Showcase of one-act plays

Teatru Manoel Youth Theatre (TMYT) this weekend has another showcase entitled Breaking the Rules – four contemporary one-act plays performed and directed by members of TMYT, under the guidance of their tutor Ian Moore.

All About You is written by Douglas Stark, and will proudly be presenting its world premiere at Teatru Manoel’s Studio Theatre. The audience is introduced to three young women who, despite being friends, have completely different personalities. One of the girls, who is pregnant, invites two of her closest friends to her baby shower. The atmosphere of the party seems to be fun and typical at first, however an unexpected turn of events results in quite a catastrophe. It is directed by Amy Grech.

Alexia Manduca will be directing Games We Play, written by Michael Weems. The plot consists of a young man in a bar who tries to impress and win-over two women but encounters some difficulties in the process. This is not Manduca’s first experience as a director; she directed St Aloysius College’s soirée musical, Beauty and the Beast, earlier this year, but she explains that this experience will be different because she does not have an assistant director and the play...