Where

Church of the Jesuits, Merchants Street, Valletta, Malta View map

A Community-Based Production written by Luke Chappell and Directed by Tyrone Grima. This is a story about a teenager, Theo, who is suffering from a drug addiction while simultaneously battling with the tragic news of a death in the family. Will he manage to find the light and pull back from this life to find a better one?

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Minimum Age

16+

Ticket sales finished!

Ticket sales for 'A Better Life' by MCAST unfortunately have now finished! The last day of this event was on Sunday 16-Jun-2024. Ticket sales ended at Sunday 16-Jun-2024 20:30.

Description

A Better Life - by MCAST


Place: Jesuit Church, Merchant Street, Valletta.

Time: 8:30pm-9:15pm (+ 15 mins for meet and greet)


Synopsis:  

Theo, a teenager struggling to maintain the reality of a family member's death as he battles out his drug addiction. He is guided by the vision of an angel trying to guide him back towards the light, but will he manage to pull through?

 

A Better Life: an original theatrical play produced by the Performing Arts BA (hons)'s second-year students in MCAST’s Institute for the Creative Arts.

 

Playwright: Luke Chappell

Director: Dr. Tyrone Grima


Cast:  

Luke Chappell –Theo

Mariaconcetta Calafiore – Guila, The Mother

Jessica Borg – Elaine, The Nun

Mario Mirkovikj –Gabe, The Brother

Paige Allerton - Lucia, The Drug Dealer

Alexia Marie Bugejja - The Angel of Death

 

Crew:  


Lights – Mario Mirkovikj 

Sound – Luke Chappell & Malcolm Caruana Dingli 

Costume - Jessica Borg

makeup – Alexia Marie Bugeja Gauci 

Marketing  - Luke Chappell

Stage Managment – Tyrone Grima

Props - Mariaconcetta Calafiore

 

Special Thanks to:


Terranova


GoFundMe fundraising: to all who were part of helping out with the financial situation and funded us through the system.


Lindsey Baha: for the press release photos (editing, capturing, and coloring)