anthony bezzina has been established as a theatre director and producer of theatrical events since 1979. He formed part of Maleth, MADC AND ATTURI and can safely say that he has worked and directed all the top local actors. anthony trained at the Malta Theatre Academy of Dramatic Arts (M.T.A.D.A.) and at Webber Douglas in London. His first major work in the theatre was his direction of Moliere’s Tartuffe at the Manoel Theatre, which earned him the ‘Best Production of the Year Award’. This has spurred anthony, and he went on to act in and direct several pantomimes.

His other work as director for MADC includes: Under The Sycamore Tree (Ants), Shaffer’s Public Eye, several pantomimes, the musicals My Fair Lady, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Oliver! For the Atturi Group, he directed Tennessee Williams’s Sweet Bird of Youth, De Filippo’s Filumena Marturano, The Servant of Two Masters, Waltz of The Toreadors, Don’t Dress for Dinner and De Filippo’s Saturday Sunday Monday both in Maltese and English.

The latter version was also staged at the Moscow National Theatre in Russia. In 1989 anthony was commissioned by the Maltese government to direct a pageant about the history of Malta to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Malta’s Independence. For MZPN, he directed the original rock opera Zaghzugh, and in 1993, he directed the opening ceremony of the Small Nations Games. In 1998, together with his wife Veronica, anthony launched his theatre company and theatre arts school for youngsters and adults.

For his company, he has since directed the musicals Annie, The King and I, Little shop of Horrors, and his latest success Cabaret, the highly commended production of the year Amadeus, Gun-shy Private Eyes, Tape, Proof, Deja Revue, Revueing the Situation, Noises Off, Like Totally Weird and Five Kinds of Silence. For Masquerade’s Junior Company, anthony has directed the first children's opera in Malta, Bel and The Dragon, and the musicals Tin Pan Ali, The Ragged Child and Dracula Spectacula. For Masquerade he has also co-produced Dinner with Friends, Broken Glass, A Chorus of Disapproval, Rock Nativity and Habeas Corpus.

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