
Photo by Elisa Von Brockdorff
The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey
“For what can you say to someone when their heart’s been cleft in two?
Nothing…
Nothing…
Nothing…
No words will ever do.”
In a whimsical fairy tale set in a land of broken toys, Magnus Coffinkey must fix a bell on top of an impossibly high spire. Success will make his wish come true – whereas the price of failure is a permanently broken heart and a lifetime of guilt, pain and sorrow.
This broken fairy tale for broken people uses fairy tale as a gentle tool for processing and trying to make sense out of personal trauma and grief. Charming, honest and devastating, The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey is cowritten by Malcolm and Angéle Galea.
Duration: 90 mins
Ages: 14+
Cast: 1F, 1M
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Photos by Daniel Bonello & Yasmin Dingli for Craft Mark
The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey was first produced by Give or Take Productions on the 12th - 14th May 2023 at Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta.
2023 Production
Director - Philip Leone-Ganado
Production Design & Music - Angéle Galea
Production Assistant - Loralei Zammit
Original Cast
Storyteller - Becky Camilleri
Magnus Coffinkey - Joseph Zammit