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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 NOVEMBER 2018 ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER 23 -24 Utopian Nights at the Chinese Garden of Serenity Utopian Nights invites the public to engage with specific contemporary issues to pro- mote a more inclusive society. With artists and local as well as international thinkers, the pub- lic will participate in a collec- tive effort to design a utopia, an alternative society for a better future. The upcoming edition, The Utopian Nights on Com- mons, takes place on the 23rd and the 24th of November at the Chinese Garden of Serenity in Santa Lucia. DECEMBER 7-8 Jimmy Carr Live in Malta Jimmy Carr is bringing 'The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Great- est Hits World Tour' to Malta on the 7th and 8th of Decem- ber! Known for his fantastic repertoire of jokes and one- liners, and lightning-sharp delivery, Jimmy is gathering a selection of his very best jokes along with brand new material for the ultimate comedy show. We can't be more excited to see what he comes up with this time around. Who knows… maybe this time around he'll make the Maltese even crosser. Tickets will be released very soon! So stay tuned for more in- formation in the coming days! DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 13 Comedy Knights: let's Talk about SIX! Comedy is coming your way! This Christmas season, The Comedy Knights return with their hilarious new show, Com- edy Knights: Let's Talk About SIX! Get ready to have yourself a FUNNY little Christmas! Fol- lowing the MASSIVE success of last year's show The Comedy Knights: 5how Me The Funny, the Lords and Ladies of comedy are coming back with this year's festive season special: Comedy Knights: Let's Talk About SIX! powered by XFM 100.2. MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE DECEMBER 8-9 Like...The Beatles The BBC Beatlemania is hit- ting Malta! It's the magical six- ties again, when four young lads took the world by storm. Back then, millions around the world followed The Beatles through radio shows TV appearances. The band sold millions of re- cords and albums around the globe at a time when the inter- net wasn't even a dream. Till this very day, songs by The Bea- tles are played over a million times a day. Like...The Beatles will feature one of the most exciting official Beatles tribute bands around. The concert will be held at one of Malta's finest indoor theatres – The Medi- terranean Conference Centre (MCC) in Valletta on the 8th and 9th of December 2018. EXHIBITIONS NOVEMBER 8 – 29 Saudade - Paintings by Gabriel Buttigieg In his new body of work Ga- briel explores with beauty the strained nature of experience. Establishing identity through memory, nothing remains un- moved. Gabriel's paintings ar- ray how cultural memory is a reconstructive affair where through colour, tone, and emo- tion, specific events are con- stantly recollected or revalued. 'Saudade' opens on the 8th No- vember 2018 at Palazzo de la Salle, Republic Street, Valletta, and runs until the 29th No- vember 2018. NOVEMBER 17 – DECEMBER 9 Vo_eracity Lazuli Art Gallery – a Fair Trade Gallery of Primitive Art which also curates contem- porary exhibitions of both lo- cal and international artists in winter – is launching the first collaborative exhibition of fa- ther and son Paul & Thomas Scerri, of sculptures in differ- ent mediums entitles Vo_erac- ity this November in Victoria, Gozo. The sculptures will be exhibited at 83 Palm Street, Victoria Gozo, between No- vember 17 and December 9. CHRISTMAS 15 DECEMBER – 16 DECEMBER Magical Christmas Concert 2018 – MCC Valletta Malta's most anticipated Magical Christmas show is back for the 4th consecutive year as the Mediterranean Conference Centre is expect- ed to turn into one energetic concert on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December 2018. Shine a Light along with Mick- ey and Minnie together with the Malta National Children's Choir. The Magical Christmas concert will be held on Satur- day 15th (19:30) and Sunday 16th December 2018 (16:00) at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. Online tickets : https://www.showshappening. com/mcc/The-Magical-Christ- mas-Concert 23 DECEMBER – JANUARY 6 Sleeping Beauty – The Panto From the producers who brought you My Fair Lady & Mamma Mia, FM Theatre Pro- ductions are back this Christ- mas at Teatru Manoel with the wonderful tale of Sleeping Beauty. At the christening of Princess Aurora, Maleficent, the evil Fairy, casts a spell on the baby princess. Eight- een years pass and the spell puts Aurora to sleep. Prince Charming with the help of Dame Nanna Kola and Mud- dles fights Maleficent and her whole army to break the evil spell and rid the land of the evil Fairy once and for all. Sleeping Beauty is a rip roaring tale that will take the audience, young and old, from one adventure to another, with side splitting gags, laugh out loud slapstick, chases and good old "good ver- sus evil". The panto will be held at the Manoel Theatre from 23 December to 6 January. 23 DECEMBER – 5 JANUARY Jack and the Beanstalk – The Panto All his life young Jack has only ever had one dream - to become a famous knight. Un- fortunately he comes from a dirt-poor family that can't even afford to keep up with the ever- increasing rent. One day, his village is attacked by giants who take away the girl he loves - presumably to eat her. Jack needs to pluck up the courage and climb that beanstalk to make the transition from zero to hero, from nobody to some- body, from loser to legend. Get the best seats in the house by booking now on www.madc. com.mt - Tickets start from only Euro10! The panto will be held at MFCC Ta Qali between 23 De- cember – 5 January. LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Eden Cinema St Julian's Tel. 23 710400 Johnny English Strikes Again (U) 14:15, 16:20, 18:45, 20:55 A Star is Born (12A) 14:20, 17:40, 20:40 , 23:35 Night School (12A) 14:00, 16:25, 18:50, 21:15 Venom (12) 13:40, 16:05, 18:30, 20:55, 23:30 A Stork's Journey (U) 14:05, 16:05 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 10:40, 13:30, 14:30, 16:30, 18:00, 20:15, 21:15, 23:15 Climax (18) 21:05 Halloween (18) 20:40 Smallfoot (U) 11:50, 14:00, 16:10, 18:20 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 3D (PG) 16:25, 21:00 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2D (PG) 11:30, 14:05, 18:40, 23:20 Widows (15) 14:30, 17:50, 20:55 The Grinch (U) 14:05, 16:15, 18:30, 20:50 The Hate U Give (12A) 11:45, 14:05,16:15, 18:00, 20:50 The Hate U Give (12A) 14:15, 18:00, 21:00 Burn The Stage The Movie (A) 11:30, 11:45 Degas (PG) 18:40 Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 10:50, 23:00 Fantastic Beasts – The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D (12A) 14:15, 17:50, 21:00 Embassy Cinemas Valletta Tel. 21 227436, 21 245818 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 10:30, 14:15, 17:30, 20:30 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) 10:25, 13:45, 16:00, 18:20, 20:40 Venom (12) 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00 A Star is Born (15) 17:30, 20:30 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 10:20, 14:30, 17:45, 20:45 Smallfoot (U) 10:15, 13:40, 15:20 Johnny English Strikes Again (U) 10:00, 12:15, 14:30, 16:45, 19:00. 21:10 Valletta Living History (U) 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 13:00, 14:30, 15:15 Empire Cinemas Bugibba Tel. 21 581787, 21 581909 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 10:15, 15:00, 18:15, 21:10 Venom 2D (12) 16:00, 18:30, 21:00 Johnny English Strikes Again (U) 11:00, 13:45, 16:30, 18:40, 21:15 Smallfoot (U) 11:00, 13:05, 16:15, 18:30, 20:45 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 3D (PG) 13:00, 18:30 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) 10:50, 16:10, 21:00 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 3D (12A) 10:00. 12:45, 15:30, 18:15, 21:00 Widows (15) 10:20, 13:05, 15:45, 18:30, 21:15 The Grinch (U) 11:15, 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:45 CINEMA Jimmy Carr will be live in Malta on the 7th and 8th December