‘The Lockerbie Bomber’

St James Cavalier, Malta

1, 2, 3, 8, 9&10 November

The intriguing real-life drama The Lockerbie Bomber is DnA Theatre Productions’ first production for 2013-14.

The new play is timely as it falls on the 25th anniversary of the downing of flight PA 103 on December 21, 1988, in which 270 people died.

Kenneth Ross’s hard-hitting script posits that Abdelbaset al Megrahi, the Libyan man eventually tried and convicted for the bombing, could have been a scapegoat, and that governments have systematically covered up the truth behind the bombing for years.

The Lockerbie Bomber makes its international debut in Malta with a cast of Malta’s finest actors including Mikhail Basmadjian, Julia Calvert, Manuel Cauchi, Alan Montanaro, Denise Mulholland and Alan Paris.

The Edinburgh Guide described it as “the most important play you will see this year.”

Dr Jim Swire, who lost his daughter Flora in the Lockerbie tragedy, said: “We seek only the truth, yet those who seek to deceive opted to use Malta as a locus for using Mr Megrahi as a channel through which to blame Libya for Lockerbie. I believe the Maltese people should be aware of how their nation's name has been defiled.”

   ‘The Lockerbie Bomber’ will be performed at St James Cavalier on 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 November at 8pm.

Ticket prices are €15. For bookings call 2122 3216 / 2122 3200; e-mail [email protected] or visit www.sjcav.org

The Lockerbie Bomber is certified 16.