@ Rueben Scicluna
‘I said was that by presenting the exploration of depravity as art-cum-entertainment (We are talking about a play here, in case it slipped your notice) it is exalting it. “All publicity is good publicity” sort of thing, you know.’

yes, sweetheart, of course . . . sigh . . .

Wrong, Dr Saliba. It SHOULD be judged in isolation because every person is an individual. Remember that they were not charged with anything but skinny-dipping.

Dear P Gauci,

May I inform you that in Stitching, none of the action EVER happens onstage. Most of it never actually happens . . . The characters merely talk about situations . . . No wonder you never came to a play of mine . . . sigh!

ciao

[Daphne – Siggiewi is just another village on an island that measures 17 miles by nine or thereabouts. It is not unique and it does not have its own distinct identity. Please be realistic.]

A police or Transport Malta dinghy had just popped into bay but obviously they came to check if any outlaw boater was overspeeding or breaching the swimmers zone.The nudists were not hassled at all.

We waited for 3 hours for the police to come and see what was happening but they didn’t. Everyone knows what goes on on these beaches but nothing is done. They don’t bother me, but double standards do. So students get a jail sentence for skinny-dipping and these people don’t even get booked.

Are we a European nation based on freedom of expression and full human rights or a nation governed by laws based on ignorance?

I saw topless bathing in Muslim Tunis without any problems, so why is topless bathing a crime in Malta? Are tourists being warned before they fly into our country that they can be arrested for being topless or nude? Surely I do not think we want tourists to go back to their country telling stories of their innocent ordeals in Malta?

Or perhaps we have so many tourists coming here that filtering tourists to allow only conservative ones coming here is good for our country? And when tourists avoid Malta? Perhaps the energy and water rates may need to be put further up to make up for the loss in income from tourism!

Naturalist activities should be a choice as surely they are part of a socially mature society.

Oh Adrian Buckle, poor you. A theatre producer who does not know anything about theatre at all! Didn’t you know that the tragedies in Classic Greek plays NEVER actually perform the illicit acts onstage, but only spoken about – usually by the chorus? Now I know why my gut instinct instructed me to never waste money on a play of yours!