Il-Qarċilla 2025

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Il-Qarċilla 2025

21 February 2025 @ 8:00 pm
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One event on 22 February 2025 at 8:00 pm

One event on 27 February 2025 at 8:00 pm

One event on 28 February 2025 at 8:00 pm

Date and time:

Friday 21st February 2025, 8pm;
Saturday 22nd February 2025 8pm;
Thursday 27th February 2025 8pm;
Friday 28th February 2025, 8pm


Il-Qarċilla is a “street theatre” performed during Carnival time. It is a play about a marriage contract in which everyone declares whatever comes to mind: what gifts the bride and groom will receive from their parents, witnesses, friends, and certain prominent persons and entities, all in the form of rhymed verses. The notary must document everything to make the piece legally binding. Of course, all this delivers a satire about the political and social situation of the country.

Probably the first Qarċilla was written by Dun Feliċ Demarco for the Carnival of 1760. Apart from the political and social satire, il-Qarċilla contains references to sex and vulgar words.

In 2014, il-Qarċilla started to come alive again on the streets of Valletta, and in 2022 it was held for the first time in Spazju Kreattiv.

Creative team

Author
Michael Spagnol

Director
Joseph Galea

Actors
Ryan Galea
Karl Schembri
Matthew Balzan
Rachel Micallef
Maria Galea
Fabio Mifsud
Stephanie Sacco
Nathaniel Galea
Christine Francalanza
Kevin Spiteri
Stefan Galea Debono

Production assistant
Svetlana Camilleri

Music director
Etienne Spiteri

Musicians
Christian Fenech
Georg Zammit
Joseph Lucas
Joshua Farrugia
Rene Barbara

Ticket Information

Adult
€18
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
45 / 50min
Cert
15+
Language
Maltese