Carlos Farrugia is presenting a new play titled Ħarsa ta’ Kristu at St James Cavalier in the coming days.

Written by Joseph Galea, the play is inspired by the fratelli, the hooded men carryingchains during Good Friday processions.

Each of the four protagonists wears their own mask, carries their own past and has their own secrets, hidden even from those closest to them. They live life behind a mask created to deceive the world into believing they are different from who they really are.

“The truth,” Farrugia explains, “is that every person hides behind a mask and, in a way, we mirror those wearing them at Good Friday processions. But what makes them do it? To continue tradition? As a physical manifestation of fanaticism? Or maybe through a sense of guilt?”

Featured in the main parts of this contemporary piece along with Farrugia will be Lorianne Bugeja, Antonella Galea Loffreda and Aaron Fenech in the main parts, with Steve Cilia, Stefan Bezzina, Patrick Tanti, Gilbert Mallia, John Vassallo, and Shana Kirsty Atkins supporting them.

In the piece, the real and the surreal merge in a world of dreams where desires are uninhibited and where masks melt away.

“The actors are the focus of this piece,” Farrugia continues, “And this was partly why Spazju Kreattiv was such a good spot to hold this performance: it’s intimate; it’s minimal. It will allow audiences to connect with the characters and to live through the story with them.

Completing the play, which is being produced with the help of Jo Christine Scicluna as production consultant, will be Croatian musician Ivan Arapov – who, besides composing the score, will be performing it live every evening – and dancer Marylin Abela.

Ħarsa ta’ Kristu is being staged at St James Cavalier, Valletta,  tomorrow, on  Saturday and Sunday and on Tuesday, March 27, Wednesday, March 28 and Saturday, March 31 at 8pm. There will also be a performance on Good Friday at 10.30am. Tickets may be obtained online at www.kreattivita.org.