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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 NOVEMBER 2019 7 CULTURE ''Laringa Mekkanika'' opens next week! An exhibition will be held to mark the 30th anniversary of George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev Summit that took place in Malta on the 2nd and 3rd December 1989. Those in possession of pictures or any other material related to this event and who would like them to be considered to form part of this initiative, are kindly invited to communicate with the organisers on 22042427 or on ghaqdastorjakultura@gmail.com. COLLECTION OF PICTURES OR OTHER MATERIAL RELATED TO THE BUSH-GORBACHEV SUMMIT FOR this year's edition of Żigużajg, Te- atru Malta is proud to present a fantas- tic retro futuristic version of the 20th Century masterpiece, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. This star-studded spectacle brings together such big names as Jamie Car- dona, Paul Portelli, Stephen Mintoff, Charlotte Stafrace, Monique Dimech Genius, Benjamin Abela, Mikhail Basmadjian, Isabel Warrington and several others who join forces with director Sean Buhagiar to bring to life a story that doesn't shy away from pain, violence, disgust, dark- ness and linguistic acrobatics. The text has been professionally translat- ed to Maltese by Wayne Flask to keep its original urgency while making it more directly applicable to the here and now of the Maltese youth. Alex is a violent teenager who, to- gether with his gang of trouble-mak- ers, commits a series of hate crimes and some unsavoury acts which are quite shocking to say the least. But just how far should we go in terms of education? Should the punishment be as extreme as the crime? How do we deal with such tough skinned de- linquents as Alex and his droogs? Can people become like automata, seem- ing to be as organic as an orange but actually functioning like a clockwork machine controlled by the state? Stanley Kubrick's movie version of the novel was nominated for many awards and was duly applauded by critics. The Critics Consensus about the movie on the Rotten Tomatoes website is that it is "Disturbing and thought-provoking, A Clockwork Or- ange is a cold, dystopian nightmare with a very dark sense of humour". However Burgess himself didn't like it, as he famously left the cinema dur- ing the premiere saying that it is "too violent". Be that as it may, we are excited to be presenting this classic in Maltese and with a brand new soundtrack designed by Mario Sammut. Don't miss your chance to experience an exhilarating take on an already con- troversial novel which was infamous- ly banned and caused a great deal of discussion. Larinġa Mekkanika - A Clockwork Orange is a Teatru Malta and ZiguZajg festival co-production which runs from November 21st to November 24th at the Valletta Cam- pus Theatre. Visit ziguzajg.org or call 21220255 to book your 5 euro tickets today! ''Laringa Mekkanika - A Clockwork Orange'' at Ziguzajg Festival 2019 Don't miss your chance to experience an exhilarating take on an already controversial novel which was infamously banned and caused a great deal of discussion