Booking is now open at www.madc.com.mt for MADC’s latest production, Suspicious Minds – a sharp, funny play about a struggling couple who book a holiday through time and space to rediscover love.
Written by Royal Court playwright Tom Fowler and directed by Justin Kyle Camilleri, this innovative stage production runs across two weekends at the MADC Playhouse in April.
Performed in the style of live radio-theatre, the cast creates the time-hopping world of the play live, building soundscapes onstage through foley sound effects and music as the story unfolds.
In Fowler’s Suspicious Minds, seemingly ordinary British couple Mark and Fran have had a rough year. In a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship, they book a commercial time-travel holiday – taking them from Ancient Rome to an Elvis concert in Hawaii, via Regency England and 1940s New York, among other destinations en route.
“Suspicious Minds is unlike anything we’ve staged at MADC before”
The MADC production stars Shaun Rizzo and Thea Costa as Mark and Fran, alongside Myron Ellul and Maya Micallef Engerer who play myriad other characters and provide the foley sound effects that bring the production to life.
“Suspicious Minds is unlike anything we’ve staged at MADC before,” says Stephen Oliver, MADC’s artistic director.
“It’s funny, it’s moving and the live radio-theatre format makes for a different and distinctive night out. This is one of those shows that works on every level – a clever premise, sharp writing, brilliant performances. I can’t wait for Malta’s audiences to experience it.”
Suspicious Minds was a standout when it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, where critics described it as “brilliant” and “endearing”, while also celebrating its “fun, clever way of staging”.
Audiences attending the April 24 performance at the MADC Playhouse will also enjoy something extra – a post-show Q&A with Tom Fowler, in a rare opportunity to go behind the script with the playwright himself.
MADC’s production of Suspicious Minds by Tom Fowler performs at the MADC Playhouse, Santa Venera, on 17, 18, 19 and 24, 25, 26 April, with all performances at 8pm. This production is suitable for audiences aged 16 and over. Tickets are priced at €20 and €25 and are available now at www.madc.com.mt.