WINNER:
New Diorama and Underbelly Untapped Award 2022
"It makes theatre seem essential when it so often doesn't." Lyn Gardner, Stage Door
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Chalk Line presents
Blanket Ban
Written by Davinia Hamilton and Marta Vella
SPAZJU KREATTIV
MARCH 7th-16th 2025
“Sometimes I’m afraid of this play.”
Multi-award-winning Blanket Ban premieres in Malta at Spazju Kreattiv.
Written and performed by Davinia Hamilton and Marta Vella, this verbatim piece explores the impact of Malta’s strict abortion laws through real stories.
Produced by Chalk Line Theatre, supported by Arts Council Malta.
Supported By: Abortion Support Network, Break The Taboo Malta, The Women's Rights Foundation, Abortion Rights, The New Diorama, Underbelly, Methuen Drama, Borkowski, artsdepot and Artsadmin
Image by Guy Sanders
★★★★★ "Hard-hitting, and painfully eye-opening" Theatre Weekly
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★★★★★ "A heart-shatteringly brilliant piece of theatre" SkinnyMagazine
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★★★★★ "Theatre such as this is rare" MickeyJoTheatre
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★★★★ 'This is a theatre birthed out of exasperation, and you leave fired up to fight for women’s rights to their own bodies both locally and further afield.' Time Out
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★★★★ Effortlessly treading the line between buoyant and sombre" The Guardian
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★★★★ "It seems impossible to leave Blanket Ban without a sense of the great peril of the lack of abortion access in Malta – and of course, across the western world" WhatsOnStage
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★★★★ "Blanket Ban is Fringe theatre at its best...a fast-paced, punchy and powerful production" Wee Review
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★★★★ "A heart-shattering and engaging play that inspires all of us to stand up and inspire change." Broadway World
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★★★★ "This piece is a compelling case for reproductive rights across the world." Reviews Hub
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★★★★ “This impassioned show is a powerful, humorous and poignant exploration of Malta’s nationwide ban on abortion.” Three Weeks
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MUST SEE SHOW - Fringe Review
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"A triumph" The National, Steph Brawn
Devised and Commissioned by Chalk Line Theatre in collaboration with Davinia Hamilton and Marta Vella.
Previous Dates:
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022
New Diorama 2022
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Creative Team 2023
Performed & Written by Davinia Hamilton & Marta Vella
Directed by Sam Edmunds & Vikesh Godhwani
Produced by Chalk Line Theatre
Designer Isabella Van Braeckel
Dramaturg Stephanie Dale
Associate Producer Natalie Chan
Video Designer Tom Fitch
Lighting Designer Holly Ellis
Stage Manager Sophie Vera Mclean
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Creative Team 2022
Performed & Written by Davinia Hamilton & Marta Vella
Directed by Sam Edmunds & Vikesh Godhwani
Produced by Chalk Line Theatre
Assistant Producer & Understudy Sandie von Brockdorff
Designer Cara Evans
Research and Development (Artsadmin 2020- artsdepot 2021)
Cast Davinia Hamilton & Marta Vella
Directed by Sam Edmunds & Vikesh Godhwani
Produced by Chalk Line Theatre
Assistant Producer Katy Galloway
Associate Designer Becca White
Video Designer Amelia Kosminsky
