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V This week maltatoday, Sunday, 15 March 2015 WHAT'S ON Co-production between the rubberbodies collective and Manoel Theatre at Manoel Theatre, Valletta at 20:00. Directed by Jimmy Grima from the Francis Ebejer-winning script by Leanne Ellul. Cast includes Ruth Borg, Ryan Cutajar, Marta Vella and Josette Ciappara. Tickets are at €10, €15 and €20. Bookings: Bookings: 2124 6389, bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt. MARCH 20-22, 24, 27-29 Kristu fi Strada Stretta Maltese-language, site-specific production at Splendid Place, Strait Street Valletta at 20:00. Written and starring Joseph Galea. Cast also includes Carlos Farrugia, Sarah Camilleri, Ryan Galea, Patrick Tanti and Justin Sean Spiteri. Tickets at €15 can be booked from St James Cavalier, Valletta: www. sjcav.org, 2122 3200. They can also be purchased from Carlos Intimo, Hamrun. The play is rated 15+. SCREENING MARCH 18, 20, 29 Papusza Screening of the Polish film at St James Cavalier, Valletta. The film tells the true story of Papusza – the first Roma woman who put her poems into writing and published them, and therefore confronted the traditional female image in the gypsy community. For screening times and booking information, log on to: sjcav.org. SPRING EQUINOX MARCH 20, 21 Spring Equinox Experience the Spring Equinox at Mnajdra Temples. Tickets can be purchased from all HM sites/ museums for the price of €25 per person and €15 for HM members and will include a tour of Mnajdra Temples and access to the Visitor Centre. Medieval church opens up to the public The annual celebration in honour of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary at the medieval church of Hal Millieri (Zurrieq) will this year be held on March 22. For the occasion the chapel will be open to the public from 09:00 to 18:00. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 10:00, followed by the blessing of the adjoining churchyards. Din l-Art Helwa, the volunteer heritage organization which holds the chapel in trust, will be offering two guided tours of the site at 11:15 to 15:30. The church of the Annunciation at Hal Millieri is a major landmark of Malta's medieval past. The present edifice dates to around 1450, but archeological excavations have shown that it was built over the site of an earlier, possibly 13th century chapel, and a much older late-Roman rural complex. The Hal Millieri church is best known for its medieval architectural features, and for its unique set of frescoe paintings that adorn its side walls between the springing of the arches. This anachronistic cycle of holy effigies, which is believed to have been copied from the earlier chapel, have been expertly restored through the efforts of Din l-Art Helwa, as fine exemplars of Maltese medieval vernacular art. The church can be reached from Imqabba Road at the Zurrieq entrance to Blue Grotto Avenue; or from Diamond Jubilee Square (Fuq il-Mentna) at the end of the Imqabba bypass. Ira Losco Matteo Fedeli