The Bard's Farewell
Age: 11+
- Saturday 19th November 2022 | 12:30, 19:30
- Sunday 20th November 2022 | 11:00, 19:30
MUSICAL
70 minutes
English
Valletta Campus Theatre
Adults €8
Children €5
The Bard’s Farewell is set in the year 1611. It’s the day of William Shakespeare’s funeral. Shakespeare’s players, together with his wife Anne, are at the funeral mourning him. If you know your history, you know that Shakespeare didn’t actually die until 1616! Then why is everyone mourning him in 1611? Yes, you guessed it! Shakespeare has faked his own death and is secretly still alive and kicking! He will navigate London undercover!
The Bard’s Farewell toħodna lura fs-sena 1611. Preċiżament fil-ġurnata tal-funeral ta’ William Shakespeare. Ġurnata ta’ niket fejn l-atturi sħabu, flimkien ma’ martu Anne, inġabru flimkien biex tingħatalu l-aħħar tislima. Stenna ftit…min għandu għarfien biżżejjed jaf li Shakespeare filfatt miet fil-1616! Allura għala kulħadd qed jibkih fl-1611? Allura wieħed jistaqsi… x’kienet il-veru raġuni li sar il-funeral fl-1611? Hekk hu, ħsibtu sew! Shakespeare iffalsifika mewtu stess u qiegħed jgħix fil-moħbi! Issa, ‘il bod minn qrabatu, jinsab idur fit-toroq ta’ Londra sabiex josserva mill-viċin x’ser jiġri wara ‘mewtu’!
Cast and Creative Team
Written and Directed: Neil Grima
Music and Lyrics: Matteo Depares
Choreography: Emma Loftus
Set Design and Project Manager: Maxine Buttigieg Belli
Cast: Raphael Pace, Eliza Aquilina, Guy Clark, Jeremy Grech, Keira Galea, Danilo Carciolo