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gozotoday | FRIDAY • 5 DECEMBER 2025
CULTURE
FM Theatre's Robin Hood: Gozo's
LAURA CALLEJA
lcalleja@mediatoday.com.mt
EVERY December, the island
transforms into a hub of glit-
tering costumes and feel-good
family entertainment as panto
season takes over. The island
has a long-standing tradition of
bringing the panto to life, and
each company brings its own
flavour, structure and sense
of mischief to the stage. What
makes the local scene so rich is
not only the variety of stories
but the distinctive artistic phi-
losophies behind them.
We spoke with Edward Mer-
cieca about FM Theatre's origi-
nal Rock and Roll Panto, Robin
Hood, at Teatru Astra in Victo-
ria, Gozo.
Where did the panto come
from?
The origins of pantomime
go back to ancient Greek the-
atre. It grew partly from the
16th century Italian commedia
Robin Hood will be on from 26 December to 30 December at Teatru Astra in Victoria, Gozo
