New piece in Maltese for young adults

With an original script by Anton Saliba, Ninu tells the story of a Maltese teen dealing with all the issues life throws at today’s generation. Adam Brimmer interviews director Bettina Paris.

What attracted you to this script?

I was immediately interested in the concept for Ninu when Anton Saliba, the writer of the piece, approached me with the initial idea.

The fact that the script is a new piece in Maltese, written especially for young adults, and is also Anton’s debut as a playwright, are only two of the reasons why I was very eager to take on the role of directing.

The script also tackles important issues such as identity, social class, gender roles and mental health (specifically anxiety) within our society – and the effect that such issues have on us as individuals – through the lens of an adolescent boy in Malta. 

I strongly feel that a conversation surrounding the above is really needing to be had, and it needs to be between people of all generations and backgrounds. And what could be a better way to ignite this flame, than through the medium of innovative, fresh and exciting new work.  

There were a lot of contributing factors to my enthusiasm – from the witty and...