Sunday, October 30, 2016

Sensitive and challenging

Sharon Bezzina and Stefan Cheriet Busuttil in Death and the Maiden. Photo: Francesca Rizzo

Though clocking in at just over a quarter century old Death and the Maiden is no less relevant – or sadly, less familiar – to today's audiences. Set after the downfall of an unnamed regime, the torment of those who have suffered under tyranny is as harsh a reality now as it was when the play first premiered in 1990. To undertake the telling of this sensitive and challenging tale by Ariel Dorfman, director Stephen Oliver balances the duties equally on his strong visual sense and his trio of actors. The stage of Masquerade's Blue Box theatre is beautifully utilised with a restrained and... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.

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