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A vibrant celebration of innovative and diverse theatre, taking place on 4, 5, and 6 June 2026. Now in its second edition, this dynamic festival showcases original, unproduced short plays, each lasting between 10 and 20 minutes, performed in Maltese or English. The selected works explore contemporary themes and cultural diversity, and will be staged multiple times across three exciting days in a range of venues within Spazju Kreattiv. This curated festival acts as a vital platform for fresh voices and emerging talent, fostering creativity, and encouraging new perspectives within the theatre community. Do not miss this unforgettable journey into bold storytelling and theatrical innovation!

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Festival DirectorJoseph Galea | Festival Manager Pierre Bugeja

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This project is commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv.

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Thursday 4th June

Time	Theatre	Studio A	Studio B	Studio Ċ
19:00	Bla Kundizzjoni	Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu	Tnax-il Siegħa
19:30	Ġewwa Barra	Il-Quċċija	Jack ta' Darba
20:00	Bla Kundizzjoni	Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu		This Breaking
20:30	Ġewwa Barra	Il-Quċċija		Que Sera Sera
21:00		Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu	Tnax-il Siegħa	This Breaking
21:30		Il-Quċċija	Jack ta' Darba	Que Sera Sera
22:00	Bla Kundizzjoni		Tnax-il Siegħa	This Breaking
22:30	Ġewwa Barra		Jack ta' Darba	Que Sera Sera

Friday 5th June

Time	Theatre	Studio A	Studio B	Studio Ċ
19:00		Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu	Tnax-il Siegħa	This Breaking
19:30		Il-Quċċija	Jack ta' Darba	Que Sera Sera
20:00	Bla Kundizzjoni		Tnax-il Siegħa	This Breaking
20:30	Ġewwa Barra		Jack ta' Darba	Que Sera Sera
21:00	Bla Kundizzjoni	Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu	Tnax-il Siegħa
21:30	Ġewwa Barra	Il-Quċċija	Jack ta' Darba
22:00	Bla Kundizzjoni	Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu		This Breaking
22:30	Ġewwa Barra	Il-Quċċija		Que Sera Sera

Saturday 6th June

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Writer and Director Stefan Galea Debono Stage Manager Steve Cilia

Assistant Stage Manager and Costumes Katrina Xuereb

Cast Shawn Ciantar Maria Laura Vella Clark Justin Calleja Iven Zerafa

Bla Kundizzjoni tells the story of William, a man with autism and an intellectual disability, and his 11-year-old son, Alex. Through their shared love of football and playful moments, the pressures of school, coaches, and authority figures begin to surface. What starts as an ordinary life marked by small struggles gradually escalates into a custody battle. A father’s unconditional love is set against the rigid demands of the system. In a final confrontation, one question lingers: what truly makes a family?

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Writer and Director Kim Woods Stage Manager Jonathan Vella Assistant Stage Manager Pearl Saliba

Set and Props Master Ruben Rapa Technical Joseph Galdes

Cast Riyana Stivala Daniel Formosa Voice Over Antonella Axisa Mikhail Basmadjian

Ġewwa Barra is a physically driven, abstract theatrical piece set in an undefined, enclosed space where two newly formed beings awaken to sensation, language, and self-awareness. As they explore their environment, they mirror one another, gradually encountering differences and beginning to form a sense of identity within the limits of their world. Their reality is shaped by two opposing forces: a warm, elusive voice and a cold, mechanical presence. As tension grows between curiosity and fear, one is faced with a choice that may unsettle the boundaries of their world.

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Writer and Director Gilbert Mallia Assistant Stage Manager Francesca Agius

Set and Props Master Josue Formosa Costumes Elisa Borg

Light and Sound Moses Galea Cast Theresa Gauci Stefan Farrugia Ryan Mark De Battista Frances Galea

Li Kieku Kellhom Jitkellmu invites the audience into a physical and poetic journey where bodies and memories breathe as one. Fragments of the past unfold and reshape themselves across time through labour, conflict, and survival, revealing traces left behind by those who built, inhabited and when needed even defended these spaces. Throughout all this, there is a presence marked by time, observing as the world continues to change around it, echoing what has been and what remains.

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Writer and Producer Luke Hess ASM Christine Galea Set Designer & Props Natalino Formosa Director and co-producer Josue Formosa

Costumes and Props Elisa Borg Light Gianluca Bianco Sound Brad Cardona

Cast Antonella Galea Loffreda Kelly Peplow Joseph Philip Micallef Jurgen Ciantar

The day of the quċċija has arrived. Matthew and Jennifer, like any other parents, are eager to discover what the future holds for their son, Benji. Jennifer regards the quċċija as a sacred ritual, while Matthew sees it as nothing more than tradition.

What begins as a joyful family celebration quickly spirals into chaos when Benji makes a choice. Panic erupts. Jennifer freaks out. Matthew starts running around the house, attempting to make sense of what is happening, until… Nanna Grace knocks on the door. With her unsettling presence, she raises one pressing question: will she manage to sort things out, or make matters even worse?

Steered by the actions of each family member, this humorous piece transforms a cherished tradition into a political satire.

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Writer Renzo Bonello

Creative Team Ismael Bonello Noel Cesare Claudio Spiteri

Cast Emerson Bonello Stephanie Sacco

Kurt, on his way to Gozo for a conference, meets Sarah, on her way to Malta to visit her brother.

A spontaneous moment between two strangers — despite their different destinations and realities, they become connected.

A casual encounter develops into twelve hours that shift their perception of life liberating them from boundaries, responsibilities, and daily expectations.

Tnax-il Siegħa (translated as “Twelve Hours”), is a short, intense and emotional play in Maltese that delves deep into human connection, the tension between duty and desire, the silence that speaks volumes, and the relativity of time.

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Director Josette Ciappara Writer and Producer Leanne Ellul

Production Assistants Ava Ariff Scicluna Bernardette Ferrando Cast Melania Vella Charlotte Formosa

Jack ta’ Darba is a short play by Leanne Ellul that brings together the tragic and the comic. It is a play full of contrasts that explores fragmentation through the relationship between Gemma, an elderly woman with dementia, and Jessie, a young nurse who cares for her. Both characters take on more than one role, making their relationship dynamic and complex. This relationship also reflects the characters’ past, through whom we gradually learn more about the two protagonists. Gemma moves back and forth between the present and the past both of which constantly blur through memories linked to her love, the departure of her partner Andrew, the upbringing of Anna, and her drinking habits—moments that repeatedly resurface and shape her identity. Jessie is full of life, enriching Gemma’s world, yet at one crucial moment their lives are also put in danger. At the beginning and end of the play, Gemma’s obsession with fire takes on different meanings: first as a symbol of comfort, and ultimately as a desire to return to the past as well as to end her suffering.

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Writer and Director Maya Micallef Engerer

Costumes Mariah Pace Cast Greta Holland Nathan Vella

This Breaking lingers in the quiet spaces between words, where love begins to distort and control takes root unnoticed. Through Mara and Luca, the play traces the fragile line between tenderness and tension, revealing how easily care can shift into something more suffocating.

In an ordinary room, under soft light, small gestures carry weight, silences grow louder, and memory itself becomes uncertain. What is said, what is denied, and what is felt begin to fracture.

Spare and intimate, This Breaking is a study of erosion — of trust, of self, of truth — and of the moment something inside us begins, quietly, to break.

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Writer Sarah Chetcuti Director Karl A. Schembri

Light Malcolm Micallef Projections and Sound Marvic Massa Projections Jamie Spink

Make-up and Costumes Christian Sammut Cast Marvic Doughty Rachel Pecorella Genovese Luke Baldacchino

Que Sera, Sera follows Alex, a Maltese journalist who dies suddenly in a road accident and finds herself caught between worlds. Warned by her late mother not to follow the beckoning light, Alex ignores the advice and steps into a startling truth: the afterlife is not salvation, but a lunar harvesting station where souls are recycled back into human life to feed an ancient, indifferent force. Faced with a cosmic system built on beautiful lies, Alex discovers an anomaly in the records, one that offers her something she never had in life: a way out. A philosophical short play about fear, purpose, and the courage it takes to finally choose freedom over comfort.