabat. 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🗡🩸👑👻🌳🦵💀
As always, pick the shows that you want to see and book ahead by clicking the title. ✅🎟
Keep checking the for regular updates on the big theatre productions happening in Malta and happy theatre! 🇲🇹🎭

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Break legs to the shows opening today - both of them performing for the first time ever.
Peer Gynt opens tonight at Spazju Kreattiv. Directed by local theatre legend Christopher Gatt in his first production of a great many to come, the script is an adaptation by Brad Birch with a star-studded cast that includes Mikhail Basmadjian, Pia Zammit, Stephen Oliver, Faye Paris and the outstanding Joseph Zammit in the title role. The show runs for two weekends. 🇳🇴
Over at Theatre Next Door, their season opener is the third edition of 1X1 | A COLLECTION OF NEW MONOLOGUES by Chewing Productions. This year's show will feature 4 new monologues: ANTI SOCIAL, 90 SEKONDA, MOVING BOXES, and FRIĠĠ. The show will run for this weekend only. 🗣
Visit the to plan your theatre-viewing diary and direct links to tickets. 🎟
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People often ask me: 'Malcolm, how do you write such amazing work? And why are you so gosh-darn funny all the time? How can I, a normal person, be more like you?'
Well... thanks to our latest collaboration with Theatre Lab Malta you can learn as much as you can handle. As part of our community-outreach project, I'll be giving workshops on scriptwriting and stand up comedy over the next few months.
Send a message to Theatre Lab Malta so you too can share my wit and wisdom. ✏️🎙🇲🇹🎭