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THE GREAT DICTATOR

The Great Dictator

Experience the unforgettable as Charlie Chaplin's iconic film The Great Dictator comes to the stage, brought to you by Nikolai Azzopardi Productions. 

A young Barber loses his memory after fighting in a terrible war. When he’s allowed to go back to his regular work, he learns that the country for which he risked his life has since changed and that it now persecutes his people. This is largely thanks to a warmongering Dictator with a chip on his shoulder.

Jamie Cardona plays both The Jewish Barber and Adenoid Hynkel, the vicious dictator, showing how the same person has the potential for great evil as well as great courage to do what is right. 

With the help of old allies and new friends, the Barber resists his oppressors until a stroke of luck enables him to share his values with the world.

THE GREAT DICTATOR Copyright © Roy Export S.A.S.. Charlie Chaplin™ is a trademark and/or service mark of Bubbles Inc. SA, used with permission.

This project was sponsored by APS Bank, The Embassy Valletta Hotel and Vibe FM, it was supported by the Arts Council Malta and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ.

When

& Where

05 Jul 2024, 20:00 – 22:00

06 Jul 2024, 20:00 – 22:00

07 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 21:00

12 Jul 2024, 20:00 – 22:00

13 Jul 2024, 20:00 – 22:00

14 Jul 2024, 15:00 – 17:00

14 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 21:00

EVENT
PROGRAMME

Script: Charles Chaplin, Malcolm Galea
Director: Malcolm Galea
Movement Director: Moritz Zavan Stoeckle

Producer: Nikolai Azzopardi

Starring:
Jamie Cardona, Jeremy Grech, Hannah Spiteri,

Peter Galea, Joe Depasquale, Nicola Abela Garrett

Light Designer: Christopher Gatt
Costume Designer: Caroline Curmi
Costume Assistants: Petra Vella Bardon, Giorgia Vella
Seamstresses: Is-Sinjurina, Caroline Curmi

Production Designer: Francesca Mercieca

Draughtsman: John Bajada

Carpenters: Fabrizio Vella & Michael Carole Bartolo

Set Seamstress: Mieke Buddenberg

Painters: Fatima AM, Jody Magri,Magdeline Mizzi
Make-up & Hair Artist: Krista Zammit Marmara

Production Manager: Nikolai Azzopardi
Stage Manager: Marco Mallia
Assistant Stage Manager: Justin Kyle Camilleri
Stagehands: Jody Magri, Stephen Grech
Theatre Technicians: Greta Grech, Pamela Kerr

Music composed and arranged by Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur.


'Hungarian Dance No. 5,' ‘Lohengrin’ and ‘Valse Triste’ composed by Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner and Jean Sibelius respectively and arranged by Aleandro Spiteri Monsigneur.

Graphic Design: Matthew Ben Attard
Photographer: Elisa Von Brockdorff

 

This is a Nikolai Azzopardi Production.

Adrian Buckle

The Great Dictator is, without doubt, one of the best comedies ever staged on the Maltese boards.

 

Superbly led by the talented Jamie Cardona, the cast had us in fits of laughter as well as moments of reflection in equal doses. 

With the world teetering on the edge of a New World War, it is equally important to laugh and reflect. Charlie Chaplin's play allows us to do both.
 

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