The Manoel Theatre launches the first of this season’s Spotlight Concerts with clarinettist Lino Pirotta and pianist Gisèle Grima. The first half of the programme starts with short French works by Pierné, Grovlez and two pieces by Poulenc. The second...
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is exploding out in 60 countries to celebrate as many years of its existence. David Schembri speaks to Sue Scantlebury, the only actress to have been in The Mousetrap’s original West End run and a 60th anniversary...
The experimental tales of Nanna Ġenoveffa’s bedroom life sold in thousands. Now, as a play, ticket sales are already hitting the roof. Unifaun producer Adrian Buckle takes Veronica Stivala behind the scenes of a naughty, but quality show. As a book,...
Albert Storace enjoys two flautists’ charming presentation in an eclectic performance programme.
The concept of street art is gaining ground in Malta and innovative artists like Daniela Attard, better known as Iella, are at the forefront of the trend. Marc Buhagiar discovers the alternative to plain, boring spaces. Ever wandered through the Msida...
Some expectations were exceeded, while others could have done with a bit more piqueing. Ramona Depares finds a bag of mixed goods at an admittedly fun Notte Bianca. It was certainly a different welcome into the city than the one I’m used to. As I...
What was there was good… but where was the rest of it? Jo Caruana takes a look at the theatrical offerings on the night.
Seven months after the young dancer’s life was unexpectedly cut short, a group of friends and dancers got together in Sharon Sapienza’s beloved Seville for a commemorative performance. Albert Storace relives the touching experience. Fran Velasco, a...
Romeo & Juliet (2013)Certified: PGDuration: 118 minutesDirected by: Carlo CarleiStarring: Hailee Steinfeld; Douglas Booth; Damian Lewis; Paul Giamatti; Kodi Smit-McPhee; Ed Westwick; Lesley Manville; Christian Cooke; Stellan Skarsgård; Natascha...
Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed a surprise mini-concert in New York’s Times Square to the delight of throngs of workers, tourists and fans. McCartney, 71, and his band sang tracks from his upcoming album, New, which is due to be released in the...
Katy Perry performing recently in Las Vegas, Nevada, the US. Photo: Steve Marcus/Reuters American pop singer Katy Perry and comedian Will Ferrell’s fictional news anchor Ron Burgundy will lead stars performing and appearing at the MTV Europe Music...
A new play will probe whether the man convicted for the Lockerbie bombing was really responsible for planting the bomb on an aircraft in Malta in 1988, before causing the UK’s worst terrorist attack. Armed with a hard-hitting script, ‘The Lockerbie...
Debut actor’s name has already popped up on several critics’ ballots as possible nominee for best supporting actor Oscar Barkhad Abdi, a tall wisp of a man with a narrow face and a wide grin, sat on the sofa in his hotel suite with one eye on the...
Tom Hanks laughed off the bad weather and insisted he found London “glamorous” as he opened the capital’s film festival. The 57-year-old Oscar-winning actor was joined by actress wife Rita Wilson and director Paul Greengrass at the premiere of his new...
Cinemagoers are in for a treat this autumn, with at least 16 blockbusters hitting the screens by Boxing Day. KRS Film Distributors’ schedule includes 35 new films in digital format, 11 of which in 3D. The line-up varies from animation adventures,...
November, 1953. Monkswell Manor has been opened as a guest house and the first visitors arrive in the middle of a blizzard. Running out of food and fuel, the telephone line fails and, worst of all, one of the guests is found murdered. A young police...
Malta’s history through work, from Megalithic times to the French era to the uprising against the British in 1919, to the most recent acquisition of independence and freedom, are being brought to life in a musical this weekend. Ħidmietna, which brings...
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)Certified: 12ADuration: 130 minutesDirected by: Oliver HirschbiegelStarring: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey, Kevin Durand, Aidan Turner, Jemima West, Godfrey Gao,...
The Frozen Ground (2013)Certified: 15Duration: 105 minutesDirected by: Scott WalkerStarring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, 50 Cent, Radha Mitchell, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Dean Norris, Katherine LaNasa, Matt GeraldKRS release The picture is...
Gravity, a new 3D thriller about two stranded astronauts floating through space, soared to the top of weekend movie charts, setting a box-office record for the month of October by pulling in $55.6 million at US and Canadian theatres. The film, which...
US rock band OneRepublic snatched the top spot in the British singles chart, edging out The Vamps in the closest race for the number-one position seen all year, the Official Charts Company said. A late surge for OneRepublic’s Counting Stars helped them...
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A handwritten letter that was sent by Mick Jagger to one of his fans. Remember Britney Spears bouncing along seductively in the video for hit single You Drive Me Crazy? If you do, chances are you also remember the pink waitress uniform she was...
Four artists, eight photo-shoots and five guest designers get together on a collaborative project that celebrates fashion in a weird and wonderful manner. The result is C, now on show at St James Cavalier. Ramona Depares speaks to Elisa Von Brockdorff,...
Maria Frendo speaks with artistic director Enrico Stinchelli ahead of forthcoming production Otello at the Astra Theatre.
High-octane sounds and raucous riffs were the order of the night during a recent double bill featuring Three Stops to China and The Violent Violets. Ramona Depares found herself yelling for more, more, more. With summer behind us and a new events...
William Simpson’s sketches for Game of Thrones. It looks like it’s going to be another packed Malta Comic Con as the list of participating artists continues to increase. The latest names to join the list include Game of Thrones storyboard artist...
Largely dilapidated for several decades, the former Royal Opera House in Valletta has been a subject of controversy for as long as most of us can remember. The latest (and possibly briefest, at least for now) controversy was that sparked off fairly...
Flight 170 was a most appropriate name for Chris & Moira (the band) to pick for their last single. Released last May, the song marked the band’s return after a five-year hiatus and, while the title is actually never mentioned in the lyrics, the song...
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