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Hope for the best

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 12:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When did you first realize you could be funny – and when did you decide to do it for a living?    I first used humour to make friends at school. I wasn’t particularly...

Marie Benoit's Diary

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 12:15 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Why has it become so difficult for me to read a book from cover to cover in a week say or even a month? If I pick up a novel, by the time I reach the third chapter  I am constrained to return to...

Genesis redux

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 12:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In what may readers have seen you so far?   I started attending acting workshops in 2010. Since then I've taken part in four pantomimes – most recently Little Red Riding...

The lost landmarks of Malta: Ponsonby’s Column, Valletta

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 11:22 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta, soon after the establishment of British rule, began undergoing various significant changes. The Royal Engineers engaged upon improvements to the multitude of military structures left by the...

Jiena Nhobb, Inti Thobb takes centre stage

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 10:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Jiena Nhobb, Inti Thobb explores current hot topics and the producers claim there is huge anticipation as to how writer Simon Bartolo has intertwined them in an entertaining story, and how Sean...

This week in The Salott

Sunday, 26 January 2014, 09:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

 Rules, rules and more rules….   Come, sit with me. We need to sit down and talk.  Talk about our beloved Salott and what goes on in there. Yes, of course that is what we,...

Behind the scenes at the Valletta Baroque Festival

Thursday, 23 January 2014, 13:47 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

“Valletta is in itself a natural stage for Baroque music: the city breathes Baroque style and there is no doubt that the music we are enjoying during this festival has ‘come home’ in...

Gap Adoption and IVF at The Manoel

Thursday, 23 January 2014, 13:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Jiena Nhobb Inti Thobb, the most controversial new original Maltese play is to hit The Manoel’s boards from 7 to 10 February.   The plot is simple enough. A gay musician helps his gay...

Malta to host 2016 World Summit on Arts and Culture

Thursday, 23 January 2014, 13:38 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts has been announced as the host of the 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture, to be held in Valletta in October 2016.   Co-hosted with the...

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