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15 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 9 OCTOBER 2019 LISTINGS WHAT'S ON Theatre 4-13 OCTOBER Certified Male Certified Male will soon be produced for the first time in Malta by Exit Stage Right, known for previous success- ful productions such as I Am My Own Wife, and Every Bril- liant Thing. Certified Male was penned by award-win- ning Australian writers and performers Scott Rankin and Glynn Nicholas. For its Mal- ta debut, Certified Male will be co-directed by Nicholas himself alongside local thea- tre veteran Nanette Brim- mer, and will star renowned performers Alan Montanaro, Alan Paris, Joseph Zammit and Stephen Oliver. Certi- fied Male is being performed at the Teatru Salesjan, Sliema on 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 October 2019. 18-20 OCTOBER We Will Rock You FM Theatre Productions re- turns following the sell-out successes of My Fair Lady and Mamma Mia! with another smash-hit musical, We Will Rock You. Based on songs by the legendary British rock band Queen, We Will Rock You is one of the most popular and longest-running musicals on London's West End and has also been produced in six continents. The band's time- less classic songs such as Ra- dio Gaga, Somebody To Love, Bohemian Rhapsody and of course. We Will Rock You, will be performed by a stellar cast of local and international artists, including West End leads Katie Paine and Jordan Carr. We Will Rock You will be on at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, on 18 Oc- tober at 8pm, on 19 October at 2.30pm and 8pm, and on 20 October at 2.30pm and 8pm. Tickets are available online at www.mcc.com.mt Festivals 25 OCTOBER Donnafugata Wine Pairing Dinner Indulge in the flavours of Donnafugata Wines carefully paired with a delicate menu crafted by Executive Chef Dan- iel Debattista. This exclusive evening will be hosted by Don- nafugata's very own Antonella Imborgia at The Phoenix. Din- ner is EUR 70 per person and will be served on 1 large Royal table exclusive to 48 people. This wine dinner is presented through the collaboration of Donnafugata, S. Rausi Trading Ltd - Wine, Spirit & Beverage Merchants and The Phoeni- cia Malta. The event will take place at 7.30pm, for more in- formation go to www.phoeni- ciamalta.com 2-3 NOVEMBER Comic Con Malta The Malta Comic Con (MCC) is a 2 day event which celebrates comic creators, comic books, books, movies, TV series, table top games, video games, role playing games, cosplaying and virtually anything that is re- lated to the comic culture. The Malta Comic Con (MCC) is a 2 day event which celebrates comic creators, comic books, books, movies, TV series, table top games, video games, role playing games, cosplaying and virtually anything that is relat- ed to the comic culture. 6-10 NOVEMBER The Malta Book Festival The Malta Book Festival is an annual cultural event held in Valletta, Malta. The Festival celebrates the wonder of books through a wide programme of family-friendly activities – in- cluding book launches and pres- entations, poetry and literature readings, meetings with authors, dramatisations of literary texts, and conferences and seminars. The festival also offers extensive networking opportunities for professionals in the book world. This year round, one of the highlights of the Festival is the opening conference revolving around the literary genres of sci- fi and fantasy. The conference will be led by a number of local and overseas authors. Among them is Loranne Vella, the Brus- sels based author of Rokit (Mer- lin Publishers) and winner of the 2018 National Book Prize. The fesival will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. For more information about the Malta Book Festival, visit Music 9 OCTOBER Piano Rectial by Julia Miller Polish pianist Julia Miller will be giving her second solo re- cital for this year at The Green Room, Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta on Wednesday 9 Oc- tober. Following the success of her first recital last April, Julia Miller will be playing Maurice Ravel's Sonatine, and selected works from Polish composers Witold Lutoslawski, Frederick Chopin and Karol Szymanow- ski. For bookings, kindly send an email to juliamillerpianist@ gmail.com. 14 NOVEMBER Operetta Highlights Bulgarian-born soprano An- driana Yordanova will grace the Refectory at Palazzo Falson to sing vivacious excerpts from some of the well-loved operet- tas that are entertaining, satiri- cal and witty. She will be singing delightful arias from the famous operettas 'Giuditta' 'The Merry Widow' and 'Paganini' all writ- ten by the composer Franz Lehár and other wonderful songs by celebrated composers such as Richard Straus and Robert Stolz, amongst others. Andriana Yor- danova will be accompanied by cellist Lucie Kucharova and vio- linist Philipp Orlov. The recital will be held on Thursday 14th November at 6.30pm. Entrance to the concert is at a suggested donation of 10 euro and patrons are invited to visit the museum at a discounted price. Seating is limited and booking is required by sending an email to baroc- comalta@gmail.com or book- ings@palazzofalson.com or call on 21454512. / 25-17 OCTOBER Your Song - Celebrating the music of Elton John. Revamp Malta is organising a concert at the National Library on 25th, 26th and 27th Octo- ber: Your Song - Celebrating the music of Elton John. The idea is to present fresh music arrangements of some of Elton John's greatest hits spanning his 50-year career. The line-up in- cludes some fantastic voices, ac- companied by a rhythm section and string orchestra. For more information go to https://www. facebook.com/revampmalta/ videos/719635251814708/ Other 11-12 OCTOBER Retro Weekender Specialising in authentic, one-of-a-kind vintage wares from the 1950s-1990s, Lady Kitt Vintage will be showcas- ing some snazzy retro pieces from her latest autumn col- lection. If it's a classic ward- robe staple or a daring, quirky number that you're after, or you'd simply like to drop by and listen to some rad. retro tunes, head on down to our first ever Retro Weekender! We'd love to meet some like- minded vintage magpies! Ex- pect some eye-catching vin- tage eye-candy & some good ol' retro vibes! The event takes place at Studio 104, Triq Santa Lucia, Valletta, Valletta at 11am. www.facebook.com/ ladykittvintage/ The Malta Book Festival