The shift to writing entirely ‘original’ plays happened the year after, where I penned and directed the first LGBT play in Maltese, Michel. I think the one in this phase that is mostly at heart is In Search of Simone in 2007, which dealt with the writings and life of Simone De Beauvoir, and which I directed for St James Cavalier in Valletta. The first few plays I wrote were essentially an interweaving of different texts to create a new piece. I actually ended up in a position where I had to put pen to paper in my initial attempts as a director in school productions.įrom there, I moved to writing my first plays for a more ‘professional’ setting. I actually ‘invented’ narratives with the intention of writing them up when I grow up. Tyrone Grima: Ever since I was a child, I had always dreamt of becoming a writer. Could you tell us a little bit about your trajectory as a writer up to this point? How did you first get into writing, and what would you say were your main motivations going in?
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