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Love is complicated in 'Ugly and Wonderful Things'

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 12:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

Wavy's dad cooks meth in the trailers down the road from their house. Her mother stays home and alternates between swallowing pills, sleeping and threatening her daughter to keep her mouth closed,...

Brutal plot of 'Red Dog' not for the faint of heart

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 12:28 Last update: about 10 years ago

The "Little Egypt" region of southern Illinois is among the state's most diverse - with rich farmland near fallow soil, abandoned coal mines and beautiful parks, economically depressed rural areas...

'Behind Closed Doors' is gripping domestic thriller

Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 12:27 Last update: about 10 years ago

The domestic thriller genre is based on a simple theme - sometimes the worst terror comes not from strangers but from those closest to us. That premise receives a gripping workout in B.A. Paris'...

MADC's One Act Play Festival results

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 09:14 Last update: about 10 years ago

This year's winners of the MADC One Act Play Festival were announced on Sunday 11 September. The winners are - Most Promising Actress Christina Despott - 22 Minutes Most Promising Actor...

Arts Council Malta issues call for artistic director

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 10:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

Teatru Malta, the new project for theatre in Malta, has been launched by Culture Minister Dr Owen Bonnici and Arts Council Malta executive chair Albert Marshall. Working with creative...

Teatru Manoel auditions for its Youth Opera and Youth Theatre

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 09:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

It is undoubtedly an excellent time to be involved in the arts in Malta right now, with young performers having a myriad of opportunities available for training and performing in various art forms....

Steven Mercurio joins Red Electrick at Kourion

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 09:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

American composer and conductor Steven Mercurio will be joining the dazzling line-up of Maestro and Friends 2016 to be held live on Sunday, 11 September at 8.30pm at the Ancient Amphitheatre of...

Maltese author published in ‘Literature Today’

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 09:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

Memoirs of a Rainy Day is a short story by Mary Anne Zammit on the theme of self harm and  has been published in the latest edition of Literature Today Volume 5  which is an international...

A rushed and resentful review

Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 09:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

It is customary for academics to review the work of their peers with a critical eye. They do this in the spirit of debate, a cornerstone of Western academia. When, on the other hand, their aim is not...

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