Watts in the Dark
Role : Director and Dramaturg
Developed and Devised with the Company.
Commissioned and produced by the GF Abela Junior College, to form part of the Ħolqa International Theatre Festival.
Performed in St Augustine’s Church Catacombs, Malta – March 2018
Winner of the ‘Creativity and Originality Award’ during the Ħolqa European Theatre Festival 2018
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.
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
Backstage – Gabrielle Portelli, Mathea Martin and Kayleigh Farrugia
Photos by Riccardo Flask
Production Trailer