Interview - Miriam Calleja Shaw

You have recently published a book called COVID-19and the Virus that Shook the World . It provides a sobering look at virus infections and pandemics, with particular emphasis on the COVID-19 strain. Presently, the cases have diminished in Europe but the spread has moved elsewhere. However, how safe is ‘safe’ at the moment? With the way things are evolving with the ’new’ coronavirus, it’s very difficult to answer this question. The WHO just last weekend warned that the worst may be yet to come. We are certainly witnessing an atrocious amount of deaths and illness in the US. We don’t yet know with certainty which factors are affecting the progression of the pandemic. Indeed we don’t even know about all the symptoms that appear with COVID-19 infection. The relative ‘safety’ is different for everyone, depending on the state of their immunity and certain other factors. For a person with average health who isn’t too old, the danger of getting severely ill may be low – but we need to

Macbeth at the Manoel

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As part of the Manoel Streaming Series, Teatru Manoel is presenting Unifaun's 2019 adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The play will be on from this Saturday after 16:30 and will remain available until Sunday morning.

Today, at 18:00, there will be Teatru Manoel Streamtalk, a discussion about the above production. Taking part are Michael Mangion, Adrian Buckle (producer), Clive Judd (director), Giles Thomas (sound designer) and Mikhail Basmadijan (actor).

You can follow the discussion and watch the play HERE.


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