As he digs into Malta's wartime history for a new documentary, British actor John Rhys Davies is keen to remind his countrymen that, as Brexit approaches, a special bond between the two nations must always remain.
Best known for playing Gimli the dwarf in the Lord of the Rings franchise and Sallah in three Indiana Jones films, Mr Rhys Davies is in Malta conducting interviews for a new documentary centred around a new play set in Valletta during World War II.
The Star of Strait Street, written by Philip Glassborow and currently playing at The Splendid, in Valletta, tells the true story of Christina Ratcliffe, who came to Malta as a cabaret performer but stayed on after falling in love with the island and was later decorated for her contributions to the war effort.
Mr Rhys Davies’ documentation of the play yesterday brought him to the Times of Malta offices in Valletta, where he interviewed Diana Mackintosh (née Tonna), mother of the famed theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh. She worked at this newspaper at the height of the war and knew both Ms Ratcliffe and her partner at the time, war hero Adrian Warburton.
“We are partly documenting the story of the play, but it becomes more...
