To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Drama Pageant Group of Qormi (St Sebastian), in collaboration with the local council, will be staging a Passion play with a difference.

Kont Jien (It was me) is written by Doris Zammit, a veteran broadcaster and actress, and directed by Sebastian Aquilina, the group’s chairman. This two-and-a-half-hour play – a spectacle of light and costumes – will be performed on the church parvis.

The play will be performed today and tomorrow at 8pm at St Sebatian parish church, Qormi. For tickets, call 9927 1027 or 7909 2963. Tickets can also be bought from the church parvis prior to the performance.

The Mid-Dlam ghad-Dawl Foundation is staging a Passion play, Ma Niċħdek Qatt (I will never deny you), at the Corradino Correctional Facility, Kordin.

The play, written by a resident, features other residents as actors. The original score is by Maria Buttigieg Brooks, who every year helps set up this play.

Other participants include Christabelle Scerri, Lorna Fiorini, Sebastian Calleja and Glen Callus.

Jason Zerafa will be directing.

The play, which debuted yesterday, will be staged today and tomorrow at 5.30pm and 6.45pm; on Maundy Thursday at 10am, 5.30pm and 6.45pm; and on Good Friday at 9.30am, 11am, 5.30pm and 6.45pm. For more information and tickets, call 9946 3324 or 7735 3852.