Chair

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Chair

21 April 2023 @ 8:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on 22 April 2023 at 8:00 pm

One event on 23 April 2023 at 7:00 pm

One event on 28 April 2023 at 8:00 pm

One event on 29 April 2023 at 8:00 pm

Dates and time
Friday 21st April 2023, 8pm
Saturday 22nd April 2023, 8pm
Sunday 23rd April 2023, 7pm
Friday 28th April 2023, 8pm
Saturday 29th April 2023, 8pm

What does the Future have in store for us?  What will the Future be like? Will it be a Star Trek Future? Will it be a dystopian Blade Runner Future?  Or will it be something else completely? 

Edward Bond’s CHAIR is a trip to an apocalyptic future; one where family means nothing and people are divested of their humanity.  It is a future where humanity becomes a product and life becomes a new version of Auschwitz. And what difference can a chair make in such a Future?

Alice takes care of Billie, a young girl in her early twenties who is autistic and has ADHD.  Billie loves drawing and loves to show Alice whatever she draws.  However, Alice is intent on keeping Billie a secret lest the State takes her away from her.  Then, one day, a blast from Alice’s past hits the two women.  Alice notices a young soldier outside their flat accompanying an elderly prisoner.  Alice takes pity on the prisoner and decides to offer her a chair.

It is a decision that changes their lives altogether.  A decision that brings the State into their lives.


Reviews

Unrestful ‘Chair’ — André Delicata, Times of Malta, 2023


Creative Team:

Production: Adrian Buckle
Playwright: Edward Bond
Direction: Clive Judd
Stage Manager: Rachel Zammit
ASM: Nikolai Azzopardi
Sound Design: Michael Quinton
Set Design: Romualdo Moretti
Lighting Design: Chris Gatt
Light and Sound Operator: Stefan Scerri
Props Manager: David Micallef
Make-Up: Krista Paris

Alice: Erica Muscat
Billie:Ann-Marie Buckle
Soldier:Alex Weenink
Prisoner:Faye Paris
Welfare Officer:Faye Paris


This Project is supported by Arts Council Malta and the Malta School for Drama and Dance.

             

Ticket Information

Adult
€20 Balcony: €15
Concessions
€15
Children
n/a
Cinema Club Members
n/a
Concession tickets include students, senior citizens and Special ID Holders (SID).

Venue Information

Spazju Kreattiv Theatre

St James Cavalier, Castille Place
Valletta, Malta

Additional Information

Duration
1hr 15min
Cert
16+
Language
English