ALBERT MARSHALL IN HIS OWN WORDS...

“I studied at the University of Malta and later at Victoria University in Melbourne. I have a Drama Teacher’s Diploma from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA). I’ve been doing theatre and television for more than 45 years now. I started way back in the mid-1960s during my University days in Malta. It was a daring beginning: heady days, when experimentation was the rule of the game. For me and my colleagues, theatre and literature were the ideal vehicles to fight the establishment, launch new forms of theatrical and literary expression… It wasn’t easy. But it paid off. I’ve moved around quite a bit: London, Melbourne, Sydney, Luxembourg… I have worked for ABC TV & Radio (Australia), Special Broadcasting Service TV & Radio (Australia), Grundy Productions (TV) (Australia), the Sydney Opera House, the Grant Street Theatre (Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne), La Mamma Theatre (Melbourne), Dallas Brooks Hall (Melbourne), and the Cockpit Theatre (London).

For my sins, I was Chief Executive at PBS during the late 90s. I’m now firmly settled in Malta spending most of my time writing for the theatre and working on two literary projects that are due for publication by the end of the year. When I’m not rehearsing, I spend most of my time tutoring drama students for their Trinity and LAMDA examinations.

I cherish the time I spent writing, producing and directing musical theatre for the Maltese-Australian community of Melbourne – a great moment in my career: formative, innovative and fun… great fun. I also remember with great nostalgia my teaching and directing stint at the Victoria College of the Arts in Melbourne. Some of my students at VCA have today become established theatre and screen actors. Another highlight in my career in the theatre was when I was entrusted with the job of Principal of the Manoel Theatre Academy of Dramatic Art. It was highly satisfying cultivating new and promising talent and pave a way for new faces to start a career as stage and TV actors. I also include my work for Atturi Theatre Group during the ’70s as a highlight in my career. Atturi had introduced a repertoire model in Malta – a play a month staged at the Phoenicia Playhouse. Those were the days!”