Limestone Pictures and BETA Entertainment Academy with the support of the Ministry for Gozo and the Gozo Cultural Heritage Directorate, are presenting the third edition of The Gozo Theatre Festival at Villa Rundle Gardens in Victoria from September 9 to 11 from 8pm onwards.
This cultural initiative aims to celebrate the power of performing arts by bringing together theatre-makers, directors, actors and theatre lovers.
The programme features six original productions, collaborations between local and international talents, and opportunities for audiences to engage with the arts in fresh, accessible ways.
The festival includes a combination of dark comedy, comedy, tragedy, mystery and crime drama:
Behind Closed Doors: a gripping, immersive whodunit where the audience holds the power to decide the final twist.
Neither Here or There: a heartfelt coming-of-age play set around a handmade treehouse, where one boy navigates the bittersweet crossroads between childhood and growing up.
What if We Hadn’t Kissed?: a raw and unflinching theatrical journey that transforms a seemingly ordinary romance into a chilling portrait of control, violence and survival.
Twinkie Poo Pants: a darkly tender one-woman play that weaves love, humour and heartbreak into a fragmented portrait of two sisters grappling with the relentless grip of early-onset dementia;
The Kinnie Kids Three: Gozo Adventure: a riotous mystery comedy bursting with aliens, oddballs and sun-soaked Maltese mayhem; and
The Last Job: a razor-sharp dark comedy where mob slapstick spirals into a brutal meditation on loyalty, mortality, and the stories we tell.
The festival will also feature two guest plays performed by the students of Beta Entertainment Theatre Academy. These are:
King Lear for Kids by William Shakespeare: a fast-paced and engaging retelling of Shakespeare’s classic, designed to introduce younger audiences to the timeless tale of power, loyalty and family conflict.
Jekyll & Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: a thrilling adaptation bringing to the stage the dark and mysterious story of Dr Jekyll and his sinister alter ego, Mr Hyde.
Both plays are creatively adapted by Brendan P. Kelso.
For more information, visit the Facebook page The Gozo Theatre Festival.
