Malta – ‘We all know someone who has had an abortion’

The performance is a love letter to Malta

Mar 2, 2025
Esther Lafferty

Acclaimed play Blanket Ban is coming to Spazju Kreattiv this month. Esther Lafferty speaks to writers and actors DAVINIA HAMILTON and MARTA VELLA about the upcoming performance.

This Friday, the long-awaited show Blanket Ban, written and performed by Davinia Hamilton and Marta Vella, arrives on stage at Spazju Kreattiv.  It was conceived in 2020, after the first pro-choice rally had taken place in Malta and as assistance from the Abortion Support Network became available in Malta.

“We wanted to contribute to this movement for change and asked ourselves what we could contribute as performers and activists too,” explains Vella.

Continued: https://timesofmalta.com/article/we-know-someone-abortion.1105833