maltatoday | SUNDAY • 9 OCTOBER 2022
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THEATRE
First play on Daphne's murder back by
popular demand at Theatre Next Door
The play 'They
Blew Her Up',
which zeroes in
on the murder
of journalist
Daphne Caruana
Galizia, together
with the political
fallout, will be
performed again
in Malta
THE production will be staged
at the new Theatre Next Door
in Magħtab between October 12
and 16, coinciding with the fifth
anniversary since the car bomb
assassination which shocked
Malta and Europe.
Written and directed by
Times of Malta editor Herman
Grech, 'They Blew Her Up'
was conceived from a series
of interviews carried out with
the protagonists and sources
as well as court testimonies.
The play was first co-pro-
duced and staged at Spazju
Kreattiv in February 2021 be-
fore COVID-19 restrictions
shut down the last five sold-
out performances.
It went on to be performed
to critical acclaim in Brussels
last May,as well as at the In-
ternational Journalism Festi-
val in Ferrara, Italy last week.
It won production of the year
at Arts Council's Premju
Għal-Arti in June.
The play is told through the
eyes of the five characters,
with a number of monologues
delivered verbatim. Featuring
in the play are five of Malta's
finest actors: Joe Azzopardi,
Jes Camilleri, Kim Dalli, Char-
lotte Grech and Alan Paris.
Performances on Thursday
13th, Friday 14th and Satur-
day 15th are sold out. There
are few tickets available for
the rest of the performances.
Tickets from www.tnd.com.mt
