Il-Każin tal-Imqarbin
by Luke Saydon 
 
RELEASE DATE: 12th SEPTEMBER 2025
 
If you will be watching Il-Każin tal-Imqarbin at its 2025 run at VCT, the book will be available for purchase at the theatre. 
 
 
The phone rings. Hello? A voice gives clear directions. Directions to a secret club known as "Il-Każin tal-Imqarbin". 
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You must come alone. You must check that no one is following you. You must ring the bell. And once you're through the gate- you'll be hit by the scent of people just like you.
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You're at the Każin. A place of irreverence. Where men come to be free. 
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At the Każin, the world outside does not exist. Men dance. Men kiss. Men tease. And men fall in love with men. 
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Until one day, the virus arrives. And the music stops. 
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Inspired by true Maltese queer stories, this show is a love letter to a queer generation that went uncelebrated. Their defiant joy, their deep connections and their resilience. With direction by Denise Mulholland and movement by Chakib Zidi, il-Każin tal-Imqarbin is ready to open its doors.
 
This publication is supported by the Maltese Book Fund 2025 from the National Book Council.