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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 MAY 2017 46 This Week London drama students to perform Grand Hotel MUSICAL theatre fans are in for a treat next month when the Margaret Howard Theatre Col- lege (MHTC) returns to Malta to present Grand Hotel The Musical, featuring a cast of both Maltese and British drama students. The college – which counts a number of Maltese performers among its current students and alumni – first brought a show to Malta last year. Once On This Island was performed to packed audiences at the St James Cavalier Theatre and received rave reviews. This year, their show Grand Hotel will feature a cast of 35 (including eight Maltese students) and will be performed from June 1 to 3 at the same theatre. "We're very much looking for- ward to a repeat of last year's very positive experience," col- lege principal Margaret Howard said. "Grand Hotel is an interest- ing choice because it's not main- stream or well-known but it offers many opportunities for the cast. It is also great fun, and set in an era of opulence, glamour, new ideas and often frightening realities of life." This exciting musical takes place in a beautiful hotel in 1928, when the world was between two world wars. The show is inspired by Vicki Baum's period novel, and deals with issues of life and death, financial ruin, love and murder – all in the lobby of the illustrious Grand Hotel. Popular numbers include The Grand Parade, At The Grand Ho- tel and Everybody's Doing It. The show won five Tony Awards, and has been nominated for many more. For this production it will be directed by Kevin Foun- tain, with musi- cal direction by Offies award- winner Jordan Li Smith and choreography by Helen Conway and Holly Penny. "Our students are in for a won- derful challenge with this musi- cal," MHTC ar- tistic director Ben Darmanin, who is originally from Malta and studied at the College himself before continuing his training at the Royal Academy of Music, said. "The cast is full of energy and eager to showcase eve- rything they have learnt during their training at MHTC. For the Maltese students this is an oppor- tunity to perform on home ground, surrounded by friends and family, while, for the British students, this is a great way to experience Malta and the cultural scene here. "Grand Hotel is a wonderful mu- sical and I am sure local audiences will love it just as much as our au- diences in London," he added. Grand Hotel The Musical will take place at the St James Cavalier Theatre on Thursday 1st June 2017, Friday 2nd June and Satur- day 3rd June at 8pm. For tickets please call 2122 3200 or book online at www.kreattivita.org. Maltese and British performers from the Margaret Howard Theatre College, London, return to Malta following their sell-out performance last year THE SOUL OF THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE WORKFORCE THAT PROVIDES A SERVICE OF EXCELLENCE TO EACH CUSTOMER. Through P.A.T.H., employees shall ensure that their acquired skills, knowledge and competencies are duly and formally appreciated and recognised internationally. This may therefore lead each participant to further the respective career and education prospects. Moreover, employers shall benet from a process that shall eectively support the recruitment process, which in turn helps maximising on the opportunities available. I M P R O V E Y O U R C A R E E R Proficiency Acknowlegement in Tourism and Hospitality PUBLIC CONSULTATION If you have any suggestions on this initiative visit www.tourism.gov.mt and send us your suggestions. SEEKING TO DEVELOP YOUR CAREER AND/ OR EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS? TAKING place at the City Lights cinema, Valletta on May 26 at 20:30, Noir Bizarre will feature a fashion show and short film festival inspired by and dedicated to Twin Peaks – the cult David Lynch TV show that's making a long-awaited comeback, with a third season hit- ting the airwaves this month fol- lowing a two-decade hiatus. The evening will commence with 'Inside a Dream' a mysterious and eerie vintage fashion show in true Twin Peaks spirit, presented by Fly to Fly Vintage Showroom. This will be followed by a short film festival in which up-and- coming international and local filmmakers will screen short films inspired by Lynch's wild imagina- tion. The audience will be given the opportunity to vote for their fa- vourite film and win prizes, and finally the murder mystery TV se- ries will fire up the evening with its new dark secrets. The evening will be hosted by Gothic artist and illustrator Su- san Waitt, who for one night only will be staging her very own David Lynch Art Exhibition at CityLights. Tickets are at €12 and need to be booked in advance as no tickets will be sold at the door. Ticket price includes a free donut and a coffee. Bookings: euromediafo- rum@gmail.com, 9905 2482 Noir Bizarre celebrates the legacy of Twin Peaks Fashion show and short film festival in celebration of the cult David Lynch TV show