2.0 Watts in the Dark
Role : Director, Dramaturg & Lighting Designer
Devised and Developed with the Company.
Commissioned and produced by the GF Abela Junior College, to form part of the Notte Bianca Festival 2018.
Performed in The Dominican Church Crypt, Valletta -September 2018
Press
2.0 Watts in the Dark Winners
Winner of the ‘Creativity and Originality Award’ during the Ħolqa European Theatre Festival 2018.
Winner – The Audience Choice Award (National Arts Awards – Il-Premju għall-Arti 2020)
Nominated – The Best Work for Young Audiences Category (National Arts Awards – Il-Premju għall-Arti 2020)
2.0 Watts in the Dark, a re-worked version of the original production, which debuted during the 2018 Edition of the Ħolqa European Theatre Festival, was chosen to be performed especially for The Notte Bianca Festival. Following the original production’s premiere, the company went into a period of Research and Development, were the original version was re-worked, thematically and aesthetically developed even further, in preparation to make its full-official public debut.
“What happens when a girl, traumatised by her fear of the dark, insists on living the rest of her life in light? This original devised theatre piece discovers what it really means to be scared of the dark and the great extreme lengths one would go to avoid it. The performance shed light on the delicate relationship between nostalgia and the irrationality of childhood fears, and the persistency of not letting go.
This performance was also BSL (British Sign Language) Inclusive.” – Original production blurb.
Cast
Carla Vella
Emily Abela
Karin Grech
Kimberly Agius
Martha Maria Mangani
Michael Farrugia
Mikaela Vella
Mireille Borg
Naomi Scicluna
Neil Zerafa
Crew
Costumes – Amy Attard
Sound Designer and operator – Cheryl Hill
Lighting Designer and operator – Sian Jones
Stage and Props Manager – Sara Gauci
Photos by Elisa Von Brockdorff