Rebirth or ruin in the city of Valletta? (5)

As anyone who has tried walking along Republic Street in a howling winter's gale and pouring rain after leaving the theatre in Malta's winter knows, a roofless theatre would be as much use to Valletta as a Chocolate Kettle, not to mention the heat and...

As anyone who has tried walking along Republic Street in a howling winter's gale and pouring rain after leaving the theatre in Malta's winter knows, a roofless theatre would be as much use to Valletta as a Chocolate Kettle, not to mention the heat and the dust in the summer - think again! I can forgive Mr Piano for not realising what the weather can be like in the theatre season months of winter, but not our own ministers - they ought to know better.

Either build a fully acoustically perfect and air-conditioned performance centre, or forget it.

While you are at it, why not get rid of the "remains" of the Opera House completely or else rebuild it - the ruins only serve as a reminder of lies and broken promises by successive governments, including this one.

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