A new theatre production by Dù Theatre takes audiences back to Malta in the 70s, where a national crisis finds its way into the heart of a Maltese family. Two new shows have been added by popular demand.  

Written and directed by Simone Spiteri, Ħobżna ta’ Kuljum is a new theatre production set against the backdrop of the 1977 bread strike, a period in which one of the most basic staples of Maltese life became a symbol of tension, uncertainty and survival. 

At the heart of the story is Rita, a young woman trying to find her own path in a world where many of the decisions about her future seem to have already been made for her. She wants more from life, but her desire for freedom and independence brings her face to face with the expectations of her family and the society around her. 

Rita is played by Daniela Carabott Pawley, who is joined by a formidable cast featuring some of the most recognisable faces in Malta’s theatre and television scene: Mary Rose Mallia, Lino Mintoff, Magdalena van Kuilenburg, Kristjana Casha, Thomas Camilleri, Rachel Pecorella Genovese and Matthew Dimech Genuis. 

With music by Luke Saydon, in this play, bread becomes much more than simply food. As tensions surrounding the strike grow outside the family home, another tension grows within Rita. Bread becomes livelihood, control, tradition and a symbol of the life each character is either trying to preserve or change. 

Through the intimate story of a Maltese family, Ħobżna ta’ Kuljum explores the conflict between what we inherit and what we choose, between obligation and desire, and between the need to remain part of a family and what we sometimes have to leave behind in order to become ourselves. 

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