“It makes theatre seem essential”
–Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor

“This is a triumph and a must-see.”
–Steph Brawn, The National

“a heart-shatteringly brilliant piece of theatre…”
–Ellen Davis-Walker, The Skinny

“Essential and imaginative.”
–Fergus Morgan, The Independent

Blanket Ban in the Media

• Longlisted for the Popcorn Award for New Writing in partnership with the BBC Writers Room

• Feature by Steph Braun in The National

• Featured as one of Lyn Gardner’s 12 Fringe picks

• Featured in The Stage as one of the best shows to watch at the Fringe

• Featured in The Independent as one of the top 20 shows to watch at the Fringe

• Featured in Theatre Weekly as one of the top 20 shows to watch at the Fringe

• Selected by Natasha Tripney as one of the three must-watch shows at the Fringe, on Monocle

• Feature by Giulia Magri in The Times of Malta

• Feature by Daniel Ellul in The Times of Malta

• Feature by Ramona Depares in Pink

• Feature in MaltaToday

• Blanket Ban on the Standard Issue Podcast

• Blanket Ban on the Stagey Place Podcast

• Interview with Davinia in Theatre Bubble

• Interview with Davinia & Marta in Watch That Scene

Every year, hundreds of Maltese people seek abortion healthcare, despite the blanket ban on abortion in Malta, and despite the surveys that suggest Maltese people are almost unanimously anti-choice. On abortion, Malta really is a remote island, with deeply conservative views on reproductive rights. But beyond the repression are unspoken stories of courage, resilience, grief, and solidarity. 

Blanket Ban is a devised docu-play interrogating the blanket ban on abortion in Malta; the piece presents the situation through interviews, verbatim work, innovative use of technology, and a fondly critical look at the island state, with its unique brand of Catholic kitsch, modern aspirations and established lore.

It was a winner of the Untapped Award in 2022, and was subsequently performed at the Edinburgh Fringe that year. In 2023, after further development, it ran at the Southwark Playhouse to rave reviews, and has been nominated for an Offie.

Reviews

• The Guardian

• Time Out

• Lyn Gardner for Stagedoor

• The National

• The Morning Star

• Theatre Weekly

• Always Time for Theatre

• The Skinny

• Whats On Stage

• Fringe Review

• BroadwayWorld

• The Indiependent

• Everything Theatre

• The Understudy

• All That Dazzles

• Salterton Arts Review

• The Reviews Hub

• The Wee Review

• Operation Live Theatre