‘Pastizz X’Jaħbat?’: New Play Challenges The ‘Inherited Maltese Pika’
A play about pastizzi and artificial intelligence? Sign me up!
“It’s like ‘Black Mirror’ meets ‘The Breakfast Club’, just wrapped in the realities of Malta’s youth,” Alex Weenink, the director, told Lovin Malta.
The play, set in a futuristic Malta, follows a group of eight people who find themselves trapped in a virtual reality ‘Xarabaganza’ experience that’s operated by AI (Artificial Intelligence), as they figure out their identities and coming-of-age crises.
Weenink explained how the title ‘Pastizz x’jaħbat?’ of the play came about after the writer, Kurt Gabriel Meli, and himself, found out that they are both interested in the dichotomies of living in Malta.
“We’re always told we’re one of two things here: Maltese or foreign, English-speaking or Maltese-speaking, Labour or Nationalist, one sports team, band club, or community vs another… pastizzi tal-pizelli jew tal-irkotta,” Alex Weenink, the director, told Lovin Malta.
“We’re kind of sick of that narrative, and wanted to create a story to show that it IS possible to silence the noise, challenge the inherited pika, and forge your own path forward.”
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The production team Chewing Productions is filled with young and passionate individuals eager to craft exciting stories about young people living in Malta.
The ‘Pastizz x’jaħbat?’ team includes a cast of 11, the writer Kurt Gabriel Meli, Gianluca Mifsud as project manager, Matthew Ben Attard and Michael Paris as graphic designer and photographer, and Alex himself.
The play is both in Maltese and English (in-line with the content).
It is a one-night only performance, which means it will only be performed on 14th July, at 7.30pm, in the KSU Common Room at the University of Malta.
Tickets are just €5 and can be purchased here.
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