Director Denise Mulholland leaves no stone unturned in bringing the play to life, from the excellent performances of her cast to the jaw-droppingly gorgeous lighting.

Nestled into the cosy, brand new theatre space in Palazzo De La Salle, Ernest and the Pale Moon is a meticulous production. With a run time of around an hour, the show is slick and well-paced, moving neatly from one story beat to the next and never giving the audience the opportunity to grow bored.

That is, as long as you like your fairy tales on the deliciously creepy side (which I do).Īlthough gothic horror aficionados may find the story a little too familiar to a few well-known tales from the genre, the script still manages to be interesting and pleasantly lyrical. Part Edgar Allen Poe and part early Tim Burton, Oliver Lansley’s gothic story features a cast of over-the-top characters and a poetic rhythm that almost veers into fairy tale territory. No strangers to the Maltese stage, these violets are in full bloom at Palazzo De La Salle with a perfectly polished tale of dark love and obsession. Just in time for the spookiest week of the year, Ernest and the Pale Moon is the first offering to the local theatre scene by The Shrinking Violets, an exciting new collective of talented female artists.

Ernest and the pale moon monologue